In the dry, dark winters, my wet clothes are ready to be put away usually within 24 hours. But once we get these rainy days, and I stop getting shocks from petting the cats, clothes start to take a few days to dry. This is when I consider turning on the de-humidifier but realize that makes about as much sense as tossing them in the dryer - well, less sense really.
Maybe I live a pretty boring life, but I get quite excited about hanging laundry outside. Tomorrow and Wednesday I'll be on that. I already did loads of sheets and blankets on that first day that hit ten degrees last week. I was pumped! All the bedrooms smelled so fresh afterward. I should do commercials - but for what? Clotheslines? The sun?
At the very least avoid dryer sheets. They're full of toxic crap you really don't need in your life. I told a colleague that I don't use scented laundry stuff or dryer sheets or anything. She was shocked and actually came over to smell me. She was impressed that I have no discernible odour - neither good nor bad. And if your laundry is static-y, you can turn off the lights and watch the blue sparks for kicks.
I should get out more.
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*Okay, don't ditch it if you have kids in diapers or bed wetters. I'm a bit fanatical about dryer-use, but even I cave when faced with a mountain of pee-soaked cotton. If you can do the diaper thing all winter without a dryer, then I bow down to you, my liege. I am not worthy.
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