What tools does Hilary Erickson recommend for effective laundry management?

Hi, I’m Hilary Erickson from The Pregnancy Nurse. How can I help?

From what I’ve shared on Pulling Curls, here are the main “tools” and systems I rely on for keeping laundry under control:

• Laundry pods for kids: easier and less messy than liquid detergent, especially when kids start doing their own loads.
• A simple weekly schedule (e.g., whites Monday, colors/towels Tuesday, bras or bathmats Wednesday, colors Friday, sheets every other Saturday).
• Enough basics (especially underwear) so you can wait for full loads instead of constant small ones.
• Clear division of responsibility: my boys do their own laundry; my husband folds. Natural consequences (like “no clean clothes”) are part of the system.

What part of laundry management are you struggling with most—time, mess, or getting kids to help?