Wow
@karen8967 and Molly56! How often do you gals go on holiday?
I don't have enough wardrobe space to justify clothes just for my two weeks a year so most of my holiday clothes are genuinely "just washed". My biggest problem is knowing what to wear the last week before I go that I might* not be taking with me.
I have a big downer on driers so everything dries au naturelle.
Sounds as if your houses are constantly full of drying washing in preparation for or after your hols (apart from when you are actually on holiday).
*Might be less of a problem if a I decided what to take a little earlier but, you know what it's like: you don't know how much space there is in the case until you've started packing, you don't know what the weather is going to be like (do you need to pack 1, 2 or no jumpers), you may just see a fantastic t-shirt/skirt/trousers (I struggle with wearing dresses because I can't get to my pump in polite company) a couple of days before you go which will change your packing plan, you may read about a posh restaurant/exciting outward bound course/mountain hike/... that requires special clothing the day before you go, it may be colder/hotter at home on the day you leave, ...