Household Chores: Laundry

 This is just a quick post about laundry.  My husband is fully capable of doing laundry, but as a stay-at-home-mom, I am happy to do the household laundry.  However, I do have a few requests.
1. Empty those pockets.  I would love to have hours on end to search through every pocket on every piece of clothing my family wears (especially those cargo shorts/pants), but I don't, so check your own pockets.
2. Make sure your socks are not inside out.  This just helps folding laundry go faster.  When we take off our socks they tend to be inside out.  When you have 20 (or more) pairs of socks to match, having the socks not be inside out can help!
3. Put away your clothes!  There are few things that get me more irate than clean clothes that are nicely, lovingly, pain-stakingly folded and then they are carelessly picked up, tossed around, and (take a deep breath) sometimes, they even end up back in the dirty clothes basket without being worn!
4. Pick up your dirty clothes!  Your wife does not want to feel like your maid.  Making her walk around your bedroom picking up your dirty underwear, socks, jeans, etc. will make her feel like hired help.  You are a grown man, pick up your own dirty clothes.
5. Treat stains.  If you spill something on your shirt, treat it with stain remover as soon as possible.  Don't toss it into your dirty clothes basket or place it on the washing machine only to have your wife find it days later and then have to work a miracle to get the stain out of your clothes.  Also don't clean up spilled milk with a dish towel and then leave it for your wife to smell later.