Finally reached the bottom of my ironing basket today!

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Am just so pleased. At 8.5 months PG my ironing basket has been populated since the end of the summer. However today I managed to clear it completely.

Having done this I attempted to put all the clothes away, only to hear an ominous creak from DD's wardrobe! So I then had a manic sort of all her clothes (in the drawers as well) and have identified about 50% of her wardrobe which she has outgrown!

In turn this will generate loads of stuff to be sold on e-bay, therefore maintaining a decent income during my maternity leave - to top up what I fall short of in Stat maternity pay.

Feeling very pleased with myself!

WHY do people iron? Such a waste of a life

Well done though

Well have to say most of the stuff at the bottom had been languishing in there since around August .

However a recent foray in to more greener living led me to find some tumble dryer balls on e-bay, which cut down on time when drying.......and means 99% of the stuff that get tumble dired doesnt need to be ironed!

So all I am ironing following my 3 midweek loads will be the stuff that went on the airer, 4 t'shirts and a skirt!

I'm frightned to look in the bottom of mine. There's probably a whole mini civilisation in there.

what is this thing, an "ironing basket"??

Thanks to my drier balls bundle I am hoping an "Ironing Basket" is soon to become an outdated sort of toture device

i actually look forward to ironing

I do it once a week and I go into our study and iron with some Radio 4 comedy programme online

only takes about 30 mins usually if I do it every week

is nice listening to radio

Cappacino - that used to be me. I used to love it. But with a bump which I have burnt with the iron on more than one occassion and varicose veins , I no longer enjoy a weekly stint, hence why some of the stuff dated back to the end of our summer holiday!

ironing baskets have bottoms???!!!

In the summer we house-sat for a friend whilst she was on holiday (thereby getting a very cheap holiday ourselves!) and in return one of the things I did was iron all the clothes in her ironing pile. I have never seen so many clothes - it took me four evenings to get through it all! She was absolutely thrilled though.

Miaou - Do you like ironing as a rule? If not how do you class your time away as a holiday - busmans holiday perhaps???

I never iron anything at home. Ever .