2010 Ironing Challenge!

mrscmr

ironing board up! iron not plugged in as yet... !

theladsmum

rachbc wrote: »

I agree with Kaz - if you have that much ironing to do surely you can't actually be using all your stuff. I don't think I would have 7 loads of ironing if I put everything we own in baskets! My DS has school uniform and enough clothes for the weekends, DD has a few more bits as she doesn't wear uniform but leggings and jeans mainly so no ironing. Hubby irons his own work shirts.

I am an ardent non ironer - in fact I choose clothes on the basis of how little ironing they need - thus i wear a lot of stretch tops and knitwear and very few blouses.

Have read the whole thread, and my sentiments exactly. Was thinking all the way through - surely you have too many clothes? Sort through the unironed stuff and you must be able to get rid of a lot of it - any unseasonal stuff can be packed away, then looked at when the season changes. Anything else, decide whether you would ever wear it again, and deal with accordingly.

I do one hour a week, and that clears my ironing pile. We both work full time in jobs that need smart clothes, and both kids have school uniforms. I also prefer to buy clothes that do not need ironing - love the crinkly blouses that you screw up in a ball and leave!!

Never iron bedding, and certainly not towels, underwear and socks. Why would you?

mrscmr

iron plugged in
emmerdale recorded ready to watch... just need to place myself behind the ironing board.............. one step at a time.

Scottishmummy

I lost this thread and have just found it again.

Very happy to say DH has just ironed everyones clothes for tomorrow so i don't need to worry about them. Still haven't tackled the cot full of clothing yet although when searching for something this morning I did notice the bulk of it is towels so not quite as bad as I thought.

elegant_elephant

Oh dear my ironing pile is growing, I must do some later.

mrscmr

im an ironing failure... im gonna go iron myself.

craftyfox

ladies i had a sneaky day off work and guess what i did :j all of the ironing :T:T:T:T only have a few bits left that are out in the garage in the washing piles and i have been slave to the washing machine as well :T just have to put it all away now OH and the boys will help later

mrscmr

guess what.. im ironing!

elegant_elephant

mrscmr wrote: »

guess what.. im ironing!

guess what.. I'm hiding! No I ain't touched any ironing since I needed school trousers for DS1 last Friday which reminds me he'll need a clean pair tomorrow so I'll be forced to panic iron at approx 0800 hours ....unless we have snow and I can shove a pair of jeans on him.:D

Now do you see why my family "needs" so many clothes?


(Bad, lazy, ironing-avoiding mum)

mrscmr

ha ah ele! im hiding too behind piles of ironing.........