I will fold 1-2 pieces of clothing at the dryer and walk them down the hallway to the bedrooms to put them away. Then I walk back down the hall to the laundry room and fold a few more and keep doing this until the whole load is done.Good exercise and I'm getting my house work done at the same time.
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By the way, my 4 dogs get exercise too, because they follow me everywhere. Back and forth, back and forth.
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With my multi-tasking mind that just seems like a lot of wasted time. With a family of five and the laundry that comes with them that is just to much to do to be walking for 1-2 pieces of clothing.
JCADAMS6/17/2010 2:58:00 PM
I do this. I also hang each item of clothing one at a time, I keep the clothes hangers in the hall and take one into the laundry room at a time, it may not seem like much, but at least I'm moving around.
SAM9106/17/2010 12:47:00 PM
Great idea, this is something I can do too. Thank you!
KALATHIA6/17/2010 8:03:00 AM
Creative way to build in those extra steps! Thanks for the idea!
CINABEE6/17/2010 12:24:00 AM
I like this one.
CINABEE6/17/2010 12:19:00 AM
I like this one.
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When I am folding clothes I walk in place, I take each thing as folded and put it away, not a stack individually. It gets the job done and really doesnt take much longer but I get lots of steps and walking in doing it.
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