Put Your Laundry Hamper Where You'll Use It

I keep my laundry hamper right where we get dressed and undressed, which is in our walk-in closet. In our home before, where we didn't have a walk-in closet, I kept it between the bathroom and the dresser in our bedroom, where we tended to get dressed. I came to this conclusion through trial and error.

I figured out if we kept our laundry hamper close to where we got dressed and undressed, the chances of the dirty clothes getting into the hamper increased significantly. I have one of those husbands that likes to throw his clothes on the floor. If the hamper was too far from him, that's what he did. If the hamper was close to him, he'd throw them in.

So I say, put the hamper where you'll use it. If that is in the bedroom, put it in there. If it's in a closet, put it in there. Otherwise, the clothes might end up on the floor and that means more work for mom. Same goes for the kids. Put their hampers where they get dressed.

Good luck!

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