Rationalizing against the change; Identifying culprits

Yet again we did 5 loads of wash and 3 loads of dry. I did about half of the laundry this past weekend and found hanging the clothes to be a bit of a nuisance. I nearly fainted when a perfectly clean sheet brushed on the ground and got dirt on it. The only reason I let it go is because these sheets were being demoted from our bed to the guest bed.

Last week I said I realized it is all the little things rather than the clothes that are hindering our success. And last week it was the cleaning rags and rugs. This week it was the dog's bath towels. My professor recommended to hang dry the dog's towels and re-use them. All-in-all, it makes sense and I had never considered it due to the amount of dog hair on the towels. I excitedly shared the idea with my husband and he is suspect of this idea; he thinks getting the dog hair and wet dog smell off the towels will take more than a hang dry. I'm willing to try to though, so, so is he!

I know the size of our washing machine is also a problem. It's a top-loading, large washer, but the capacity is not nearly as good as our previous washer. Since we rent our house, we don't have much of a choice. Although, the landlords do own another house on the property, which they are renovating. Brian mentioned the possibility of trying to get them to move our W/D to that house and get a front-loading, energy-efficient set for our house. Odds are slim of this actually happening, but I guess you never know.

These issues (amount of stuff to wash and the machines) are all part of my beginning stages of rationalizing why my original goal of 4 washes and 2 drys was too ambitious. I have yet to concede and thinking about posting my progress in this blog helps me to keep striving for that goal!