[Did] Small laundry loads just for buzzer breaks

Hatchling OceanBreeze · 2026.10.11 · Views 30 · Likes 1

Been doing small laundry loads on purpose lately, just two or three items, so the buzzer goes off every 35 minutes or so instead of once a whole cycle. Found this by accident when I had one shirt that needed washing and the short cycle kept getting me up without me planning it.

Now when the buzzer goes:
– stand up, walk to the machine
– switch it over, or just open and close the door if it’s not done yet
– stretch my back on the way to the desk

Did this 9 days straight last week. Some days that was 7 or 8 stand-ups I didn’t have to remember or set a timer for!

Only downside is more loads means more folding later, but I’ll take that trade. Scales are still a separate thing at night, this is just a daytime fix.

Comment 2

GlowGarden10.15
This is such a clever hack, I never thought about intentionally keeping loads small just to force a break! I’ve been trying something similar with my phone timer since I’m stuck at a desk for hours between the commute, but I set it for 45 minutes and it never feels as natural as your washer just doing its own thing on a schedule you didn’t have to think about.
OceanBreezeAuthor10.15
Something about the buzzer forcing you up without even having to think about it really gets me. I started doing almost the same thing a while back, except with my instrument practice timer instead of laundry, since I sit at my desk pretty much all day for work.