Thought of the day
Are you a "one-and-done" purist—where the towel barely grazes your skin before it’s banished to the laundry basket?
Or do you subscribe to the "hang it up and let fate decide" philosophy, letting that towel rack double as a suspenseful game of hygiene roulette?
Personally, maybe it’s my military upbringing… or those questionable fraternity years, but my towel and I are basically in a long-term relationship.
Seven days, minimum.
At this point, I’m expecting it to ask for its own drawer and maybe a key to the house.
At this point, I’m expecting it to ask for its own drawer and maybe a key to the house.
The main reason I am asking is that I live with three "one-and-dones," and the amount of towels in the laundry room at the end of the week is bonkers.
Meme dump
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
Our entire house has long term relationships with towels. I have never understood the one and done concept when you are essentially drying a newly cleaned and scrubbed body so all that should get on the towel is moisture which evaporates. We probably wash everyone's towels every other week. We also have a policy that if the kids don't like our laundry policies, they are free to wash their own laundry at their leisure.
ReplyDeleteGood policy, Ed!!
DeleteI use bath and hair towels for about 4-5 days and then put out fresh ones. One-and-done is wasteful, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your humble opinion.
DeleteCar;os does bathrooms and cleans them about every six days, so we are a six day use household.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if that's good or bad ...
Good in my opinion.
DeleteI usually wait 4 or 5 days to change towels, unless they start smelling sour.
ReplyDeleteSour is a good strategy!!
DeleteI used to wash towels once a week, but a couple of years ago I read several reputable sources that they should be laundered every 3-5 days so I switched to twice a week.
ReplyDeleteTwice a week sounds perfect!!
DeleteI do laundry every Monday more or less. The towels are usually the last load . I usually forget that they're in the washer, so they end up getting washed twice. Considering that I grew up in a household where the towels had to climb off of the racks and jump in the machine all on their own, I'm doing real good!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing real good, Deedles!!
DeleteWe used to re-use our towels for a week or more, but when I moved into the first floor of the house and had a shower put in the half-bathroom, I had no place to hang the towel to dry. It is a very, very small bathroom with no room for a towel rack and the shower curtain rod is a tension rod so I don't trust it to hold the weight of a wet towel. So now I use the towel to dry the shower after I have finished with it, and then it goes in the wash. I rarely have to clean the shower because there are no water streaks or soap scum buildup. But, yeah, I feel guilty for not reusing my towel. I wish I had a better solution. And you're right about the increased laundry, especially in a household of more than one. Great memes. I love the dog :)
ReplyDeleteYou are still the best, jenny_o.
DeleteEnjoyed the memes. Particularly the last one. As I was reading, I was nodding in agreement. We're generally twice a week. One and done is wasteful and silly IMHO. Firstly, you use it on a clean right out of the shower body. I would, as the person that does the laundry would not permit one and done in my house. Hang them up properly to dry. All the extra water and electric is where I think it's wasteful, plus your towels won't last as long being over washed.
ReplyDeleteSmart!!
DeleteHang it up!
ReplyDeleteAgreed!!
DeleteOne week for a bath towel. Hand towels are wash cloths are washed twice a week.
ReplyDeleteGood plan!!
DeleteOne week for the towels and I swap out bath towels and hand towels. I have two out and change them around. I also change my bed once a week. I've now graduated from the flannel to the microfiber! Woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteFancy!!
DeleteNever one and done!
ReplyDeleteI've never understood the one and done thing. Our towels get washed once a week when I do the laundry. Two loads. One light, one dark. Sheets get washed at the same time. Usually on Friday.
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