Wash day is your fresh start for the week, with crisp, clean sheets, sweet-smelling towels, and stacks of neatly folded clothes at the ready. All the prepping, ironing, and folding needed to get there actually can be a pleasant, even meditative taskâwith the help of some efficiency-boosting steps. Think preventing wrinkles rather than fighting them, and letting the sun and breeze do some of the work.