Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Housekeeping

Find cleaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Housekeeping forum.

Ironing... how big is your pile???

88 replies

wabbit · 07/05/2008 21:54

Confession...I've got stuff waiting to be ironed that are:

Winter clothes, and even some clothes from last year that ds has now grown out of

My wish is that someone will create me a week where I don't have anything else to do other than sort out my bl@@dy IRONING

So ironing hangs out under the stairs... in dd's bedroom (where the messiness of it is matched by dd's clothes on the floor habit) and now I've noticed I'm making uber weeny piles of 'needs to be ironed' things in my bedroom

How do you fit ironing into your day??

OP posts:
Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 07/05/2008 21:56

I have 3 items to iron.

dh did it yesterday lol!

Now what I do have is a huge pile to put away.

SlartyBartFast · 07/05/2008 21:57

my ironing pile is similar,
actually did some today, only cos they are summer clothes and are now needed,
unfortunately big pile of ironed clothes only just hung up so good work ruined

numptysmummy · 07/05/2008 21:57

I've got clothes witing to be washed that dc's have grown out of,never mind the ironing pile.

foofi · 07/05/2008 21:58

NOTHING!!!

(Normally a whole room full, but I'm unusually up to date.)

ja9 · 07/05/2008 21:58

teeny weeny

dh ironed 4 loads of washing last night.

have to say he doesn't usually do the ironing, but the boy did good last night!

Chuffinnora · 07/05/2008 21:59

Up to the windowsill in the playroom.

I'm considering introducing a nudism week to stem the tide but the family refuse to let me go naked around the house.

beansmum · 07/05/2008 22:00

I don't iron. At all. Ever.

windygalestoday · 07/05/2008 22:00

i have an ironing mountain-its getting ridiculous because i iron everything twice once to put way and once when its worn im making life hrd for myself i know but i cnt help it

ja9 · 07/05/2008 22:03

oh dear wgt... you really must do something abou that...

SlartyBartFast · 07/05/2008 22:09

i knew a sahm from school playground who used to take washing off line and iron it!
amazing,
well to me anyway, i am sure you will tell me there are plenty of other people like it

Whizzz · 07/05/2008 22:09

HUGE

KerryMum · 07/05/2008 22:10

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

MamaMaiasaura · 07/05/2008 22:10

empty - DP just did it all

stripeymama · 07/05/2008 22:12

I don't iron either.

We don't even have an iron. We did have one but I cut the plug off it to fix some fairy lights.

CrackerOfNuts · 07/05/2008 22:12

3 baskets full

However, in my defence, I do need a new iron. Mine works, but I'd get better results with a cold brick.

windygalestoday · 07/05/2008 22:12

empty - DP just did it all

i would love him too can he come to my house?

ja9-i know its ridiculous isnt it??

wabbit · 07/05/2008 22:12

Oh... I have lovely, lovely new man in my life but think four months is a bit soon for chaining him to the ironing board ...

PMSL at winter washing!

Ironing TWICE??? anyone else do that?

loving nudist week, shall we make it MN wide? (well for those of us with heowwge piles?

computer really slow tonight so this will be way out of the loop by the time it's posted!

OP posts:
sweetkitty · 07/05/2008 22:14

My MIL irons the washing straight from the machine, I mean everything towels, socks the lot then hangs it over a clothes horse to dry, she says it's much easier to iron and it dries quicker, I think she is barking and probably only does 2 loads of washing a week.

My ironing pile is over the basket and is growing every day. In my defence I have SPD and can't stand long enough to do it, must pay someone soon to come and take it all away for me.

MamaMaiasaura · 07/05/2008 22:14

just asked him and he said 'no' meanie eh?

MamaMaiasaura · 07/05/2008 22:14

sweetkitty - I have done that does work.

Lubyloo · 07/05/2008 22:15

Wow! So many DPs/DHs that iron! I want one!

CantSleepWontSleep · 07/05/2008 22:17

I have an ironing lady, so my pile is very small .

If something needs handwashing then it can sit in the wash basket for a year though .

CocodeBear · 07/05/2008 22:17

I don't iron

  • courtesy of ja9
stuffitall · 07/05/2008 22:19

wee
ironing is ok i do 20 mins every day, sorts it
my house is a midden though

Beauregard · 07/05/2008 22:19

nothing