Writing my other post, I realized I made more changes to get my stuff from being stinky all the time, so figured in the spirit of full disclosure, I should divulge that, too.
I used to just do a load and it got into the dryer when it got into the dryer. So it was sitting in the washer, molding and mildewing, apparently, until I had time to put things away after they finished drying. So I don’t do that anymore. I don’t actually wash a load until I want to dry it, too.
But what I do do is start it the night before. I put all the stuff in — laundry soap and ammonia, if I’m using it — and let the tub fill and agitate a bit, but I don’t run the load. So the clothes basically soak all night. Then, when I get up in the morning, I finish the load, throw it in the dryer — that’s it. That’s how I get my load done every day. If I was still working a “real” job — and that’s in quotes because anyone who thinks staying home with a Kid isn’t a “real” job needs to get a close-up demonstration of my awesome round-kick — what I would probably do is start the load soaking before I went to work and finish it up when I got home.
So, I think it’s a combination of a lot of things, but my clothes aren’t stinky anymore and my washer isn’t, either. I read somewhere that you should fill the washer with hot water and vinegar once a month or so and clean it that way. And I did do that once — when I first started working on solving this problem — but I haven’t had to do it again, so that tells me something right there.
Okay — I think that’s it. 
