Do you still do alot of ironing?

@jillhill (37354)
United States
December 13, 2008 7:39am CST
I have had my iron out for the last couple of days while I make a quilt for my granddaughter. I finished it last night and will put away the ironing board and iron. Before I do I am going to touch up some things in my closet that need just a bit of ironing. Do you still do alot of ironing?
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@onlydia (2808)
• United States
14 Dec 08
The only time I iron is if it needs it. Other wise no. I sometimes iron my jeans my good ones. But other wise I wear sweaters and T-shirts. So there we go. Your friend onlydia. Have a great night/day.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Only when required...that's about all I do it too!
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@onlydia (2808)
• United States
15 Dec 08
as a matter of fact my ironing board is right here. It was my grandmothers and it mite have been her mothers as well. a old wooden one. really good board. The iron is here as well, all set up and waiting for the dish towels to be ironed before I emborider them. Have a great day. Your friend onlydia
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@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
Before we do a lot of ironing back when I'm still studying. We have uniforms that need to be ironed to looked presentable and a good student. Now that I'm out of University, I rarely iron my clothes and also my family just iron the clothes that need to be iron. Ironing clothes would consume lots of electricity that's why I rarely iron my clothes. I'm cost cutting especially the high bills. Since we don't regularly iron our clothes, the consumption and the bill on electricity had drop down.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Wow. I never though about how much it costs to iron! Good point!
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• India
14 Dec 08
Yes, I can't escape that. I cannot go to office without ironing my dress and its to costly to give it in market for ironing. So I can't escape but do ironing. Its really important that when you move out from home, you are in a good shape and ironed clothes really help you to achieve that.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
That's for sure!
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Nope. I'm happy to say that I stopped ironing years ago! I just throw the clothes in the wash, put them in the dryer, and then put them away when the dryer is finished.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Good idea!
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
I hate ironing, I only tried it once and almost burned the shirt! It's a good thing we have a maid who does the ironing at home. If I did it myself, it would take me an hour to do maybe 5 items of clothing haha. Anyway, I'll be moving away from home for work in a few months, so I'm loading up on clothes that don't need to be ironed anymore. However, I can't do away with the collared cotton shirts, so i think I'll just get someone to iron those for me next time.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
It's nice for you that you have someone to do it!
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@LCHBheart (167)
• Singapore
14 Dec 08
I hardly do any ironing. Don't feel like I need to unless it is for work interview clothes. There are inventions nowadays that can help you skip the ironing board, like clothes dryers that use hot steam.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
That would be the dryer for me!
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
15 Dec 08
right now nope..i had just finish last 2 days ago...i do it once a week only ...but my daughter iron her clothes everyday before going to school...
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
I would rather get it all done at once too! lOL
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 08
Yes, I still do a lot of ironing. Both my husband and I have to wear formally to work, hence all of our working attires need to be ironed. I usually iron the clothes once or twice a week. If I'm too lazy, sometimes I just wake up early in the morning and iron the clothes that we are going to wear on that day.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
Good for you.....I know how that goes...my son and his wife both have to dress up for work. Lots of ironing there too!
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
14 Dec 08
I do not even OWN an iron. . . I dont like it. but i DO want to learn how to quilt.. want to come over and teach me ;)
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
15 Dec 08
perfect when are you coming ? :)
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
I would love to!
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• Philippines
13 Dec 08
Unfortunately, *sighs* yes. LOL I have three school-aged kids whose uniforms need to be ironed every Sunday night to get them all ready for wearing for the rest of the week. (So imagine how pleased I am when vacation days roll around). Happily, my husband loves helping out with house chores so he sometimes takes over ironing from me. What a relief! Ironing is back-breaking work especially if you have to do it for about three hours straight. But we do that to save electricity instead of ironing a few pieces here and there every day of the week.
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
Thank you :) Yes, I am very blessed that my better half doesn't subscribe to the stupid macho male ego that some men have. You know, one of our male friends come home everyday and just sits on the sofa to watch TV while he waits for his wife to serve all his needs! He says men are not made to do housework. Duh. I always wanted to retort that he's lucky he's not a single dad! How would he have coped if he is!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
You have a good hubby!
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
28 May 09
Yes, I used to do that earlier. But now a days, I get the clothes of my family ironed by a hired person, as my two kids are very young and don't have anybody to control them while I'm ironing.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 May 09
I don't blame you then!
@violeta_va (4831)
• Australia
15 Dec 08
You finished your last minute project???? my God you are good. I dont do much ironing as most of our things I get are things that you dont have to iron. Only my husbands things need ironing and few of my son's and mine. So I do about 30 min a week at the most.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
How are you feeling these days? I think 30 minutes is enough! Especialy since you are pregnant!
• Australia
16 Dec 08
I am a bit better thanks for asking at least I am eating a bit more but my back is killing me.
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
14 Dec 08
I don't iron at all. I don't even own an iron. I suppose if I ever needed an iron, I could just borrow my mom's.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
I hardly do any! LOL
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• Malaysia
13 Dec 08
I need to do ironing at least once a week. I'm still working so all my clothes have to be ironed.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Ah..good point!
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
14 Dec 08
yeah i am still doing ironing every weekend
• Philippines
15 Dec 08
My mom does the ironing for us or we send some of the clothes to our province to have it ironed since my dad comes back there every now and then.Most of us are busy eh!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
LOL...good way to get out of it!
• United States
15 Dec 08
Whenever I finish washing my clothes, I would iron all my clothes in one day just to save some time. It would irritate me if I had to iron one outfit per day. I would make ironing an enjoyable hobby, because I really don't do a lot of exercising.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
Sounds like you are very organized!
@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
15 Dec 08
I dont do much ironing these days. We have our iron lady whom we called as she ironed our clothes at least twice or once a week. She got the clothes in the morning and return it in the afternoon already ironed. And most of my clothes needs no ironing. But I do know how to iron clothes. I was taught by my mother and sisters how to iron clothes. But if for me alone I can manage to take care of my clothes. Merry Christmas!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
A very Merry Christmas to you too!
@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Hi Jill. That's so great that you know how to quilt! Bet your granddaughter is going to love having a quilt that her grandma made for it. Yes, I do iron because I hang up most of my laundered clothes to air dry, rather than putting them in the dryer. So, they are wrinkled and tend to require some pressing. I usually just iron whatever I'm going to wear that day. The only time I iron several pieces at once is if we are getting ready to go on a trip. Then, I iron all of them so they can get wrinkled in the suitcase, LOL!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
14 Dec 08
You are so silly! LOL
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@GhostCat (313)
• United States
15 Dec 08
I no longer work and my husband wears casual clothes to work, so I no longer have to iron and I find myself only using the iron when I am sewing, but I can't help forgetting the feel of a freshly ironed garment. And when I was a child we used to iron dish towels, sheets and pillow cases. The were hung outside under the sund and then ironed. They always smelled so fresh. I sometimes miss the smell and pleasant feeling of nicely ironed cloth, but not nearly enough to spend the time and energy ironing. (I don't work because I am older and disabled and not longer have the energy to spend on these things). Meryy Christmas.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
merry Christmas to you too!
@stylioJ (403)
• United States
15 Dec 08
I never iron anymore and I love it! My mom gave me a steamer a couple of years ago and that's what I've used since then. It's quick and easy.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
16 Dec 08
I have always wondered how they work! It seems they would be much easier to use then to stand and iron something..