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What's your system for folding and putting laundry away without it dragging on for days?

I've finally, finally gotten decent at washing and drying on a consistent schedule. The problem is I cannot get myself to fold and put things away within any reasonable time frame. Clean clothes sit in baskets for four or five days, I dig through them to get dressed in the morning, they get wrinkled, and by the time I fold them they're a disaster.

I've tried folding while watching something, folding right out of the dryer while it's warm, giving myself a five minute timer, doing it in small batches. Nothing sticks. I genuinely think my brain has decided this particular task is optional and I cannot override it. Open to any organizing system that has actually worked long term because everything I read online sounds great and lasts about a week.

Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC

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