How to save money, use less electricity and be less stressed

beckseven

I used to be a bit more laissez faire with ironing but when DS was born (now 2 and 10month) I feel guilty if he went out looking creased so I iron his clothes. I only iron his t-shifts though and am not obsessive with it! Need to get an indoor airer as I don't want to tumble dry for much longer because cannot afford to have a massive eleccie bill!

poorandindenial

Next to no ironing here either.

I have a couple of skirts that are a nightmare if they aren't ironed - I don't wear them very often; other than that just hanging things carefully on airers sems to do the job.

IWantToBeFree_2

This thread has shocked me somewhat, I just assumed that most people iron their clothes.

We dry all our stuff on hangers, airers etc, so they don't get that creased when drying, but I would never leave the house with something on that hasn't been ironed. I couldn't imagine going to work with a blouse on that isn't perfect!

Burlesque_Babe

virtually no ironing for me. I don't have a tumbledrier and hang everything on hangers to dry.

I have 1 work skirt which is a heavy cotton which has to be ironed once a week and another which is maybe worn once a month or so which is a linen mix.

Other than that, just 1 fine knit jumper, and if it comes out of the machine ok and isn't creased when it is dry, then I don't bother doing that either.

chevalier

hypno06 wrote: »

SS I have to use a drier - there is no way I could get everyone's clothes dry otherwise. I work more than full time, so can't rely on getting washing in off the line before it rains.

Seaxwyn, it I saved my washing and drying until a time when I had to get it done in one go, it would only get done once a month.........:rotfl:

I guess for you when you are doing your relaxing month from debt busting you can plan in some tumble dryer sitting as a leisure activity:D . Or maybe set an alarm so you are reminded when it is finished.

Loved the idea of washing stuff once a month, I think you might have new lifeforms coming into existence if clothes got left to their own devices for that long.!

chevalier

LilacPixie wrote: »

I don't iron. My mum does it all for me. No I don't live at home either, I'm a married mother of two but she claims to find ironing relaxing.

She irons EVERYTHING, bedding, towels, undies, tea towels the lot.

See my mum is like me, she hates ironing with a passion as do I. I just think it is a waste of time. Take shirts you iron them, then put them on and tuck them in your skirt/trousers and it is creased. So why waste the effort. I have been a manager at a large business and never ironed my work shorts (well one cotton one), and never had comments past about tidyness or anything.

My DS poloshirts really don't have creases in them when they come out of the washing machine. I wonder if the amount of creases is related to spin speed and the amount of water left in garments once the wash cycle has finished......hmm something to ponder.

My other thought, is that why is just one person doing this ironing. I long ago decided that once the children were of an age to be safe with an iron (so not for a few years yet as mine are quite young), they can learn to iron themselves.....


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doelani

MrsVictorMildew wrote: »

I iron only what needs it and thats very little :j

me too, work stuff and kids school shirt when they need them and not before lol

skint_spice

chevalier wrote: »

My other thought, is that why is just one person doing this ironing. I long ago decided that once the children were of an age to be safe with an iron (so not for a few years yet as mine are quite young), they can learn to iron themselves.....

when do you think this is ok? I'm hoping that DS could do some of it soon but everyone I've spoken too seems quite horrified!:eek: He's 9 BTW!
I seem to remember being able to do allsorts of things by then but these days I think the neighbours might be on the phone to Childline.:o

chevalier

I think it depends on the child, but with my two I was thinking 10 or so....

pandapaws

chevalier wrote: »

My other thought, is that why is just one person doing this ironing. I long ago decided that once the children were of an age to be safe with an iron (so not for a few years yet as mine are quite young), they can learn to iron themselves.....


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Do your kids have a lot of creases? Can you not just put them in the drier like the rest of the stuff so they don't need ironed either?:D

I'm sitting out of this one for fear of the abuse that would get hurled at me if I was honest about what we do with out ironing .