Mum shares her time-saving hack laundry when hanging clothes out to dry

17.08.2022 - 15:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A mum has shared a simple trick that makes it both quicker and easier to hang out your washing.

For many, hanging the washing is a dreaded chore and is as time consuming as it is repetitive. It's safe to say not everyone has a tumble dryer or can afford to use one during the current cost of living crisis.

Thankfully, one mum shared a smart trick that makes the process a whole lot simpler, reports the Mirror.

Taking to TikTok, Leralynn, who posts under the username @leralynn27, showed her followers the nifty hack which earned her more than 120,000 views.

The user said that instead of using a laundry basket, she lays each item from the washing on top of one another in a pile.

Then, the mum simply picks the pile up and throws it over her shoulder, before walking outside and quickly placing each item on the line in no time at all.

It means she doesn't have to bend down to take items out of a basket or having to make sure any items are properly unfolded.

She wrote on the clip: "My laundry life hack that I started doing randomly one day and it is the best!"

In the video's caption, she added: "My laundry hack which I explain to people and they think I'm crazy! But it ACTUALLY works! Undies and socks in the dryer, big things on the line. This saves me time and bending down!"

Commenters on the video were amazed by the hack, with many people saying it was "so much better" than having to constantly bend down to get items out of a basket.

One person said: "That's so much better than bending down into the basket for them!"

While another added: "My nanny taught me this! It does make a HUGE difference when it comes to hanging! Love that you shared it."

And a third wrote: "I thought I was the only one who did this because I was too lazy to