mental-health

  • It’s been a while since I’ve written here at The Laundry Club. Three months. Long enough for the leaves to fall, the clocks to shift, and the days to shrink into something that feels smaller than it should. Long enough for the sun to start clocking out before dinner. Long enough for the quiet to…

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  • When the Laundry Piles Up

    It’s been a while since I’ve written here at The Laundry Club. I’ve missed this little corner of the internet—and I’ve missed you, whether that’s a whole crowd of readers or just the echo of my own words. Life has been loud lately. Projects, dreams, goals—they’ve been tugging me in all directions. But laundry? Laundry…

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  • Why I Write About Laundry

    I didn’t start writing about laundry because I thought it was chic or glamorous. Or because I felt the world needed another tutorial on separating reds from whites. I started writing about laundry because I didn’t know what else to do. “Back in the day”, I had a dream: my own laundromat, The Laundry Club.…

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  • Life skill. Confidence builder. Mental health booster. Teaching laundry early does all three. Parents often tell me, “I’ll just do it—showing them will take longer.” In the short term, you’re right. In the long term, giving your child regular, age-appropriate laundry jobs pays off in independence, smoother teen years, and better adult outcomes. Here’s the…

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  • Let’s face it: laundry has a way of piling up, both literally and metaphorically. One minute you’re on top of the sorting game, the next you’re fishing for a clean sock like it’s the last cookie in the jar. But while most of us are just trying to stay ahead of the hamper, artist Shawn…

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  • Did you know, according to the World Health Organization, more than 264 million people worldwide suffer from depression? A staggering statistic underscores the urgent need for effective mental health treatments. There has been a growing interest in mindfulness and self-care practices to improve mental well-being in recent years. While activities like meditation, yoga, and journaling…

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