Enter all tasks, recurring or catch-up, in your planner, calendar or home management software. If these are the bones of a basic family clothing system, remember, the musculature of that system can be shaped to fit any given family's needs. Growing children can, and should, be given an opportunity to learn these life-skills. Pre-schoolers can be trained to place dirty clothing where it belongs, and can fold and replace socks and towels. Elementary school children can operate the washer and dryer and do basic ironing chores with supervision.
Teens can do all of the above, plus mending and more advanced ironing.
A clothing allowance teaches appearance-oriented teens to budget like no other learning experience. As he shivers his way through the autumn, he will learn some home truths about value and durability, and do better next quarter. Even if you ignore it, work does not go away. Do any job efficiently and with forethought, and you'll be master of the task. To this end, a laundry system will serve you well, providing clean clothes on a regular basis, without those anguished vigils at the side of the humming dryer.