This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live.
A few years ago, I got into reading blog posts by people who have capsule wardrobes. I did not emerge from this rabbit hole with fewer or better-curated clothes, though I do pare down my drawers slightly more frequently now. But I did adopt a different habit, from a blogger who said this was how she maintained a smaller selection of clothes, for both herself and her kids: Do laundry every day, and it’s actually way less stressful.
Each morning, in the early hours, I make a smallish load out of my and my daughter’s clothes, as well as any household linens—dish towels, rags, bath towels, pool towels when in season—that need washing. (My husband does his own…
