Good Housekeeping/Bad Housekeeping!

I bought a new ironing board a few years ago- it is not fully unwrapped yet. I should really transfer it and the iron to the shed because I will never be using them now that I do not have clothes to iron for work or men's shirts to iron I retired 18 years ago, he b*****ed off many years before that!

kitty you are saving electricity not using your hoover.

If you don't iron what is your excuse for watching daytime TV?

If husbands need ironed shirts they should do it themselves.

My ironing board has a seat and my DH uses it not me!!

Oh my goodness OCD in overdrive. I wash and iron daily or my head spins around on my shoulders. When we go away I cant wait to get home to turn on the washer. Yes I know I'm a freak, but to leave it even a day does my head in. Leave it three days and I'm committed.

Housework? Wanders off contemplating life, the universe and everything and everything >>>>

I only iron DH's work trousers. He's on display in the Co-op so he needs to look neat.
He did remark yesterday about the dust in the living room, but he only noticed it because it was illuminated by the sunshine!

Here's a poem about dust.

Dust If You Must

Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind.
And when you go (and go you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.

Rose Milligan

I only iron things I consider necessary such as blouses and T shirts. And bedding. There's nothing nicer than slipping into a nice clean bed with lovely flat sheets. I hate rumpled ones..

Minimoon
I love that poem, so true...

i`m with Daisymae on this one.
And happy about it too.

My ironing board is left up to fool myself thet I'm keeping busy. Might iron a couple of things if I need a break from my jigsaw or the tv.

Ironing? Madness. I never iron anything unless I absolutely have to. That is usually creased clothing. This may stem from the fifties when I had to iron cotton dresses with yards of skirt EVERY TIME the were worn. The other use for an iron is sticking unravelled hems back up in a hurry with wundaweb.

I hang my washing all straight on the line after a good shake so most doesn't need ironing once dry just fold and put away,the hissy spluttering thingy in the cupboard never needs to be switched on.

I don’t iron anything, I have been known to remove the odd crease from something with my hair straighteners- works a treat ?

I never iron either if I can get away with it. Had a fab MIL who used to do it for me but sadly passed away now so don't bother.

Phoenix - your post have me smile ! Thank you for that . I hate ironing to the extent that I haven't ironed anything for over 20 years. On the house cleaning front, I actually vacuumed the whole flat yesterday as it really needed it and the lady that cleans for me hasn't been able to do it since lockdown began. I have a cleaner as I'm disabled and dusting and vacuuming causes me a lot of pain. But I am keeping the flat tidy and putting things away, so it doesn't look too bad.

It’s obvious few of you do any dressmaking. An iron is a must! Having said that, I prefer ironing to dusting so avoid the latter by doing the former,,,

Expert folding - no ironing !

"having said that I don’t have a husband whose shirts would need ironing so no need"

Goodness, BlueBelle, even if one's husband's shirts did need ironing, why couldn't he do it? How many more years will we have to fight the "ovaries = ironing" assumption!

Gave up ironing years ago, better ways to spend time

MiniMoon

He’s on display in the Co Op

What do you mean? Is he a sort of mannequin in the window? If so, surely the store should provide neatly ironed clothes to help him look the part?

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I like ironing.
I do the bedding & my DH has work shirts etc.
I have my ironing board by the window in back bedroom overlooking our garden so I can appreciate my efforts with the flowers & also watch all the birds on our feeders.
My Mum liked ironing too so maybe is is her fault!

now I don`t even bother to get the vacuum out,, then my local church did a Zoom meeting...
guess who whizzed around putting things where they should be etc. and angled the ipad so they could only see the ceiling,, wow, cobwebs up there?

I find I sleep better between freshly ironed cotton sheets. Another couple of hours makes a lot of difference. If pillowcases are ironed on one side, smoothed out with the hands and carefully folded the warmth makes everything perfect.