How long do you wear clothes?
miscindy
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How do you store out of season clothing?
Comments (8)I would not store sweaters in plastic bins in a basement. I store wool blankets, down bedding and anything else that's bulky in space bags that are vacuumed sealed with a vacuum cleaner. They are air tight, dust and bug free. Then I think you can put them in the basement if you wish. I have finally pared down our wardrobe requirements and reorganized our closets so that I can store seasonal sweaters and pants in plastic bins on shelves in our closet, and rotate summer clothes into the same bins during the winter. My husband's blazers and dress pants I store in hanging space bags in the closet year round because he uses them so rarely, but they're clean and handy when needed. It's amazing, but the space bags don't wrinkle or crush and when opened, everything comes back to it's original state. Please don't store anything in plastic bins in the basement or attic unless you vacuum seal them (taking the air out)....See MoreNot what do you wear, instead: How do you wear jewelry?
Comments (17)As I matter of fact I do wear jewelry differently at my 2 homes! I can't stand cold metal touching me so I don't wear necklaces in the winter (from Nov to about March) at my regular home. And I wear one particular pair of earring almost all winter because they dangle but not long enough to touch my skin. Some of the longer ones end up touching my neck from my scarves & bulky coat so I avoid those. It's crazy but cold metal just sends a chill right through me and makes me feel colder. Since it's warmer in HHI, I do wear necklaces & earrings and even bracelets. I usually bring a few down with me so that I can have some variety. One necklace at a time, if it's bold than the earrings are smaller. One bracelet at a time and it depends on my sleeve length. In both places, I occasionally wear rings when I remember them. Your comments about gold & blue reminds me that I have an 18k gold ring with a lapis lazuli stone. I should dig that out and start wearing it again....See MoreFront Load users, How many clothes do you put in?
Comments (22)I have one of the smaller 6k machines. For me how many clothes in a load depends on what color they are, what they are made of, and if I am washing items that fade and bleed. I did a few loads today. Two of them consisted of: White cotton under wear and socks: 13 T shirts 10 briefs 10 pairs of socks. 7 Handkerchiefs Temperature 140F Detergent amount 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons. cycle length 1 hour 37 minutes Dark blue Cottons: 7 pairs of athletic socks 2 sets of flannel PJ's 6 athletic T shirts 1 hooded sweat shirt 1 under wear brief Temperature 105F Detergent amount 2 teaspoons Cycle length 49 minutes. The other loads were a queen comforter and blankets. I have additional loads sorted to do some time this week They are: bright green cottons, dark green cottons, brown cottons, black cotton polo type shirts, tan cottons, grey cottons, medium blue Polartec fleece, black Lycra. None of these loads will completely fill the machine but I sort by fabric type and within type by color which means that I don't wash cotton and poly or spandex together because they don't dry at the same rate and cannot withstand the same water temperatures. I also keep dark blues separated from dark greens and reds and browns. So I basically keep all colors separated. The one exception is that I will wash bright yellow and green together. If I have polo shirts they will go into loads by themselves separated by color, which prevents a lot of wrinkling and no - I don't iron anything. Towels are washed together by color with no other type of garment. Polyester and synthetic materials go together and are not mixed with cottons. I didn't use to be this finicky about sorting until I had my washer fixed to drain into the laundry sink. Once I saw the amount of color transfer taking place in the wash water being pumped out I became very strict about color separation. These are the same type of loads I did when I had my TL so the amount of loads per week didn't increase or decrease when I switched to a FL. I also think the amount of clothes in a load will depend on how heavy and bulky the items are. I know instructions say to wash a mixed load. I don't think I have ever done this. I wash small items with large but try not to mix fabric types and extreme weight variations. I really don't have anything tangled....See MoreHow often do you wear an article of clothing before tossing?
Comments (75)most people only wear an item three times before tossing. Hmmm. I seriously doubt that. I can't believe even the "2%" are that moolah-unsavvy to be tossing out clothing (or donating or whatever) after three wears - generally, they won't remain in that wealthy "2%" for long with that behavior. Okay, I did have a lovely top I ordered online that I wore twice - basically because the seams disintigrated during the second wearing. (Never ordered from that place again!) I probably did wear my business suit (a formal skirt set) about three times - there was seldom an occasion to need it for work duties - I took it to conferences which didn't occur all that frequently - and then, well -- ahem, couldn't fit my behind in it any longer... it got donated rather than tossed. That's about it. I couldn't begin to tell you how many times I might have worn any thing else I've ever bought - most tops probably hundreds of times, and I still have tops I bought in the 80s that I still wear - they're a mostly bit on the worn side, so I won't wear them to parties, but they're perfectly functional for at-home, or out shopping. When I moved here, I divided my clothing into several piles - Loved, fits nicely, looks great. Sometimes loved but, fits nicely, probably over-loved and worn out just a bit . Loved or not, but no longer fits, and/or a bit too ratty to be overloved any more (trash, with a subset of soft flannel-y things saved for rags). No longer loved, a bit uncomfortable, still looks good, might not fit (donated). I put the first set of clothing in one closet, and the second set - much of which might otherwise be trashed - I wear to farm, paint, stain, grub around....See Moregrainlady_ks
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