I think I can safely say that my readers are a community of heavy laundry doers. Whether you like to work out and are always washing sweaty clothes or you have children (which from what I can tell takes laundry to a whole new level) or both (hats off to you!), laundry seems like a never-ending chore. It’s not uncommon for me to go through 3-4 changes of clothes in a day between lounge/work clothes, teaching hot yoga and getting my own workout in. Sometimes the laundry can seem overwhelming but then I put it in perspective.
Enter, the laundry responsibilities at the yoga studio. THEY’RE INSANE! With over 95 classes a week, over 300 clients a day and massages, the laundry never stops. We have two sets of LG Electronics front-loading washers and dryers and from the time we open at 5:30 a.m. until the closer leaves at 10 p.m. there is never a time when the washer and dryer aren’t running. We even have a whole daily checklist on Asana (our project management software) specifically about laundry responsibilities because they’re so intense.
We offer our students complimentary hand towels and shower towels and also have mat towels available for rent.
And every single student who comes in to take class gets a cold lavender-scented towel during savasana.
I’d have to say it’s a tie between the cold savasana towels and the ice machine when it comes to our student’s favorite Y2 Yoga amenity. 😉
We also have a spa upstairs so there is a steady stream of sheets and towels being washed to support the spa. What I’m trying to say is…we do a lot of laundry. We see over 2,000 students every week and book over 50 massages. We actually tried to tally it up once and it’s somewhere around 150 loads of laundry every single week.
Luckily, we have two sets of powerhouse LG Electronics washers and dryers, one upstairs and one downstairs, and this week we are adding an LG SideKick™! This machine will allow us to run two loads simultaneously on one of our washer units. Washing two loads at the same time? Sounds amazing right?
The LG SideKick is a mini washer built into the pedestal drawer of front-loading LG washers (check to see if yours is compatible). It’s perfect for us because it will allow us to separate the nice yoga clothes we wash from the towels. We are forever washing things people have left behind and staff clothes but as you know, it’s not ideal to wash your workout wear with towels. We can place our normal heavier loads in the main wash and our active wear and delicates in the LG SideKick.
*Note: we are going to unstack our upstairs units to use the LG SideKick because you can place it under a washer but you can’t triple stack with a dryer on top of that.
Here are some of my favorite features of the LG SideKick:
- Six different wash cycles, including an activewear cycle, with various spin speed, rinse cycles and water temperatures and more.
- Allows you to run a small load (think, that favorite sports bra you always want clean) without feeling wasteful running a full wash.
- The LG front-load washer and LG SideKick can operate simultaneously or independently. Example, you can use one and not the other or wash one in hot and the other in cold at the same time.
I ALSO HAVE AN LG SIDEKICK TO GIVE AWAY TO ONE LUCKY READER!
You can enter the giveaway by entering the RaffleCopter giveaway below. You can enter by commenting about why you’d love to have a SideKick as well as sharing the giveaway via Twitter, following LG’s Twitter account and visiting LG’s Facebook page. Please note that this giveaway is for the LG SideKick only and not the LG TWINWash Bundle. You need a compatible LG front loader (or plans to buy one!) to enter.
Happy washing!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
You can find the Terms and Conditions for the LG SideKick Giveaway here.
This post is sponsored by LG.
I hate our washing machine! I would love to win.
This is the best thing I have heard about all week! Between workout clothes, real people clothes, more professional clothes, all of my boyfriend’s clothes and a very active(and water loving) doodle I do an insane amount of laundry for just two people.
Words cannot express how wonderful it would be to do TWO loads at once. Multitasking would take on an entirely new meaning!
Love love that’s it’s great for those small loads!
Well, aside from the fact that this looks like an AMAZING washer… The reason I would love it is because we got our washer/dryer secondhand and it has never worked the greatest – and I’m expecting our first baby in October so I can only imagine how much more laundry I’m about to do!!! 🙂
With 3 kiddos the laundry NEVER stops!!
I would love to own a sidekick to be able to do two different kinds of loads at the same time with that washer, love the looks of it as well, small and compact. Thanks for the chance 🙂
We’re expecting our first baby in about 6 weeks and are planning to use cloth diapers but I’m nervous that our very old washer is not up to the task. It would be great to have a new washer to take on what will be a lot more laundry on top of the many loads we do each week for our workout clothes.
Great giveaway! With a family of five, this would cut down our laundry time. Two loads at once is genius!
My husband and I both work out every day and we are about to welcome our first child into the family this fall… Between that and two golden retrievers, we have a full house so there is always tons of laundry to be done.
With a baby and never-ending loads of wash, this set would be amazing!
I would love to replace my old washer and dryer. The LG looks amazing and to be able to do 2 different wash loads at the same time would be awesome. Lots of gym clothes, towels and a dog to keep up with.
I’m constantly running out of active wear but never have enough to do a load – this seems like a better alternative to buying more activewear (I’m running out of drawers!)
I love the idea of this, so cool, it’s perfect for all those special items you want separated!
I have stacking washer/dryer in my bathroom ,but its getting old and I fear replacing it with another dryer on top of washer because it was so tricky to get it into the small space. A Sidekick would be great because there is only one unit to install.
With 2 boys under 3 and my endless amount of workout clothes, I would looooove this washer!!!!
Between an active 2 year old boy and my husband and I both being runners we would love something like this!!
I would LOVE this for the small loads!! I can’t stand to let my workout bras sit for too long so being able to wash them more often would be so nice. What an awesome giveaway!
I’d love a Sidekick because I always have baby or workout clothes that need to be washed 🙂
This would be amazing. I am a mom who works out almost daily. This makes for a ton of dirty clothes! Having two washers to run at once would be a great time saver.
My washer is waaay outdated. I’d love to win this!!
This would be awesome…as I’m procrastinating on my laundry for the week right now!
I’m getting married in less than a month (!!!) and we are moving into a new house with no washer/dryer! I’d love to have this one in our new home 🙂
Omg. I feel like I’m always washing activewear. This would make my laundry-life SO MUCH better
What an amazing gift! Right now I’m working with a washing machine that doesn’t drain so this would be such a help for me!
I would love to own one because they sound really nice!
Our handle literally just broke off this week! We NEED it! 🙂
We just bought a house last year and have been dying for a new washer and dryer, one from lg would be a bonus!!! I love the fact you can do 2 loads at once… Such a timesaver!!!
I would love a new LG Sidekick, my washer and dryer were both destroyed during my move!
I would love to have the smaller washer for delicates and activewear!!
Between two kids a dog and my husband and I, I feel like he washer or drier is always going! We could definitely use a fancy new one 🙂
Having a new baby and a toddler i would LOVE to be able to wash her loads in dreft and the rest of our with regular detergent, this would save so much time and hassle!!!!
Oh pick me pick me! PS Your studio sound Ah-Mazing!
This would be awesome. Just moved to a new home that has the hookup but doesn’t have the wash/dryer combo. It would be awesome to have one again.
I love these! I need a more powerful wash and dryer.
Wow, looks awesome! My washer is on its last leg and I really need a new one!
I just moved into my very first apartment by myself and need a washer/dryer, so winning this would mean the absolute world to me!! I haven’t been able to afford one yet and using the community ones available at the complex. This would be the best win ever!
I’d love to win because I wash my gym clothes EVERY SINGLE DAY! This is amazing!
I would definitely love to have one for some of the same reasons. My husband and I both work out a ton and he coaches wrestling so even though it’s just the two of us I feel like I am always behind or doing laundry!
I would love to win this! Our wash machine came with the house that we bought 10 years ago, it is ready to die any minute
I would love to win because apartments are so much cheaper when you have your own washer and dryer!
I’d love to own an LG sidekick because even though doing laundry can sometimes be a pain in the neck, I enjoy having clean clothes, linens, etc. and this LG sidekick will just make my laundry experience a lot funner!
This sounds amazing. Having a kiddo definitely produces a lot of laundry and this washer sounds awesome!
A lavender scented savasana towel, that’s amazing!
My washer is very old and this one is so nice!
I would looooove to win! I currently do my boyfriend and my laundry in our gross apartment basement. I swear the clothes come out dirtier than when they go in!!
I love my LG washer. The dual washer would be a game changer for me! Between my husband who loves to work in the yard and my 2 year old we do so much laundry!
Mine is so old and inefficient. I would love a shiny new one!
I feel guilty running a small load, but with the Sidekick the guilt would be gone.
What a cool concept! I’d love to save time by washing two loads at once and keep my delicates/workout items separate
id love to own one because it would be nice to have something that will wash all my delicates my things i hate washing with my other clothes just to save money this would be perfect
I hate running small loads of laundry and this would enable me to run small loads without feeling guilty.
What a cool idea!
You have no idea how much this is needed! I would love to win and love LG!
Our washer is really old. This would be great!
With a new baby, multitasking is critical! Our washer and dryer came with our recently purchased home. They are 20+ years old… We say a silent prayer before each load of laundry. A new LG sidekick would be awesome!!
This would be so perfect for me and my boyfriend – we are both triathletes and the laundry never stops between work clothes, two a day workouts, towels from the pool, etc. etc.!
I am currently using a laundry mat so that would be amazing to have!
Living in NYC this would be amazing!!
I would love to win this for my sister is starting over and getting her own place soon!
I am part of a family of six, all of us play soccer / basketball / baseball / tennis every single day…it’s a LOT of laundry. I would love a SideKick!
I would LOVE this washer! Our current washer doesn’t work right half of the time and a new one would be awesome! Thanks for the opportunity to try to win!
Wow, those are nice! Now I’m all googly-eyed looking at washers/dryers! 😉 Would love to upgrade my standard set to the new LG. Would also love to be able to do a “small” load at the same time. Great giveaway, Jen! 🙂
I’d love to cut my wash time by 1/2 or 1/3. Now I have a Sunday afternoon.
I feel like I am doing laundry nonstop with all my families workout clothes and my washer is so old. An upgrade would be wonderful!
I would love to own an LG Sidekick because it would make washing my yoga and workout clothes so much easier!
Would love this! My husband and I are runners, and our two kids both play sports – I feel like our laundry is never-ending!
I’d love to win this! I actually really like doing laundry so would love to try this out!
I would love a new washer!! My husband and I are very active people and we wear multiple pairs of clothes per day. Also – our washer is on it’s last leg! 🙂
Our washer is awful and I’d love an upgrade!
I would love to win this washer because it has an activewear cycle! I run almost every day, so I would use it all the time!!
between our workout clothes & my hubbies work clothes, a new washer & dryer would work miracles <3 🙂
I would love this! I always have a small load of workout gear to wash, but it gets the washing machine off balance because it’s so small. Even if I don’t win this is going on my wish list for my someday-soon house!!
My washing machine is definitely on it’s way out!
I would love to have an easier way to deal with all of that laundry!
I would be so thrilled to win! I wear a uniform to work that has to be washed separately, along with two very active sporty teens. This would save me an ENORMOUS amount of laundry time!
i want to win b/c i could wash my bras and undies separate from harsher clothes.
updated technology and it would make laundry much more easier
it would be so nice to wash just a few things ! especially delicate things in a small space.
It would make doing laundry so much easier since my current machine is half broken!
My husband and I are newlyweds and we are just now buying our first house. We would love to have this LG Sidekick. Perfect present to start our home living.
I am actually in the market for a washer and dryer at the moment! I saw the Sidekick in store and it looks AMAZING! Especially for a fellow yoga instructor that goes through lots of sweaty lulus throughout the week!
Definitely a super sweater here and go through tons of workout clothes a week!
I would love to own a sidekick because I don’t have a washer/dryer in my apartment building and walking to the laundromat is a pain, especially in the winter months (I live in Boston). That said I would gift this to my deserving parents 🙂
I would LOVE a sidekick because our dryer does not work very well and between the both of our work out schedules and athletic events, we use so many clothes in a week! We are also newlyweds and hoping to upgrade some of our older appliances/supplies.
Would love this!!!!! With three kids, so much laundry!!!!
I would love to be able to wash small loads for my workout clothes. I end up letting a stinky pile grow in my bathroom before I can make a reasonably sized load. Would definitely use the small load cycle.
Ohhhh I want!!!
I would love this to do small small loads of my delicates.
I would love to be able to separate my workout clothes from my other stuff without doing a ton of loads of laundry, our current washer takes 1.5 hours to wash so its hard to get in more than two loads in a weekend day while running errands
What an awesome way to truly separate your laundry! Love this!!
I would love to win because our machine is on its last leg. I have no idea how it’s still working. It was given to us used and has been used a lot since then. Three active boys in our house produce a LOT of dirty laundry!
The LG SideKick would be perfect for those small loads especially for my husband’s fire department clothes that I don’t want to mix with ours!
I would like to win it to give to my mom so she could do small loads and help her save water/money. She has an LG so this would be perfect.
I think this is amazing and a wonderful concept from LG. Between 3 kids and a husband, I am constantly doing laundry. The Sidekick would make doing laundry a little easier, and faster.
this would be a great addition to our lg washer dryer in our new home 🙂
This would be so ideal for those little loads or when you need to wash the one item that you are in need of. Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
This would be great with our new lg washer and would love for delicates.
Would love this! I desperately need a new one!
Love that it can run can operate independently.
We just moved into our new house! Would LOVE a new one!
I would love to own a Sidekick because my family is always doing single outfit loads, and it drives me crazy. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
Would so love to win the sidekick because sometimes I have to little for a whole load, but need to wash, this would be perfect!! Thanks for a chance!
I’ve only heard great things about the lg sidekick. I love that it has special cycles and a Tub Clean cycle!
Between daily dog walks, hot yoga, cycling, and work, I always have clothes to wash. I love the idea of doing a mini load for delicates while washing normal clothes!
The LG Sidekick would be perfect for those days when my thrifty trips yield just one blouse or pair of jeans. I hate running my regular machine for just one item, but I’m also a firm believer in washing an item as soon as I bring it home. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
My current washer is older and I’d love to win a newer, fancier, more high tech washer like this LG one.
I would love to own the LG Sidekick because my washer is broken and it would save me the trips to the laundromat
This would be so wonderful for my small loads of just yoga clothes!
My husband and I just spent a good two hours in Best Buy looking at the washers and dryers as we are buying a new set, we would love this add on washer to accommodate the main one we choose. 🙂
Accompany not accommodate 😉
I’d love to win because I love the small load feature 🙂
It would be perfect for those little loads of special care items that are always left over!
What a genius idea! It’d be awesome to be able to do a small load of gym clothes without needing to use the entire washing machine. And wow – color me impressed by all the laundry you do at Y2!!
Sometimes I fell like laundry is all I do, so this would be great for me!
This would be great for when the kids need clean uniforms for school and we have spent our day at sports!
With a large family consisting of 4 kids and a husband I have more laundry than I know what to do with! And my machine does NOT do it’s job well or fast enough. I would love something that actually works like it should!
This machine looks awesome. My washer is so old and inefficient. With multiple loads of laundry every week, having a machine that does not destroy dedicates & workout clothes along with getting grimy work clothes clean would be awesome!
we are adding to our family and the sidekick will be useful for the extra clothing.
Just start to shop for my first home! This washing machine would be absolutely PERFECT!!!! I’m excited about the chance to win!
Wowee!! I need this for baby clothes!! Would be so so awesome to win!
I would love to use this for all my laundry!
I would LOVE the LG sidekick mostly because there are many times where I only need a few things washed and don’t have enough to make a whole load of laundry. I have tons of sports bras, gym clothes, swimsuits, etc that need to be washed ASAP that can’t wait till a full load is ready because they will have the funk pretty soon. I need an LG sidekick!
We need one of these LG sidekicks! I don’t know how many times we just needed to wash one or two things, not a whole load. Dog leashes, workout clothes, military uniforms…. All of these things that we need washed ASAP but don’t have enough for a full load.
Ugh, my 7 year old could do the wash!
Because I am always doing laundry with my little kiddos!
My parents own a LG washer and dryer and love it!
I would love to own my own.
I love the concept of the extra compartment. I’m tired of my washer and dryer ruining my tank tops and delicates!
With three puppies we have lots of paws to wipe and always a pile of dirty towels! This would be a very helpful addition – thank you for sharing!
Mine are terrible and so inefficient for electric and heat!
Besides the fact that I am getting ready to move into a house with no washing machine or dryer I would love to have this because for three years while I have loved in Korea I have have had a very old washer that never got my clothes clean. I am so ready to have a washer that leaves my clothes clean!
We’re going to be purchasing the LG dryer and I’d love to have this! This would be super great for our growing family
2 active kids with 2 equally as active parents – this would be amazing!
I have multiple athletes in the house so it would be so nice to be able to keep up with our small loads!
These would be amazing!
This is such a great idea. I’m constantly doing small loads of socks. This would be perfect.
This would be an amazing addition to any laundry room. Laundry is tough between a new baby and the dirty clothes that one with trying to get back in shape
We just bought our first home and need a washer and dryer!
My neighbors have the LG washer / dryer and the sidekick and I love how it runs. I’m definitely planning on purchasing this! My kids go through loads of laundry and this seems like it has the perfect cycle for everyone!
Our washing machine is SO OLD!!
My washing machine is destroying my clothes. And now that I’m having a baby, I will have to do it by hand. I need this in my life !! <3
I’m a runner and have a little one on the way so it would be awesome to have one of these to tackle all the laundry in my future
Moving into a new apartment and would love this!
I would love to win!!! It depend seem like I can get my workout clothes fully clean!!
This would make laundry so much fun! 🙂 What an awesome opportunity. Thanks!
Those look amazing!
I have a 6 month old and am constantly doing washing. This would help so much, especially when he has a blowout and something needs to be washed immediately ?.
This would be AMAZING for all of our workout / yoga clothes. Not to mention all of the other small loads that I always wait and wait to do! What an awesome giveaway!
I would love to own an LG SideKick to share with a special friend who currently must rent a machine. Maybe she would help me with my laundry!
These look amazing! Would love to win this!
Would love an LG sidekick to separately wash workout clothes, towels, etc.
I am a new cross country coach and this would be the perfect addition to my washer so I can run double the loads of sweaty, stinky cross country gear 🙂
I would love to have a washer in my apartment and this would really help!
I would love to own the LG sidekick first because LG products are amazing and 2 because with 6 folks in the house and laundry always being done this would save me so much time!
This is amazing. I would actually give it to my mother, as a belated Mother’s Day gift. Because she basically runs a hotel out of the family home, taking on friends, family, strangers all the time, and is constantly doing all the laundry. I’d love to make her life a little easier. And her dryer is like twenty years old…
This looks great and love the idea of getting a couple loads done at once!
I’d love to win because with two little kids, the laundry is never ending! This would definitely make my (laundry) life easier.
Between the amount of workout clothes my boyfriend goes through (ironman training) and my workout clothes – we do a lot of laundry. This would speed up washing our clothes since I refuse to mix my stinky workout clothes with anything else. And it’ll allow me to wash them in smaller loads.
This would be perfect for washing my workout clothes midweek when my finance is also washing his clothes!
I would love one of these! Every wash I always seem to have a few delicate items that the sidekick would be perfect for!
I’d love to win! I’m always doing laundry!!
three little kiddos = LOTS of dirty laundry! This would be so convenient!!
Would LOVE a new washer and dryer!!!
My son is buying a new LG washer for the house he’s buying, would love to surprise him with this
Wow!! I would love to make laundry time quicker!
I would love to own a sidekick because it is beautiful and because I am in need of a new washer.
Everyone’s laundry needs in my household are different and this seems like the perfect solution!
washing two loads at once would be a dream!
My husband is a professional golfer and I am a yoga teacher, so it would be so nice to have the sidekick to wash all our sweaty clothes each week.
This looks so nice! I constantly raise foster animals in addition to the laundry from my three dogs and two cats! This would be amazing to separate out the laundry from the fosters from my personal laundry but still get things done! I love it 🙂
I would love to be able to wash small loads of clothes separately from the rest! This would be great for my workout clothes!
Ooh, looks so nice!
This would be perfect for our family of 6, always tons of laundry!
Our washer & dryer are on their last legs. This would be great timing!
I’m in the Army, and we move every 1-3 years (which equates to renting all the time). I’d LOVE to have a beautiful washer/dryer instead of the…less than desirable…one in our current rental home!
love the ability to do two (different sized) loads at the same time!
I have favorite workout clothes that I always like clean, so it would be nice to have this!
I’d love to own an LG SideKick so that my bras and workout wear wouldn’t get destroyed in the wash.