Even not being a mum, our laundry can go the same way. Except it might go:
Step 8: Pull out dry clothes and put them in laundry basket
Step 9: Leave it on the laundry floor
Step 10: Discover a large fluffy Maine Coon asleep in the laundry basket.
Go back to step 1 and start again.

Hive account@forykw says you're in Wellington as well. Where in Wellington are you?