Don't use your dryer...

I mean really, what do you think it's for??? Just kidding. But really. Don't use it.

What?

Okay. The dryer uses a ton of energy. A ton. Not to mention that it heats up your house big time. In the winter, that's no big deal. Energy costs are rising, though, and it's easier to be cool in the winter than to be hot in the summer. In this house, anyway. So trying to keep you house cool, and keep those energy prices down? Ditch the dryer.

Do this. Run it to dry towels, socks, undies, pj's and things like that. ONLY for those things.

Here's what you do. Run a load in the wash. Then throw the whole load in the dryer. Let it toss on high while you are loading the wash with your second load. Then open the dryer and start to hang anything that you can.

I have a small rack in my laundry room that holds a good many clothes. It just stays in there. Then I use the door frames to hang things too. Hang anything that you can. Especially things like men's tee shirts. Those things take forever to dry. Mens' jeans, fold over a hanger and let them dry for a day. Then flip them over and let the other side dry. Or you can hang them from a hanger with clothes pins. I got tired of losing and buying pins, so I just fold them over a hanger.

This reduces the amount you dry to about a load for every 4 loads you wash in the washer. You never have to iron, because everything gets nice and hot in those 5 to 10 minutes in the beginning, and when the items dry, they are nice and wrinkle free. Your clothes stay nicer longer, because it's the friction of the clothes rubbing together that make them fade. (More money saving tips-use cold water to wash everything. I use warm for a minute or two to dissolve the detergent, then use cold. I've done this for years, and our clothes are very clean!!!)

In the summer, your house stays cooler because no dryer is running, but the very strange thing is that the wet clothes give off coolness and humidity. The wet clothes help keep your home cool and comfortable while they are drying.

It's just takes a day, and I can put them away the next morning. Nice and straight. No ironing and that saves energy too!!

Happy hanging!!!!