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A change of clothes in your work bag
Short answer: Keep a pair of socks, a set of underwear and a t-shirt permanently in the work bag. It takes up no room...
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A fixed set kept at the summer house
Short answer: Keep a set of everyday clothes, two sets of bedding and four towels at the summer house permanently. Th...
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Dirty laundry on a trip without the smell
Short answer: Keep dirty laundry in a breathable bag rather than plastic, and let it dry fully before packing it away...
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Packing cubes and order in the suitcase
Short answer: Packing cubes keep clothes together and let you find something without emptying the whole suitcase. The...
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A fixed packing list you can reuse
Short answer: Write the list once and use it every time you pack. It takes twenty minutes to make and saves half an h...
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How many laundry baskets a household needs
Short answer: One person manages with two baskets, two adults with three, and a larger household with three to four. ...
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A sorting system that actually gets used
Short answer: Stick to three categories. A system with six baskets rarely gets used in practice, and you still end up...
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Shared laundry in a household
Short answer: Sort at the basket, not at the machine. Three baskets instead of one mean the laundry is already sorted...
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Marking clothes in a household with several people
Short answer: Put a small mark in the neck or waistband with initials or a color code. That way no one ends up spendi...
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Darning a hole in a sock
Short answer: A hole smaller than a coin can be darned in ten minutes with a darning needle and yarn of the same thic...
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Replacing a slack elastic
Short answer: If the waistband is loose but the fabric is fine, the elastic can be replaced in twenty minutes with a ...
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Small repairs that extend a garment's life
Short answer: A loose seam, a small hole and a loose button take five minutes to fix and give a garment one or two mo...
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