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It’s easy to get caught up in holiday cheer and ignore certain chores. Keep up with your laundry for a better season!

However you celebrate the holidays, December through January can be overwhelming for many American households. Throughout the season, certain chores fall to the wayside, including doing laundry. This can make the holidays more stressful for many reasons, besides forcing you to play catch up for the first couple of weeks in the new year.
With these four tips for handling laundry over the holidays, you&rsquo;ll have more time to spend with your family while still enjoying freshly laundered clothing.
<h2>1. Perform a Laundry Room Inventory</h2>
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Go through your laundry room and make sure you have everything you need to stay stocked throughout the season. Check your inventory and stock up on anything you&rsquo;re running low on. Your laundry room should have the following items:
<ul>
<li>Detergent</li>
<li>Fabric softener</li>
<li>Dryer sheets</li>
<li>Stain remover</li>
</ul>
If you want to make sure you&rsquo;re truly prepared for anything, add the following items to your list:
<ul>
<li>Baking soda</li>
<li>White vinegar</li>
<li>Sanitizing detergent</li>
</ul>
<h2>2. Stay Organized&nbsp;</h2>
Having one laundry basket may work throughout the year, but if you need an extra boost to help you keep up with increased loads due to visiting family members, consider purchasing baskets for guests to use. You can also label baskets so your clothes stay separated, helping you quickly toss a load in between holiday activities.
<h2>3. Stay On Schedule&nbsp;</h2>
It&rsquo;s too easy to tell yourself you&rsquo;ll do it tomorrow, so create a schedule and stick to it. Wash colored clothing on Mondays and Tuesdays, whites on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and towels on Fridays. Leave miscellaneous items until the weekend so you can make sure you leave time to wash clothing items like blankets or pillowcases.
<h2>4. Get Everyone On Board&nbsp;</h2>
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Doing laundry by yourself, especially if you have a large family, can quickly become overwhelming during the holidays. Instead, assign family members to particular jobs in the laundry room. Consider delegating the following responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Sorting clothes in proper piles</li>
<li>Moving clothes from the washer to the dryer</li>
<li>Taking clean clothes to another room to fold</li>
</ul>
This is also a great opportunity to teach children about how to care for their clothes. The more you teach now, the better prepared they&rsquo;ll be when they have to handle their own laundry.
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Everyone can pitch in and make it easier to keep up with laundry throughout the holiday season. If you need a new washer and dryer to make laundry day easier, <a href="https://www.pattersonsappliances.com/catalog/laundry" target="_blank">click here</a> to see our selection of name-brand laundry appliances!
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Four Tips for Dealing with Laundry Over the Holidays

Check out these convenient locations where you could put your washer and dryer to help set up your life exactly the way you want it ...

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When you move into a new home, where you get to put your washer and dryer can make you feel limited. Usually there is a designated spot all set up for your laundry machines and you don&rsquo;t really get much of a choice in the matter. But, what if you had the chance to pick where your washer and dryer lived? If you happen to be renovating your current home or building, or redesigning a new one, check out these convenient locations where you could put your washer and dryer to help set up your life exactly the way you want it.
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Hallway Closet
If you could put your washer and dryer anywhere, having them sit in a hallway closet is a simple and discreet option. Hallways connect all the rooms in the house, making them a central place for everyone to drop off laundry.
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Kitchen
When deciding where to put your washer and dryer, why not consider placing them in your kitchen? Whether it&rsquo;s cooking, reading your mail, eating a snack, or talking over a hot beverage, you&rsquo;re in your kitchen a lot. It&rsquo;s the hub of the house for many families and keeping a stacked laundry pair behind seamless cabinetry can help increase efficiency. Now, you&rsquo;ll be just a couple steps away from clean clothes and a full tummy.
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Bathroom
This is another unusual spot to place your washer and dryer, but just like using your kitchen for laundry space, having your bathroom store your washing machines has multiple perks. Because water is already running through this room, the setup isn&rsquo;t that difficult!
Not to mention, you&rsquo;d technically have a towel warmer in your bathroom &ndash; making the after-shower chills a thing of the past. Just throw the towel you wanna use into your dryer before stepping into the shower or bath and pull it out when you&rsquo;re done for a luxurious experience.
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Mudroom
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If you have a home with a mudroom, using it as a space to place your washer and dryer makes a lot of sense. On rainy days that get your clothes soaked, coming home to a washer and dryer is a wonderful first thing to see when you open the door. No need to slosh through the house and make a mess when you have a laundry pair ready to wash and dry your sweatshirt as soon as you enter the house.
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Garage
Having a washer and dryer in your garage gives you more space in your home but also more space to be creative in your garage! They are good blank slates that allow you to design a unique laundry room setup.
While they may be farther than if placed inside the house, the distance helps keep the sound at bay. You&rsquo;ll never have to listen to your washer and dryer&rsquo;s loud cleaning ever again!
&nbsp;
Extra Room
Giving your laundry machines their own room is a smart decision, especially if you have a lot of dirty clothes that take up a lot of space. From your partner to your kids, washing, drying, and folding clothes can become a full-time job, so having the right space can help make your working environment feel more organized.
Make it a cozy place by adding a comfy lounging chair and even a television to make laundry a fun time you look forward to.
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While choosing where you get to put your washer and dryer is fun, it&rsquo;s not really as important as getting to actually choose your washer and dryer. Visit our store to learn not only about our laundry machines, but also about the services we provide with them!

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