To want to cry at my sister's washing?

OP, did she share with you why she had built up so much washing? Just wondering if you could help her to stay on top of her household?

I think a clean would be a lovely gesture. You've lots of time while the washing machine is on! The fridge and kitchen area would be the obvious one for me. And a good dusting hoovering. Tidying someone else's mess is difficult as things get lost but sorting and categorising stuff into baskets or even bundles would be a great help.

Love the update!

How lovely 😻

Well done OP.

Now that that's out of the way, did you know am your long lost sister? And my house could do with a sister like you! You are welcome to stay a week.

Well done OP!! 👏🏼👏🏼 You are an amazing sister

Fabulous 💐for you

Well done OP - excellent job - sis now needs to get rid of all the unneeded clothes and keep on top of it all.
well done for giving her breathing space.

Personally, I choose the forecourt washers as they are so big you will probably get several loads worth in one go. It’ll save you an awful lot of time. I think it’s very kind what you’re doing and I think it will really help her because the overwhelm she feels looking at it all must be awful if she suffering with her mental health.

If you have an outside washing line available, make use of that in this hot weather in preference to using the tumbler. Get as much of the laundry washed & dried as you can but I don't think there's any need to iron it all; just fold up the towels & bedding and leave the rest for your sister to sort out and put away where she wants it to go.

Well you're not the sister, are you?

The photo was hardly outing and the OP knows her sister best to know if this will be kindly received.

Stop being so negative!

Use the woollens or short cycle for most things. It really speeds up the process and most clothes just need a freshen up rather than a proper wash.

If they only wear for a few hours they can wear again without if being washed, unless really dirty

Same. Even though the picture is now down. If this was my sister I wouldn't be happy.

ememem84, that sounds horrendous. Why is it happening?

Best sister.

id love it if someone did this for me. I have a husband and two kids under 7. All 3 of them wear multiple outfits a day. It infuriates me. Then the clothes that have been worn go in the wash. Even if only worn for a couple of hours.

build up of laundry is immense.

When I get overwhelmed with washing, I start by picking out a coloured load and washing that hanging the first load out to dry while the second is washing. If I get it right, alot of the first load is dry on the line by the time the second load is washed. Our washer takes about an hour for standard 30deg wash, but I have to double rinse for child's skincare., so total time us about 2 hours wash time.

Regards clean mixed with dirty, we had that a bit, so jow clean washing goes in large laundry bags til we get time to sort and stash. Still messy but more efficient than stuff getting dirty again.

If it was me, I'd love someone to wash and dry my stuff, change beds etc, as long as they did it with good heart and temper.

Could you maybe offer to regularly wash the laundry, do light cleaning for 'expenses' , if you don't mind?

Anyway, you sound like a great sister, but I'd take you on holiday with me next time.

So glad operation clothes clean is well underway. Have you still a few days left?? 💕 I'm sure it's a very overwhelming task and it will feel good to be so far into it 😁

What a wonderful sister you are! I’m sure she’ll appreciate whatever you’re able to manage.

@PalePurplePumpkin oh snot off. I read down threads and reply as I go along. So shoot me.

All you can do is keep at it. I house sit for my daughter as she has pets and I happily clear her backlog of washing, you've had loads of suggestions of what order to do it in. I sort the clothes but don't put it away.
With children I'd not sort out outgrown stuff either, unless with the ages/sexes it was obvious, and even then I'd not chuck anything
I do chuck out any recycling she has lying around, but I don't do otherwise, apart from making sure the bins are all emptied and all the washing up done. I'll wash any bedding that gets weed on my the doggies so it is all clean when she gets back, and do some sweeping and vacuuming
I'd not do anything else re cleaning/organizing/reorganising, I don't want to overstep things, I'd hate it if someone did that to me. I've not got much else to do while I'm there and I might as well make it easier for her, she has stuff to sort out when she gets back so can start with things nice and tidy.
In the past when I've had for whatever reason lots and lots of washing, usually when the children were living at home and finally tidied up all their clothes, and I had towels and bedding, no tumble dryer and it was damp out, I would load it into the car and travel to a laundrette and spend a few hours getting it washed and dried, it was worth it to get up to date with it.

You are a lovely sister!

I think you are doing a lovely generous thing, but I am worried about your sister’s power bill. Definitely do as much line drying as you can and keep to short cycles. I wouldn’t use the dryer at all in the summer.