do you do anything while ironing?

[myhouseWILLbecleanthisyear]

Hi,

Im after ideas.

Usually when I iron I listed to some music, this keeps me from going insanely tired as ironing always makes me tired. However, I have lost my Ipod. I know where I would have put it, but its not there. I think my cats must have knocked it off from the side. Yes I know I should take better care of it, but i really cant find it anywhere so now Im stuck. Im in the process of getting my house nice and doing lots of decluttering, but I have only been doing this for a few weeks so still have a long way to go [busad]

I really need to do some ironing later as I have let it slide for a couple of days, but I know without my ipod I will find this really draining. Does anybody else get tired when ironing and if so how do you overcome this?

Thanks

I phone my mum - two dreary tasks completed at once .

It's the only way.

Watch tv...obviously?! The sole benefit of ironing is its the only housework you can do whilst watching tv... apart from sewing knitting etc!

Put it in front of the TV

Listen to Radio 4 or the World Service.

I find I can never do just one thing at a time these days. I mean, I can't just sit and watch telly doing nothing else. This is a bit of a problem, methinks.

i watch Eastenders on a Sunday afternoon while doing it.

Its the only trashy telly i watch but it gets me through..

I've just ironed whilst watching Supernatural series 2 on dvd. You almost don't notice you're ironing.

Thanks for the suggestions, I did think of TV, but wanted to iron sooner rather than later and the TV will be otherwise occupied. I can put it off till tonight though as there really isnt anything else I can do. Really dont want to iron with no music, but havent really got a choice. I have looked high and low for my ipod and its run away from me. Im not a cruel owner so dont know why it had to leave me.

would be nice if I wasnt PG hahaha maybe lots of 's might help.

Its making me tired just thinking about it

Thanks again, was surprised to see so many answers this quick.

I can do whatever I like when I'm watching my wife do the ironing..

Just a quick update I found my ipod [bugrin] [bugrin] [bugrin]

And Ive done the ironing

notwave

If it's sunny I iron outside in the garden.

Glad you found your iPod.

Tv & budgie.

Both keep me amused whilst I toil and slave.

DVD's. I had a lot of ironing to do yesterday - got through Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Rings - Fellowship and Two Towers .

Pride & Prejudice and Titanic are also firm ironing favourites!

i work a late shift whilst my dh does the ironing...
sorry

I watch Pride and Prejudice too. And dinnerladies.

i usually listen to Planet Rock.

I watch all my sky plussed programmes that DH moans about - Teen Mom, towie, Casualty etc. High brow ironing.

Always, always, always listen to Radio 4 - in fact I even find myself ironing the tea towels (and things I wouldn't usually bother with) if I'm listening to a good programme.

Ironing??

Another vote for Radio 4. I save all my ironing up and do it on Sunday mornings to the Archers Omnibus. I thought everyone else did the same!

I don't do ironing, I find that's the most time-saving option.
But I also can't do 1 thing at a time any more, mainly cos I have to do everything while I'm mumsnetting!

Another sky plus high brow ironer here - yesterday I ironed to the William and Kate channel 5 film!

Sheesh, lenak. How many in your family or are you ironing underpants too?

My husband watches horror movies. He says that you just can't find anything too scary when trying to get your shirts just right...