In reading this blog, you will learn how to do laundry just how the majority of the world does it. Although I haven't perfected it yet, I think I got the steps down, so here it goes: 1) Grab your dirty laundry. Sounds easy enough, right? 2) Proceed to the laundry area 3) Grab one of the large, round buckets (seen to the left in picture) and fill it with 2-3 pumps of water (bucket #1) 4) Sprinkle a pinch of detergent in bowl and swirl it around to clean it (You don't know who used it before you, so it's always important to clean it well) 5) Once clean, it's time to put detergent into the bucket and pump a little water on top of it. Use your fingertips to lather the soap and make bubbles. |
6) See the bubbles? Great job. Now, it's time to add your dirty clothes
*Hint: You want to do laundry a few times a week so the pile doesn't add up. If you have loads and loads of laundry, it'll take you all day to clean.
7) Let them soak in the bucket for an hour. Go delivery a baby, then come back.
8) Repeat step 3 and 4 with bucket #2 now
9) Instead of adding detergent, it's time to add the softener. Transfer your dirty clothes that have been soaking in detergent to the other bucket of water mixed with softener
10) Let them soak for another 30-60 minutes and go check the baby and mommy :)
11) You're halfway there at this point. Yay! Take bucket #1 and pump water until it's full to the rim. It's time to rinse your clothes
12) Slowly, but surely (don't call me Shirley), wring out each article of clothing and place in the rinse bucket. You're hands will feel nice and soft at this point. Cherish it, because once your done your hands will be so terribly dry and sticky.
13) You may have to repeat step 12 a few times until all of the soap and softener are out of your clothes. You'll know that you're done if the water turns out clear.
*Warning: Your hands will hurt from wringing out your clothes. This is normal, so you just have to deal with it:)
14) If you have a spinner, that's wonderful! Stick your clothes in it so it'll spin out all of the excess water you couldn't wring out.
15) No spinner? No problem. Proceed to hang up your clothes and grab your hangers
16) Thanks to the 100+ degree weather, humidity, and wind... your clothes should be dry in no time.
17) Fold, place back in your suitcase, and let your hands rest in order to repeat the process in a couple days :)
*Hint: You want to do laundry a few times a week so the pile doesn't add up. If you have loads and loads of laundry, it'll take you all day to clean.
7) Let them soak in the bucket for an hour. Go delivery a baby, then come back.
8) Repeat step 3 and 4 with bucket #2 now
9) Instead of adding detergent, it's time to add the softener. Transfer your dirty clothes that have been soaking in detergent to the other bucket of water mixed with softener
10) Let them soak for another 30-60 minutes and go check the baby and mommy :)
11) You're halfway there at this point. Yay! Take bucket #1 and pump water until it's full to the rim. It's time to rinse your clothes
12) Slowly, but surely (don't call me Shirley), wring out each article of clothing and place in the rinse bucket. You're hands will feel nice and soft at this point. Cherish it, because once your done your hands will be so terribly dry and sticky.
13) You may have to repeat step 12 a few times until all of the soap and softener are out of your clothes. You'll know that you're done if the water turns out clear.
*Warning: Your hands will hurt from wringing out your clothes. This is normal, so you just have to deal with it:)
14) If you have a spinner, that's wonderful! Stick your clothes in it so it'll spin out all of the excess water you couldn't wring out.
15) No spinner? No problem. Proceed to hang up your clothes and grab your hangers
16) Thanks to the 100+ degree weather, humidity, and wind... your clothes should be dry in no time.
17) Fold, place back in your suitcase, and let your hands rest in order to repeat the process in a couple days :)