AIBU to be amazed my friend does all her laundry in one day?

[Laundryqueen1]

I called over to a friend yesterday evening with my dc. She was just coming down the stairs with an empty laundry basket when she answered the door.
she took a few minutes to answer the door so as she opened the door, she apologised and said she was putting away the laundry.
I jokingly said oh no bother I must put mine away, It’s been sitting there all week I need to clear the basket for the next lot.
she then proceeded to tell me she does ALL her laundry on a Saturday- washes, dries, irons and puts away! IN ONE DAY! I nearly fell to the floor. She said she had two and a half loads.
I was even more baffled because she couldn’t have us round until 7ish because she had a crazy busy day. Her dd had training, her ds had a friend over for a playdate, her dd then had an appointment in the afternoon. Then she had to collect her dh from the train station. My mind is blown! She fits her laundry in between doing all of this…and she irons! 😅 where am I going wrong?

God, I do one load a day!
What about tea towels and dishcloths? Does she mix these in with the clothes? And surely bedding / towels need a hotter wash.

We did have a huge garage at the time where muddy gloves went with muddy bikes, sandy kayaks, camping gear etc it does make a HUGE difference (& my current life IS very different. 😢). In your situation I'd put them (well he would be told to!) in a bag (just a tote bag) with the footwear he uses & helmet etc). Then the bag out in the least PITA spot possible.🌷

On Mumsnet everything is chucked in! I do separately:
coloureds-weekly
whites/ pales weekly
tea towels-when there’s a carrier bag full
bedding -2-3 weekly
towels-weekly
bath mats- now and again

Yeah mine does that sometimes too! It's annoying if I'm waiting to go out. I've occasionally had to stop it & do the rinse/spin cycle when I get home again, but I don't like doing it because the clothes get much more wrinkled.

I do tea towels & dish cloths together in a separate wash. I don't like the thought of them being washed with pants/socks/bath towels etc but it always turn a bit nasty on here with people saying the idea is that things get clean, doesn't your machine work etc.

But I've always done everything (except rare delicates) on 40°. 💁🏻‍♀️

Nope it has a 20min wash for 3kg

I love a MN washing thread. Akways brings out the extremes.

Does anyone else just eash tbibgs when they need to, dry outside if its nice but uses the dryer if necessary, will do something lije the eibter ckats or blankets on a nice spfibg day before they are packed away and has no idea exactly how many loads that equates to weekly?

What brand?

get yourself a Miele. Pricey but I’d give up my right arm before I gave up my Miele

We don’t own this many clothes. I pretty much need to do a load every day so it can dry because I only have one day’s worth of spare school uniform, PE kit, sports kit for evening training, clothes for mucking out my horse, pyjamas. I wear the same jeans most of the week but really only own 2 shirts so have to wash one in case I need it for the next day if the other one ends up sweaty or splattered with dinner.

Some clothes look terrible creased

I do 5-6 loads a week and tend to spread them over 3-4 days.

It depends on how often you wash things like towels, bedding, bras. That of course is another thread but some people aren't as obsessive with these things and so it drastically reduces the amount of loads.
I can wear my bra for 4 days straight for example so I only need to wash them all every couple of weeks.

I'd say the same about my Bosch and it's half the price of a Miele.

Good to see someone else who has a twatty phone too. Weirdly I can read your list just fine 😂

yes, that's what I do, except for the dryer (I don't have one) so I do watch for 'good drying days' & get a load put in!

It’s an AEG, a rated. I love it tbh. The cycle times don’t bother me at all.

So two settings - 1.5 hours or 20 mins?

mine has about 20 settings and all have different times (including a setting for soft toys, one for trainers, one for silks….)

Fair. My cycling stuff is in the garage with the bikes. My running belt goes on a shelf in wardrobe for such accessories.

Probably even less!

can I ask how much you think the saving is. Because i have so much from incontinent kids I cant do short washes or v low temp though I do use the 30 degree wash and laundry disinfectant stuff. I am always looking at trying to save money on my electricity bill.which is astronomical due to.laundry and medical equipment 24/7 . Thanks