Ironing - do you do it?

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No ironing here. I can’t stand it lol. I made a deal with my partner, he does the ironing and I do the cooking 😂
 
No ironing happens in our household. I’m making the most of it until my kid starts school as will probably iron their uniform.
 
Only bedding and if I’m going somewhere formal and my dress/clothes are creased. With my day to day clothes I tend to wash them and hang them up to drop the creases out.
 
We don’t own an iron 🤣 we used to but it broke and we never replaced it. I never used it when we did. I guess when my other half goes back to an office we will need one but until then, everything gets air dried or rumple dried and folded/hung so it dries flat.

if it looks like it might need ironing, it doesn’t get bought.
 
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I only have a cheapy from the middle aisle of aldi haha

I have contemplated upgrading but my cheapy works fine.

It is also great for holidays as it weighs nothing compared to an iron and things get crumpled in a case
 
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I do actually like ironing and find it relaxing. If I’m off work I’ll do it myself but otherwise our cleaner does it and she irons everything even underwear 😆
 
I iron most things. The only things I don’t iron is bedding and definitely not underwear.

I don’t mind doing it. It does sometimes feel like a right chore if there’s a lot but that’s mainly because it all needs putting away after. I like either listening to an audio book or sticking a series on telly while I do it.
 
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Life is tooo short! I hang things up straight away, barely anything actually needs ironing if you shake it out and get it hung up straight away. Also give it a good shake out before drying. Work shirts need ironing, a few blouses, odd bit of school uniform but nothing else. I grew up constantly hearing my mum stress about ‘the ironing’ and I refuse to the same. Once you stop you realise how unnecessary it is, and we never ever look crumpled.
 
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Growing up my mum ironed everything, she actually finds it very therapeutic?! I hate it, so I pay a lady to do it all for me now. Best money I spend tbh
 
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Growing up my mum ironed everything, she actually finds it very therapeutic?! I hate it, so I pay a lady to do it all for me now. Best money I spend tbh

I find it quite therapeutic too, I stick something on my laptop and iron a weeks worth of clothes for 6 people, I do enjoy it and look forward to doing it on Sunday evenings, but probably wouldn't enjoy it so much without anything on in the background.
 
Never iron anything. My OH is an airline pilot and grumbles about unironed shirts but doesn't care enough to actually get the iron out himself!
 
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Ah actually don’t mind ironing - ah stick on Netflix and then work ma way through the pile. Only things ah don’t iron are towels/ the other half’s work clothes (tradesman, so creases are the least of the worries oan his stuff) and sports clothes like wains tracksuits and football strips. Ah wish creases didnae bother me but ah cannae sleep oan bedding that’s no need ironed.
 
I only iron my work uniform and that's because I can't get away with not doing it. I didn't even own an iron as I could get away without ironing my old uniform. I do have to watch tv whilst I iron though, just to make it a bit less boring.
 
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