For the love of laundry

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, I’m one of those people who changes their sheets every few days - a week at the absolute outside. So it’s probably just as well I don’t actually mind doing laundry. In fact, I used to consider it somewhat of a hobby, with a great reward; new clothes! (Then I had three children and the sheen went off it a little.) Even in all my years of laundry-loving, I never re-washed clothes after they’d been rained on. I’m firmly in the “that’s an extra rinse cycle, leave them to dry again” camp. But, there are two sides to every story, as my colleague Colleen Hawkes found when she [looked into the surprisingly involved facts]( of the matter. Things got heated in the comments section, with someone going as far as to say not only should we re-wash and dry in full sunshine, but that ironing is “key to killing bacteria”. Another pushed the debate out to talk of dehumidifiers and the “enthalpy of vaporisation”. (I Googled it: It’s a thing!) In the absence of any health implications, it comes down to personal preference. Either way, I’m pleased we hang our washing outside to dry here, as is less common in many other countries. One commenter nailed the sentiment for me when they said: “There is nothing like sweet-smelling washing that's been blowing in the wind and sun.” Here’s hoping for a good-drying weekend. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Joanna Davis [padding] Senior Reporter Homed [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Fed up with flatting [spacer] When registered nurse Georgia-Rae Flack told her grandfather she wanted to build a tiny home, he tried to convince her to start small. But she had big dreams. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Pros and cons of going passive [spacer] From ice on the inside of windows to a year-round temperature of 21C - Sian Taylor loves the benefits of her home. Are there any downsides? [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Fan selling quirky home [spacer] Matt Wilson is such an Athfield fan, he once built a sleep-out modelled on one of his houses. Now he's selling his very own Wellington Athfield house. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] To re-wash or not to re-wash? [spacer] Some people always rewash, others are in the 'it's just water' camp. But a definitive answer isn't that simple. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Queer, Christian, feminist, poet [spacer] Producer and poet Kate Spencer is renting in Ngaio, Wellington, where she says she could only afford to buy if she won at least $8 million in Lotto. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Time to plant colour [spacer] For terrific colour lasting right through to March and into April you can’t go past zingy zinnias. Plus, these are the veges to sow and plant in January, and we tell you how to help your garden look good in summer heat. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]