mom next door Meet the Laundry Fairy
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Every age has been my favorite, and anyone who looks at you and says, ‘You’re going to miss this!’ is delusional.
BY AMELIA ROESSLER
As a parent, Costley has learned that less is more. Plan less activities, buy fewer gifts, and say no to things. She says her advice for parents, especially new par- ents, would be that it gets better. “Every age has been my favorite, and anyone who looks at you and says, ‘You’re going to miss this!’ is delusional,” says Costley. With her job doing laundry, Costley explains that she completes laundry for three or four customers a day, depend- ing on where they are. She is located in Denver, and learned quickly the challeng- es of gas and utilities while getting and
washing people’s laundry.
M eet Leslie Costley, aka the Laundry Fairy. Costley currently washes people’s laundry through an app called Poplin, where she picks up laundry, brings it home to wash and dry it, and then returns it. For three years, Costley has been working with Poplin to help pay bills and provide some flexibility that allows her to stay home with her son, who is nine years old. Outside of being the Laundry Fairy— or Laundry Angel, as some like to call her—Costley enjoys knitting and crocheting, and she plays in the Denver Rock Orchestra.
“You’re helping out, especially when it’s parents with young children,” says Costley about helping her community. “You know that it takes forever to fold hundreds of tiny little outfits, and being able to take that off of somebody’s plate, especially when they’re a new parent, is really gratifying because I remember those days.” While Costley started working with Poplin after her private music studio didn’t work out teaching infant and toddler music classes, she says she would still like to go back to it someday.
12 COLORADO PARENT AUGUST 2026
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