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This mum’s Kmart hack cuts laundry time by hours

From hours to minutes. - by Olivia Hart
  • 15 Sep 2020

Washing, drying and folding often feels like a never-ending chore.  

But one Brisbane mother-of-two has made waves on social media with her clever hack that cuts hours off her laundry time. 

WATCH: Mum's laundry hack 

According to Leanne Neiland, you only need two items: a clothes rack on wheels and colour-coded hangers for every member of the family. Both items can be purchased at Kmart.

Once the washing machine cycle is complete, she hangs the clothes (excluding underpants) on the rack and wheels it outside to dry. Then she rounds-up the family to collect their colour-coded items and pack away.

In her post, Leanne explains that it took her 9 minutes to hang out an 8kg load of washing, and only four minutes for the family to put the clothes put away. That’s under 15 minutes in total!

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The hanging system eliminates most folding as the only items she folds are underwear, socks and swimsuits. By hanging clothes you can avoid creating crinkles and the need for ironing.

While the hack is foolproof, the drying time does take longer as the clothes are all squashed together on the rack.

Leanne says that she found a special spot outside under her veranda when she doesn’t have to worry about rain, and it takes only a day to dry it all. In winter, she keeps the rack inside by the heater to dry. 

Leanne's followers took to the comments to share their praise for the clever hack.

“This post changed my life! I went straight to Big W this morning after I dropped kids off and bought a rack. Thank you for sharing this!” enthused one Instagram user.

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In an interview with news.com.au, Leanne shared her five top daily cleaning tasks:

  1. Make all beds every morning.
  2. Unload the dishwasher every morning.
  3. Vacuum the kitchen and one other room.
  4. Wipe down the kitchen benchtop and include the bathroom benchtop every third or fourth day.
  5. Do one laundry-related task every day, whether it be putting on a wash or putting away dry clothes.

She shares the chores with her family and stays on top of the household cleaning with her rigorous routine. 

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