Wear-Wash-Fold-Repeat

If you’re anything like me, you had to learn how to do laundry once you got to college. Now, let me tell yall a little something, when you share a laundry room with an entire dorm, be prepared to lose some of your laundry. I couldn’t tell you how many socks I lost to the hungry machines or they ended up accidentally in someone else’s pile. Or the number of times I found clothing that was not mine in my laundry when I would try to be responsible and fold it. I lived right down the hall from the laundry room and it was always busy, and at all hours too. But it wasn’t all bad. I mean, it smelled nice because of all of the dryer sheets that were being used. And for the clothes you wash, seriously be sure to read the cleaning labels. My mom wrote down instructions for how to wash all the different things that make up my closet. Did I happen to lose that piece of paper within the first month or two of classes…yes…but don’t tell her I said that. Unless you have the color catching sheets, don’t wash the reds with the whites. I can’t tell you from personal experience what happens, but I am pretty sure we all know the outcome because it’s the one thing that goes wrong when laundry is done in the movies. But, I do know what it is like to be in the middle of class and get a text message from a random number, telling you that your laundry is done. And well, there clearly isn’t anything you can do when you find yourself facing a potential fine cause you thought you set the timer for an hour right before you leave for a 50-minute class. Luckily, I would make it by the skin of my teeth and never get fined. But, all I can say is read the labels, know when to use what and which things go in the dryer (the baby Huey look is not to cute my friends). Just a piece of advice I learned (probably from my mom if I am being honest) put a cup of vinegar in each load to cut down on the odor that can cling to your clothes. Pretty sure my mom figured that one out because my brothers and I would have some of the nastiest smelling work out clothes when we were in high school because of practice (soccer, cross-country, track, volleyball). Believe you me, it really does work! And to you all, I say good luck and don’t mix your reds with your whites.