• Put clothes in washer.
  • 36 hours later, realize never put clothes in dryer! Aww crap… gonna need to wash again.
  • Investigate. Discover never started washer, clothes never got wet.
  • Victory…?
  • brrt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    Reminders + timers are key. I have a recurring reminder that says “Laundry? Set timer!” That I check off either if there’s no laundry or once the laundry is on the drying rack. It is set to remind me every 3 days once checked off.

    It will stare at me every time I check my phone until it’s done. Works pretty well.

    • GaMEChld@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      This. As someone with severe combined type ADHD, it is vitally important to develop coping strategies. Timers, alarms, calendar entries, etc. Anything and everything that works. I also recommend passing your decision making process through a mental prioritization framework so you target the lowest hanging fruit (choose biggest impact tasks that require the least amount of effort to complete).

  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I have an old washer and dryer that work. I don’t want to replace them with smart devices. I DO want to get a text whenever they’re done with their cycles. Any ideas how to make that happen?

    • The Bard in GreenOPAEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      I have the skill set, but not the free time or interest. I LITERALLY might do this though (I’m this kind of weird hacker)…

      • Get an old Android phone (I have like 5, I don’t know how many would charge, but probably 2 would). Duct tape it to your washer.
      • Write an app that queries the accelerometer and detects jiggling.
      • Wait 2 minutes. If there’s more jiggling, start the 2 minutes over.
      • When there’s no jiggling for 2 minutes, send a push notification.
    • jaschen@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      ADHD person here.
      I installed Home Assistant on a small RPi and used a Wifi plug.

      I then I used one of the many blueprints that basically says “If power is over 5amp, and then stop for 5 minutes and under 5amps, then send a message to your phone”.

      Not exactly easy, but its really fun.

  • OpenStars@startrek.websiteEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    Most clothes could handle not being dried immediately. Some types might get “crunchy” (I dunno what it is, hard water?) but still be okay.