Hello there friends and welcome back. I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is

episode 129 of the Sustainable Minimalist podcast. On today's show we are

simplifying three of the most mundane household chores.

First, we're simplifying the chore.

Then we are minimizing the magnitude of the chore before we finally take that newly simplified and newly minimized chore and we make it more eco-friendly.

Now if we are all united in one thing, it is that we are all doing the same chores in our homes every single day, whether we want to or not.

And my hope today is that I can take three of the chores, the laundry, the dishes, and just general household cleaning,

and simplify them for you to a point where you can feel comfortable enough to take that next

step, take the eco-friendly step of making these three mundane chores a little bit more green.

Now before we get into the meat and potatoes of today's episode,

a quick note that the Sustainable Minimalist podcast

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forward slash minimalists.

The first household task that we are going to simplify,

minimize, and greenify today is of course,

done, the laundry.

Now, right off the bat, laundry routines

tend to be very personal because your routine is likely dependent on the

number of people in your household, your level of activity, so how many times a day

everybody's changing their clothes, your work schedule,

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