It’s amazing the things you learn out of necessity. Our dryer hasn’t been working the best lately, which means I never seem to get caught up on our laundry. Oh, did I mention we have a six-month-old baby? While I’m ahead, I might as well make things even more exciting and add that we use cloth diapers. You better believe laundry is a big deal around here.
Yesterday was in the mid-to-high fifties, so I decided to put our cloth diapers on the clothesline. The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze, so I figured even if they only partially dried at least my dryer wouldn’t have such a hard time trying to get all the inserts dry. I wasn’t able to get outside until two o’clock, but when I brought them inside at six I was amazed at how dry they felt. There were only a couple that still needed to go back into the dryer.
Today was supposed to be colder with a high of 42 degrees. Well, my curiosity got the best of me and I did a quick google search to find out if I could “line dry clothes outside in winter.” I was amazed to discover it was indeed possible! Not only was I able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine, but I may finally be able to get caught up on all our dirty laundry. Plus, the sight of our clothes (or diapers) flapping in the wind on a sunny day fills me with a certain kind of contentment I don’t typically get when I’m using our dryer.
Don’t you love, love, love the fresh smell of clothes dried outside? The fake dryer sheets don’t compare.
Even if you hang out clothes when its freezing they’ll dry. Its just very hard on the’hanger’.