2010 Ironing Challenge!

mouseymousey99

I've fallen in love with the costumes in Turn of the Screw, imagine - a basket full of proper linen, and those blouses...(sigh)

mrscmr

think of the starch!

mouseymousey99

Little bags of blue stuff??
Laptop very useful for hiding behind at scary bits....

mrscmr

sooo ashamed! did not iron today....

1 jan tomorrow... sooo i will get to it!
happy new year all ironing wannabe's!

jennihen

Used to iron for £10 p/h so am a little unmotivated when it comes to my own!!
I employ my own method which I call 'lap ironing' - this involes shaking before going on the line and folding and smoothing on my lap when I get it in. It gets put in 2 piles - 1 pile can be put away immediately and the other pile gets a 'lick and a flick' with iron! Lifes far too short . . . .

mazinmouse

I realise that my ironing habits are inherited from my Mum!

Had a clothing emergency recently and ended up wearing an an unironed t-shirt to work, first time ever I have done that in my life. Realised that if I get stuff out of the washing machine quickly and smooth it, stretch it out as much as possible when I hang it up to dry, that is going to make my life a lot easier, especially as OH only wears t-shirts (but gets through 3 a day).

I can't lie in bed (unlike my OH) so I get up and iron early on Sunday mornings and listen to radio or listen/watch TV while I'm doing it. Can get through loads then.

We moved to a house from flat and I found I didn't want piles of laundry around (we also used to have an ironing mountain on the spare bed) so the early morning ironing habit has been a lifesaver!

I never used to have problems getting the stuff washed, it was just the ironing I couldn't face - especially when looking at days' or weeks' worth of the stuff. Now when I am in enthusiastic mode I will sometimes iron stuff such as my shirts when they are still slightly damp, and let them finish drying off on the hanger - also makes them easier to iron as then they are self-steaming!

In the days of the ironing mountain I used to iron the most recent stuff on the pile first and stuff that had been there for so long it was bone dry /creased beyond help I used to bung in the washing machine on a speed wash to freshen it up and make it easier to iron. Not v economical, I know, but I know better now.

elegant_elephant

I would agree Mazin that early morning ironing is best, it leaves me feeling very virtuous & good for the rest of the day! Yes, I would prefer to be asleep but until DS2 learns to love his cot instead of my bed I have no choice.

Today he cried at 6.30am so I went to get him but instead of putting him into our bed I took him downstairs and stuck him in his highchair with milk and toast (which he informed me was YUCK several emphatic toddler times!) I ironed for about 20 mins, cleared what was there and hopefully set myself up for a good nights sleep tonight because he'll be too tired to wake at some unsociable hour.

Happy New Year all!

spiritus

:rotfl:you lazy !!!!!!s !

mrscmr

8 shirts 4 me

WorriedofSurrey

Happy New Year to you all. How are we all doing? spent 4 hours ironing today, not a scrap left to do :T

WoS