Monday is my designated laundry day! I have found it so much easier for me to get it all taken care of for the week if I get it completed on one day. This means I wash somewhere between 3-4 loads of laundry: whites, colors, darks, sheets, towels. Beforehand I was washing a load a day, but could never keep track what I had washed and when, and some days would get overlooked. This plan has been so much more effective for me, since I get it all done at once.
UPDATE: I have come to realize…This method works great in the summer when I can hang my laundry outside to dry. In the winter, I have found more success doing my laundry on Monday and Tuesday and folding it on Wednesday. That gives ever load enough time to hang dry, since I don’t have enough space to hang everything on Monday. 
Frugal tip #1: Because I love to save a little electricity, and help out the environment, I also hang most of my laundry to dry. I laugh every time I hang my clothes from our lights in the hallway and fill up the bathroom with clothing lines, racks, etc. It is quite the day! Others think I am crazy…but hey, it’s worth it.
When the weather is nice (this is limited to the summertime around here, but we have had some nice falls days up till now), everything gets hung out on my back deck. I enjoy being creative in saving money. Actually, since hanging my clothes to dry, our electric bill has gone down an average of $8-10 dollars a month. Now it may not be due to just hanging my clothes, but it seems to be the case. It doesn’t sound very much, but every little bit helps. It is also better for the clothes, they will last longer! The dryer definitely deteriorates everything more quickly.
Frugal tip #2 as mentioned in a previous post: Speaking of washing clothes, try using a cooler cycle than what you are used to. Nine times out of ten your clothes aren’t so dirty that they absolutely require the hot wash, and you’ll save 30-60% of the energy consumed using the hot cycle. If you use the dryer, don’t over-dry your clothes, and consider using the cool-down cycle to utilize the residual heat in the dryer.
Now my Monday laundry plan may not necessarily work for you…but having your own plan is the most important thing! This is one way we maintain our homes and serve our husbands and babies. No more hubby’s complaining about their lack of socks or tee-shirts!
Tuesday morning is my ironing time (in the winter it is Friday). After everything is dry, I will iron my husband’s shirts and anything else that needs a pressing. Keep it simple! Whatever works for you…just don’t go without a plan of action for maintaining your home!
This is what my little home looks like on laundry day: 
I loved your article. I recently began my journey into the world of hang drying. I find that adding vinegar to your last rinse and spin cycle does help soften cloths as does hanging your cloths outside on a windy day. This loosens the fabric up as it dries. I think that towels have been the trickiest, probably due to them holding in the soap residue more than other clothing articles. I hang everything but socks (these are just a pain) and if something comes out too stiff I simple run it through a short dewrinkle cycle or on low in the dryer for about 5 min after hang drying. Oh, and use at least half the soap as suggested! This saves you from stiffness as well as gives your budget a break. The soap will last twice as long!
If anyone has any other tips please share! I’ve really only been doing this for a month and love learning :0)
When I hang my clothes, they tend to feel stiff and hard.
The reason your clothes feel stff is because there is still soap residue in the fabric. Use less soap. if it is still stiff maybe you can try to use a smaller load so the clothes rinse better, I also use a cup of vinegar which helps the soap release from the fabric and softens them. No they won’t smell like vinegar after they are dry.
I hang all of my laundry on a huge clothes’ rack, and sometimes on from hangers on shower rod. One thing that I’ve found to be extremely helpful with my laundry routine is to iron (on dry, not steam!) my husband’s clothes as soon as they come out of the washer. The wrinkles come out much better and it’s much faster! If they aren’t completely dry after ironing, I let them finish drying on their hangers.
I add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup white vinegar in the liquid fabric softener dispenser inside the washer if I’m going to hang my clothes on the line. It seems to really soften them up.
I just found this post by clicking on a link with related articles (I do realize it’s an old post)…anyway, I love that you hang your clothes around the house! My husband thought I was crazy when we first met, because I would hang my clothes on the hangers, and put them onto the 2 ceiling fans in my apartment. Then turn it on low. My clothes would dry overnight. I had to handwash and hang dry, because I had no washer and dryer, and the local laundry mat is not in a great neighborhood. We just purchased a foldable drying rack from costco ($24) and it can hold a full load of laundry. I love it!
Lindsay,
I am comforted seeing your photos and knowing I’m not the only “crazy” lady who hangs laundry all over the house!!
We too have found that not using our dryer saves noticeably on energy bills. Thanks for sharing.
I simply LOVE this picture!
blessings on your day! lylah
Great pictures!
I would love to come visit you on a Monday just to see your laundry everywhere! 