I had a revelation this week. My DH was sorting the laundry and he kept on asking me which basket various items should go into. He was getting a bit exasperated, as he couldn't work out my method, and then I realised that my sorting method is highly subjective. Here's how I sort the laundry:
- Entirely white things, plus the children's sheets which are white with pale grey spots/stripes - except for white dishcloths (see below).
- Bath towels, dishcloths and tea towels, regardless of colour
- Pale coloured clothes and table cloths
- Dark coloured things that don't make me queasy
- Dark coloured things that do make me queasy
So the DH was confused because his pants and socks go in the queasy pile, whereas my son's socks go in the queasy pile, but his pants go in the non-queasy, or white pile. My pants go in the queasy pile, and my socks go in the dark non-queasy pile.
NB my own pants don't make me queasy, but I want them to have a good long wash with the other really dirty stuff.
I've now typed queasy too many times at it no longer sounds like a word.
Anyway, it all makes perfect sense to me and I can get the laundry sorted very quickly, but nobody else in the house has a hope. Luckily, if someone else is doing the washing, I don't interfere with their sorting method as long as it's sorted by colour in some way.
Is anyone else's laundry sorting method as subjective as mine?