Tips that really make your life easier

one-non-blonde

Marauder999 wrote: »

Changing a duvet cover:
Turn the duvet cover inside out.
Put your hands inside the duvet cover and grab hold of the 2 bottom corners and then grab hold of two of the corners of the duvet.
Shake the duvet and duvet cover a bit until the duvet cover is over the duvet cover - Sometimes you need to pull the cover over if it gets stuck.

SuzieSue wrote: »

If it's a large duvet then use clothes pegs to hold the corners of the cover to the corner of the duvet (as other people have said below).

I turn my duvet covers inside-out before washing so less footering about when they're dry. I don't find any need for pegs, even for kingsize as once the two top corners are in and I give it a shake, they don't tend to move much as I sort the bottom corners out.

I fasten every second button/popper of the cover up before I put it in the wash to help stop things getting trapped inside and not getting washed properly.

My best laundry tip would be to have separate laundry baskets for darks and lights (we used stackable Ikea tubs for a long time) and teach the kids the difference (and where they are!) from a very young age.

one-non-blonde

Tupperware_Queen wrote: »

I have a tenner folded up and slipped inside the cover of my phone - I NEVER go out without my phone, so always have some cash - obviously if I lose the phone its no good, but it has come in useful a few times. If the cover is a bit see through, just fold it inside a slip of paper. Much more moneysaving than those capsule things!! (though they do look good!)

I got mine in a sale, they didn't cost anywhere near what IWOOT are currently charging! :eek:

If I go on a night out I sometimes stick my sim card in an old phone so that I don't need to worry so much about losing it.

daisiegg

one-non-blonde wrote: »

I fasten every second button/popper of the cover up before I put it in the wash to help stop things getting trapped inside and not getting washed properly.

Why have I never thought of this before?!?!?! I think you have just changed my life!!!!

Any

Marauder999 wrote: »

Changing a duvet cover:
Turn the duvet cover inside out.
Put your hands inside the duvet cover and grab hold of the 2 bottom corners and then grab hold of two of the corners of the duvet.
Shake the duvet and duvet cover a bit until the duvet cover is over the duvet cover - Sometimes you need to pull the cover over if it gets stuck.

This is what I do.sometimes people thing it's strange when they watch me, but they always admitt I am fast!

suejb2

The duvet tip about folding inside out amazed my 70ish mum when I showed her.It ranked along side getting a man on the moon as an "event" in her life.

dragonette

Marauder999 wrote: »

Changing a duvet cover:
Turn the duvet cover inside out.
Put your hands inside the duvet cover and grab hold of the 2 bottom corners and then grab hold of two of the corners of the duvet.
Shake the duvet and duvet cover a bit until the duvet cover is over the duvet cover - Sometimes you need to pull the cover over if it gets stuck.

I don't do this, but my OH does. He gets in a right muddle and it takes far longer! Maybe I would be convinced by a competant person using this method

Jinx

Maureen43 wrote: »

Jinx wrote: »

I buy dresses for work that dont need ironing. Wash, shake, put on hanger to dry then put away. Also resolves the whole what goes with what scenario - add boots, jewellery and go to work
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Where do you get these dresses from?

Im over a size 16 so simplybe.co.uk - quite often wrap dresses and also crazyclearance.co.uk which is owned by the same parent company and often have the same dresses for less. They tend to have some elastane, polyester or viscose in them, not pure cotton which def needs ironing (have a few of these and they dont get worn half as much!)

BAGGY

I fold duvet covers, sheets etc and store them inside one of the pillow cases. A complete change of bedding all in one place. Especially good for when kids are pukey.

SuzieSue

dragonette wrote: »

I don't do this, but my OH does. He gets in a right muddle and it takes far longer! Maybe I would be convinced by a competant person using this method

If it's a large duvet then he should try using pegs, or do what I do and ask my OH to hold one of the corners while I hold the other.

sunflower_2

Marauder999 wrote: »

Changing a duvet cover:
Turn the duvet cover inside out.
Put your hands inside the duvet cover and grab hold of the 2 bottom corners and then grab hold of two of the corners of the duvet.
Shake the duvet and duvet cover a bit until the duvet cover is over the duvet cover - Sometimes you need to pull the cover over if it gets stuck.

my kids love to lie on the bed whilst i "shake it out" = free child entertainment