Most of you know that I have a heck of a time staying on top of the laundry… With six kids and 3 loads a day, it is bound to pile up! One of the only new year’s resolutions that my husband and I made together was to stay on top of the laundry. The first step to staying on top of it, of course, is being consistent about washing those 3 loads a day.
Proctor & Gamble has made it easy for me to do this with their Pure Essentials line. Pure Essentials Tide is made with Baking Soda, and Aloe Vera is one of the great ingredients in Pure Essentials Downy and Bounce. These products come in two fresh scents – White Lilac and Lemon Verbena, with Citrus Extracts, that leaves clothes feeling clean, soft and fresh.
Now, in honor of my New Year’s Resolution, I am offering a fantastic prize pack, courtesy of Proctor & Gamble. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post by Friday, January 18th, and make sure you leave me a way to contact you if you win. This is what you could win:
- 50 oz. Tide Pure Essentials
- 44 oz. Downy Pure Essentials
- 70 Sheet Bounce Pure Essentials
- 27 oz. Febreze Fabric Refresher
- Wicker Basket
- Bath Towel
I will randomly pick a winner at 9:00pm (PST) on the 18th, and announce the winner shortly after. Good luck!!
Do you have any tips that may help me stay on top of my laundry? I would love if you would share your secrets with me!
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I try to keep to a schedule. Towels on Monday, sheets on Tuesday, colors on Wendesday, whites on Thursday. And then I start the cycle all over again.
ladymystra@gmail.com
well… I have no advice because I also Stink at keeping on top of the laundry… I just thought I would make sure you know you aren’t the only one!
That should be my resolution too! Thanks for the contest.
Thanks for the chance! I wish I had some tips…although I recently realized my laundry was less b/c the kids were shoving the dirty clothes back in their drawers. I’m trying to decide if I mind.
sanna1999(at)verizon(dot)net
the washing is not the problem for me, it’s the putting away that gets me every time! I got nothin’ for ya…
I have to do a little everyday to keep up. Thanks for the contest!
Oh the never ending laundry..we are a family of 6!!
There are only 3 of us, but I swear the laundry multiplies in the hamper. My husband does his own laundry every night. I do the laundry for my daughter and I every day. I’ve just come up with a new system of separating hers and mine out of the dryer into separate labeled baskets and she’s going to put her own clothes away. What a great contest!
Corinna
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kcsummerrose@charter.net
My New Year’s Resolution is to get more organized with everything, including the laundry, I am always behind!
I try to make sure I do it every couple of days…AND make sure to put it away pronto.
Thanks,
Lisa
Love this giveaway! It would help us so much! Currently don’t have a working dryer and using the Laundromat is so expensive nowdays..this prize would save us a few expenses!
grayjones5@yahoo.com
Hope I win!!! e.by@hotmail.com
Laundry is my life!! Hope I win!
Sally
Humm, don’t really have any ideas on laundry, I do it as it gets dirty!! What makes me mad is when I am getting ready to do a load of wash and remember I don’t have any detegant left, so then I got to run to the store to get some!
I’m in for this one!
OMG! DO I ever need this prize?!
My only “trick” is that I wash mine and the kids clothes seperate from Hubbys. That way all of his clothes are together for HIM to put away once I’m done washing, drying, and folding them! One less thing for me to do! And since I started making him put away his own clothes, I’ve noticed that he’s become more “selective” about what he puts in the laundry, rather than just throwing in anything he doesn’t feel like folding! So it saves me a little in that respect too!
dansan826 at yahoo dot com
This is GREAT! I’d love to win, so please count me in! Have a great week!
Jennifer
I have my five year old help me. She loves to fold and hang clothes (the one thing I hate)so I have her do that part. She’s also help by putting the clothes into the washer, moving from washer to dryer, and taking out of dryer. It’s her only chore, besides cleaning her room, but she loves it.
I received a free sample of the pure essentials and really liked it.
Taowyn (at) gmail (dot) com
I am in the same boat as you with the laundry. I only have one child but my husband is a ceramics teacher AND football coach so he goes through A LOT of clothing! The only way I stay on top of it is by trying to get a load done before I leave for work in the morning and then throw in one more load right when I get home.
I would definitely love to win the prize pack though!
Wow, this is a fabulous prize. I would love to try this Tide. Thanks for the opportunity.
Laundry is my arch nemesis!!! This is my biggest household struggle. I did just buy a 3 part laundry sorter and it has helped already. Good luck with your laundry battle!
Kaitlynkrainik@hotmail.com
I hate doing laundry – but I have tried this new Tide and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Such a clean crisp fresh smell – and I am currently out of it and using some knock off crap! LOL – I don’t have a secret to laundry – I guess i try to do a couple loads each day – with 3 guys in the house – it’s not easy!
Awesome! I need some new detergent.
Tide is wonderful.
Cindy[at]hotmail[dot]com.
Wow, I do about three loads a WEEK! Not to brag of course, it is only the husband and I and our dog and cat, who rarely wear clothes.
I do 2-3 loads a day to keep up. It makes it easier than trying to do 30 on the weekend when i’m running around! cookiecutter72@ hotmail DOT com
How fantastic! Laundry is one of my favorite chores and this would make it easier for sure.
I *only* have a husband at this point, but HE has stinky, stinky feet so we sure could use this!
oooh what goodies! me, me, pick me!
HMM i have 3 kids and a husband that loves to leave the cloths everywere
are laundry is upstairs so i do a load in the morning and then work on it in the evening when the kids do there bath and before bed 
keeps me up to date on it!
I have no idea how to stay on top of laundry..let me know if you find any good ones
I would love to win this! I love the fresh smell of clean laundry, but hate folding it!
Oh how I need this! Laundry never ends…..
my friends call me
“the LaundryQueen”,
please include me in the drawing!
Get one of those multi-compartment laundry sorters. Use one for whites, one for colors, and one for either jeans or towels. Then, when one gets full, simply empty the section into the washer, and go. When it’s done and you put it in the dryer, toss the next load into the washer. By the time they’re both finished, you can empty the dryer, put the newly laundered load from the washer into the dryer, and toss load 3 into the washer.
To get stuff folded, make it fun for the kids. Have races to see who can fold the most stuff. Then divide it into piles (each kids clothing in a separate pile). Then have a race to see who can put their stuff away the quickest. Only the kid that has done it, and everything is where it belongs should be the winner (cuts out on the shoving everything into one drawer).
And if you have dry clean stuff, utilize a local cleaner that offers pick-up and delivery service. Eliminates 2 chores from your list, and leaves you some extra time to do other things.
With a family of nine and getting my granddaughter weekly, this would be AWESOME to win. Laundry at times seems like a nightmare never ending, luckily I have four teenage daughters to help out, but this would help out so much finacially. Thanks for the chance to WIN it!
I hate doing laundry but I love the smell and feel of clean clothes.
i did laundry the other day, but for some reason I didn’t like the smell after everything was all said and done! I was folding and sniffing and I was like WTH, I was so tempted to redo the laundry – it was a name brand, purple bottle, ahem… not going to mention them. But I WANT TO WIN, puh leeze! Make my laundry experience a lil’ more pleasurable. Thanks!
This would be great! Thanks!
I usually do laundry Saturday mornings when I wake up. I’ve been using Tide for years.
ill take that
A mom never has enough laundry det.
I’ve never tried this laundry detergent, but I’d love to! My kids have sensitive skin, so this would be great.
boy,we could use this.
This would come in handy
Thanks! Would be wonderful to win.
I try to do a load a day it works out pretty well, and I am able to keep up with it most weeks, maybe a extra load on the weekends. Also the fact that my my washer is located in my kitchen, also helps makes me wanna keep it done. no laundry roon to hide the dirty clothes away! Anyways good luck too all, but really I hope I win!
I always wash with double the amount of soap and rinse twice.
would be great to win this! thanks
Ugh. I just threw in my 8th load of laundry of the day. Yes, I was running out of underwear.
great gift
Separating whites and colors is a myth – it’s really not neccessary. Get a front load washing maching if you can and always use liquid softener.
I finally don’t have to share a washer and dryer with any other family for the first time in my six years of marriage! This basket would be a great way to celebrate.
Reba at jefreba@yahoo.com CLOTHES, CLOTHES, CLOTHES!!! everyday…and don’t even mention ironing to me…any products that would help…..
Ooh! YOu must have known how far behind I’ve gotten on my laundry to have posted this! Thanks for the giveaway! (and btw — i didn’t get a chance to say how awesome you looked in the newspaper article! Way to go!)
what a great prize! count me in
The best tip I hace is to have 2 or 3 small laundry baskets or whatever you may use for dirty laundry and to drop them in the baskets or hampers as they become soiled acording to whites , darks etc as it saves time when it comes to washing.no sorting or wondering if you have say enough of one type of laundry to wash.
Drawbacks… not enough room in your laundry area.
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