ironing

[memoo]

HATE IT, please give me a kick up the arse and motivate me to get it done, have HUGE pile

STOP IRONING!

Just put it away straight frmo the line/dryer and stop wasting your bloody life ironing!!

like your style mamaG

I never iron anything exceptthe odd shirt (purposely don't wear shirts to avoid ironing!)

I never look crumpled

but what about kids uniforms? and DH has loads of shirts for work, and i have to look smart for my job too, my stuff is always dead creased after i've washed it, maybe i'm doing something wrong!

memoo do you have a tumble drier?

If so I find that if I put t-shirts in for about 10 minutes or so and get them out immediately and shake and hang, most every day things are ok.

I only iron the odd shirt and baby dresses. Heavy cotton shirts are pretty good if you use above technique, ditto polo shirts and children's shorts etc.

I'm a lawyer so have to look smart - and i always do!

If DH wears shirts, show him the iron

DC school uniform is FINE if folded and put away straight from the line/dryer - it really is (summer dresses/trousers/skirts/jumpers/polo shirts)

Also check the spin speed on your washing machine. If it is very high, everything is mega creased. That's fine for towels etc imo, and great for shorter drying times, but bad news for your ironing pile.

I use the "delicates" cycle as is a shorter spin, but beware as you can't fill the drum like you can for a normal cotton cycle.

The difference between a 600 spin and a 1200 in terms of creasing is significant.

p.s. other top tip. I get dd1 (4) to take the washing out as soon as the machine has finished. She gives it all a good shake - it is a game to her.

You have inspired me! I do have tumble dryer so am definately going to try that! it would be such a relief to not have to spend hours ironing, I would have so much time.

steam genarator iron? i love mine. but then i am a very strange person and i love ironing! i find it quite relaxing and iron whilst drinking wine on an evening to unwind!

although most things are unecessary to iron i only iron cotton things and denim the creases come out of everything else if hung or folded

I always have eveything on a high spin! so thats why all my stuff is dead creased, wow! you ladies are fab

I'm with MamaG.

I never iron my everyday clothes. Or the children's, including school uniform. You get few creases if you dry and fold your laundry right, and body heat will help get rid of the rest.

I would probably iron a dress if I was going to a wedding and it was particularly wrinkled.

When I told a friend once that I never iron she was really surprised. She said 'but you never look crumpled'

It is a complete waste of time!

Glad to see you've been converted

As long as you send your kids to school clean(ish), fed and loved if they are wearing a crumpled shirt it does't really matter - I bet they finish the day with crumpled shirts anyway. Your husband should learn to iron his own shirts, especially if you both work full-time and stop buying clothes for yourself that need ironing.

Life is too short.

I Only iron when i really have to usually when mother in law is taking the kids out!! She is always giving me grief for not ironing, but lifes too short to be stood ironing for hours on end!!!

forget the ironing, tumble dry and hang wet stuff on a hanger to dry. only do it when ABSOLUTELY necessary. I used to slave over the ironing for hours until one day enough was enough. try m&s shirts that dont need ironing they are great.

I iron all my clothes and all my children's clothes. I spend no longer than 2 hours a week on it. I don't think that's alot! Bang it out as soon as kids go to bed, or on a Sunday lunchtime when everyone is asleep. Folding it from the line or the tumble dryer is not the same. For me.

Once every two months I pay someone to iron the bed linen that has built up. Worth every penny.

Here is my ironing tip

Take one ds age 14 who sleeps in the attic.

Place all washed but unironed clothing at bottom of attic stairs, for him to take upstairs and put away (hahaha...as if)

After he has left them there for....ooh about 3 or 4 weeks, I start shrieking.

Pile of 4 weeks worth of items is so heavy that clothes are al pressed neatly, and lo no creases.

Ds finally takes them upstairs and dumps them on floor, and little pile starts at bottom of stairs again.

It's like magic!

He just creases them all again though, when he dumps them on the floor, then walks/lies on them