Thanks to Simple Green for sponsoring this post on laundry tips and how to save your sanity and your clothes!

 

I used to love to do laundry. That was before I had a child. I loved to wash, fold and put away. Now, we’re lucky if the clothes even MAKE it to the closet! As long as they smell good and are clean, that’s all I care about. I’m one of those, “ahhh, throw it in the dryer for a minute and the wrinkles’ll just fall right out” kinda moms!

The husband welds, so you can imagine the stink and nastiness on his clothes every day. Not to mention, the grass and dirt stains all over little mans clothes. It IS summertime, so there’s plenty of that! Me? I stay clean as a whistle, most times. We’ve been using the Simple Green laundry detergent, and it smells AH-mazing. I’ve also been pre-treating stains with the full strength Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner.

Simple Green is an environmentally friendly laundry detergent and has been trusted in homes for over 35 years. Now, they offer their laundry detergent in the Sunshine Fresh scent. It really smells soooo awesome. It’s tough on dirt, grease, grass, food, coffee, wine and more.

For those of you with HE washers, you’ll be happy to know that one 100oz bottle washes up to 100 HE loads! It works perfectly in hot, warm, or cold water and is great for people with sensitive skin too!

Laundry tips to save your sanity… AND your clothes:

Start a load every morning
(after shower and coffee, of course). This keeps your weekends free of PILES of laundry.

Don’t let clothes sit in the washer overnight (in the summer months)
or you’ll have to re-wash. Nasty, stinky musty clothes are not appealing.

Use peroxide to get blood stains and/or wine out of clothes

Pre-treated stains that don’t come out, re-treat and wash again. Don’t put them in the dryer…yet!
Once dried, stains are even more difficult to get out. Keep treating and washing till stains are gone.

Keep a container with soapy water in your utility room to stick baby clothes/bibs/onesies in instantly after stained.
This is a time saver! It’ll keep the cloth from drying out before you can pretreat. Just change out often.

Keep dirty clothes baskets in each bedroom and bathroom, and once they’re full – wash’em.
1. This keeps your utility room from overflowing and 2. it helps the kids become a little more independant. Have them bring the clothes TO you for washing!

Use vinegar as a brightener and fabric softener.
It’s also excellent at helping to get super stubborn stains and smells out.

Pay the kids an allowance to fold or hang, and put away clothes.
That way your clothes won’t end up where mine usually does. On the couch. This is a tip I need to use myself!

#SimpleGreenSelfie Photo Contest: (<– Click there to enter!)

My washer and dryer are dinosaurs. We’re not talking the age of washboards, but pretty close! So I was pumped to hear about this #SimpleGreenSelfie photo contest. Through July 31st you can enter to win:

• Daily Prize: One (1) $50 GAP gift card
• Grand Prize: One (1) LG ultra large capacity, high efficiency, front loading washer & dryer set featuring LG’s Steam Technology.

Please Note:
The #SimpleGreenSelfie Photo Contest is open to US residents only.

I kiss it because I {heart} it!

To Enter:

1. Purchase a 100oz bottle of Simple Green Sunshine Fresh Scent Laundry Detergent at The Home Depot (in store or online).

2. Take a photo of yourself, the product and your receipt from The Home Depot.

3. Post the photo on Instagram or Twitter tagged #SimpleGreenSelfie and @SimpleGreen.

4. Make sure to follow @SimpleGreen on Twitter and Instagram so that you can easily be notified if you won.

Photos are judged on creativity so be original!

You can also get a Simple Green Sunshine Fresh Laundry Detergent Mail-In Rebate!!

Get an $8.98 mail-in rebate when you buy a minimum of two 100oz bottles of Simple Green Sunshine Fresh Laundry Detergent from The Home Depot (in store or online) between 06/11/14 and 07/31/14.

To Redeem:

1. Download the rebate form at simplegreen[dot]com/special-offers/rebate

2. Complete the form in its entirety.

3. Mail the completed form, along with the original store cash register receipt (with your product purchase and price circled) to the address on the form for receipt by 08/15/14.