To want to cry at my sister's washing?

What a wonderful sister you are!
Imagine her walking in to wardrobes full of clean clothes!
I had 3 kids and severe MH problems and once it builds up, you just don't know where to start
I suggest doing an extra spin. You'd be surprised how dry the clothes are afterwards.( possibly drain and spin setting)
Hang tops on hangers if you can, then you can put them straight back into wardrobes

Can I suggest something? Ask her first because although you mean well, it can go down really badly. I left my house perfectly clean and tidy I know I did because I was getting married and had a house full of people the day before I left. I was absolutely mortified when I got home and I mean deeply embarrassed and offended. I mean they did rearrange everything aswell took me so long to put it all back which didn't help.

If you can help your sister out that's really kind of you. It will help her MH being in a clean and tidy home upon her return. What a good sister you are.

Yeah someone did it to me, I wasn't impressed. They had rearranged my entire kitchen when I got back. Just shows the place wasn't filthy because they had the time to rearrange my entire house. I was extremely offended and very upset if I'm honest. Im sure they could probably tell I was not very happy but I didn't say it at least

I set my washer to start early in the morning so it's finished when I get up and I hang it straight out.
Does her machine have a delay on it?

Might save some time waiting for it to be done

Also if running out of room, put tops on hangers and hang on door frames upstairs.

She's about to start working full time, aswell as getting 3 kids sorted on a daily basis. I don't think she has the time if I'm honest. I can do 1 load a day maximum and even that's a struggle. I do all the major stuff on my days off. Only cleaning that really gets done on work days Is washing up,one load of washing brushing and a quick mop with the flash mop.

You can’t afford it - but since cost isn’t an issue to your sister like you said, then she can?

Leave the washing. If you feel that you must clear up the house do ask her first.

Just no. No. Do not do this.

So if cost isn’t an issue I’m thinking you are doing this mainly to make yourself feel like a good person.

Nothing wrong with it, but it does sound like it. Hence the posting on MN.

I would find this very intrusive if someone did this in my house, family or not.

If cost is no issue then when she goes back to work maybe she needs to start outsourcing stuff.

If you haven't already found it, sometimes the quick 15 has a half hour cycle on a 40C wash. I always found the 15min one fine for washing that just needed a refresh wash rather than a deep wash. I'd put things like bedding on a longer wash but work clothes etc I loved the 15min wash for.

I've got a new machine now and the shortest is 30/40 min - I miss the quick 15min one.

I'd be minded to take the whole lot to the launderette and let them deal with it.. if you can afford to.

I have the same trouble... not 4 ikea bags and a bath tub full but I have alot and it's hard to keep up. We both work full time and have a few kids.I also have a washer dryer, it's difficult. The solution is to use it on a wash only cycle, they all have these. Buy a cheap 3 tier airer from Asda or Tesco and wash a load place it on that, wash the next load and put it on a washing line... put one up if she doesn't have one. You can do 3 loads a day if the sun's out... sometimes 4 on a quick wash.

Google the make and model to find out how to use wash only. Will save her a fortune in electric aswell

Op my parents did this for me when I had small kids, coming off holiday to a clean house and zero washing was absolutely amazing. I’m NT and no reason other than standard life with 2 young dc was my excuse. Plus I have a terrible habit of not saying no to free toys and clothes. I was overflowing with stuff I wasn’t able to stay on top of it.

It was a bonus my parents were both completely obsessive neat and clean freaks, any sign of clutter or even one item waiting to be washed would drive them nuts, so being in my house was hell for them, they had to clean 😝

It's got a quick 15

Eco are usually 2/3hrs as low power but take ages

@summeroccupation this. and remember you dont have to do it all in one day. may be set a target of 2 or 3 washes per day

@summeroccupation washer dryers only ever manage to dry around half of what they wash! you have to remove half the washing to dry and then put the second half in to dry before you can get the next wash load on!

Exactly.

No I know, but just reflecting on the amount of clothes they must have.

And the sister could perhaps outsource their washing if she has the money but no time.

I always do this now. Surprised me how much it cut time in the dryer.

It's so lovely that you are doing the washing and cleaning! I'd be wary of giving her advice on culling clothes etc though as she may feel you're judging her

If cost isn't an issue, there are services that will collect your washing and return it washed and ironed which could be an option for part of it?

The OP didn’t say her sister was short of money 🤷🏻‍♀️

What are they wearing if they have that much clothing dirty? Can’t be short of money.