tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post1951337556308328146..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: In praise of the ironing basketallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-84230299427715685192011-09-05T09:45:27.254+10:002011-09-05T09:45:27.254+10:00I LOVE my Ironing Basket... especially when the ir...I LOVE my Ironing Basket... especially when the ironing man comes to pick it up and take it to the ironing lady.. who probably hates my Ironing Basket.Sharn Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322295467277564960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-3786709721925188872011-03-17T18:36:05.882+11:002011-03-17T18:36:05.882+11:00No ironing here except for the rarest of occasions...No ironing here except for the rarest of occasions : like I'm sewing, or something fancy is especially crushed :) My daughter's school dress dries pretty wrinkle free, and the polo shirts come out the dryer fine :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275989223868127305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-79765967296693776792011-03-16T22:32:37.181+11:002011-03-16T22:32:37.181+11:00Love this post. Funny how ironing can spur on so m...Love this post. Funny how ironing can spur on so many comments!<br /><br />I'm a ready to wear girl. No clothes go hung into the wardrobe unless it's ready to wear. I don't have an ironing basket, more an ironing door (into the TV room). Just to remind me that I have a few shirts to do. Yes, that's all I iron! My mother taught me early on in life to fold the washing as it came off the line/out of the dryer. Now I iron only shirts that hubby and my boys wear. Most of my clothes don't need ironing. So, I iron once a fortnight, and it takes me less than an hour to do. Not too bad, methinks... xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-77452254751940834182011-03-16T07:01:56.260+11:002011-03-16T07:01:56.260+11:00I got the most comments ever when I wrote about ir...I got the most comments ever when I wrote about ironing - looks like you have too!<br /><br />I have one rule for me and one for the rest of the family. My husband does his own. I do my son's school uniform and stuff, daughter's dresses, in big ironing marathons but stuff for me I do ad hoc just before I'm about to go out normally. Most of the time I slob about in sweatpants anyway!Deer Babyhttp://deerbaby.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-24157216897608482532011-03-15T19:34:03.086+11:002011-03-15T19:34:03.086+11:00Wow, you've almost sold me on ironing - almost...Wow, you've almost sold me on ironing - almost!<br />Thankfully, there's not a lot of call for ironing in my household. So I have an ironing pile, which consists of clothes that only get worn a few times a year, even when they are ironed.Emma Mhttp://www.blog.emmamayalldesigns.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-11220260394682920392011-03-14T23:08:49.686+11:002011-03-14T23:08:49.686+11:00I've always been iron as you go..but when the ...I've always been iron as you go..but when the kids were in school I did iron enough shirts, shorts and pinafores for a whole week at a time and work shirts..just like you..but everything else was whenever. I do have a thing now about the kitchen bench..I like that to be clear and clean..all the time if possible..and work to keep it that way. I haven't always been that way..but just since my new kitchen in my Qld house!Naturally Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-43293329232580629392011-03-14T22:54:22.631+11:002011-03-14T22:54:22.631+11:00I have no ironing basket AT ALL. My ironing board ...I have no ironing basket AT ALL. My ironing board is hidden and I don't know where my iron is.<br /><br />Domestic, I am not.<br /><br />But look - my 3 year old is: <br /><br />http://greatbalancingact-blog.blogspot.com/2011/03/point-and-shoot-proud-mumma.htmlmelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619088750025688774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-23201840964837816652011-03-14T21:19:52.356+11:002011-03-14T21:19:52.356+11:00I used to be a do it all at once Saturday ironer, ...I used to be a do it all at once Saturday ironer, even putting an ironed hanky into pockets of school clothes. Then the kids got older and started ironing their own clothes. Now, I proudly state that I don't iron anything ever. But yesterday I got out the iron, blew the dust off, and pressed the hems on the new pants that I'd just taken up by six inches. Now the iron is back in its hidey hole.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-68869372864386143872011-03-14T20:16:20.175+11:002011-03-14T20:16:20.175+11:00I'm definitely a non-ironer, unless as Miss Pi...I'm definitely a non-ironer, unless as Miss Pink said, I am sewing. I put this down to sensible shopping (I no longer wear shirts) and a rule with hubby that says that if he buys a shirt that needs ironing, he irons it. Still to tackle school uniforms yet. Hopefully they're wash and wear. Alas, now that I'm doing markets, I have to constantly iron my table cloth. Arrgh!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035359686891598881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-7384570421537627132011-03-14T17:33:18.556+11:002011-03-14T17:33:18.556+11:00Oh well, my dirty little secret is I hate ironing ...Oh well, my dirty little secret is I hate ironing but love to go to the wardrobe and get anythign to wear as it is all ironed immediately it is washed and dried. I even iron the sheets, it's pure luxury to slip between ironed sheets, so smooth and lovely. I wash once a week and iron the same evening watching the box... fyi I have a 3 hour comute round trip to work and work a 40+ hour week.MyLittleBlueDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032068224704383634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-73650658138670380362011-03-14T17:31:25.657+11:002011-03-14T17:31:25.657+11:00Definitely iron as you go around here! But I can t...Definitely iron as you go around here! But I can totally relate to the stress levels it creates and at times I will simply choose a different outfit to the one I'd like to wear, just to save on ironing time.<br />I like your ironing basket principle, maybe I'll get my act together one day and get one of those happening ;o)All For Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151973819133926868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-64369149856954143262011-03-14T15:09:09.497+11:002011-03-14T15:09:09.497+11:00When I started to hear other mums tell me that the...When I started to hear other mums tell me that they rarely ironed....I gave it a try. I discovered that most things don't actually need to be ironed after all.<br />School uniforms etc get hung straight on a clothes hanger to dry. I just "flatten" them out a bit with my hand so pleats dry where they are supposed to etc.<br />If you don't like ironing, give it a try. It will save you hours of your life.<br /><br />Trish<br />xxTrish@Show and Tellhttp://www.showandtellideas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-85246409032455863222011-03-14T15:07:10.289+11:002011-03-14T15:07:10.289+11:00Once upon a time I was married to a man who adored...Once upon a time I was married to a man who adored the task of ironing, referring to it as "relaxation", and a "good excuse to watch tv". Sheets and towels got a right royal once over by the iron even! <br /><br />So while we are still married he is now far too busy to deal with these domesticities and alas its fallen to me. Lets just say I'm rather ruthless and if its been hanging for a week and looks rather pressed, its good to go in the outside world!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911678503912496884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-32030613327685872602011-03-14T14:19:57.897+11:002011-03-14T14:19:57.897+11:00I'm lucky if my clean clothes make it off the ...I'm lucky if my clean clothes make it off the couch and into the wardrobe, so ironing is never a consideration. <br /><br />You can always spot me in a crowd. I will be the one with the wrinkly shirts and shorts.<br /><br />Enjoyed this post.Shelly - Tropical Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464868349672755774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-4199215322258420012011-03-14T12:38:43.713+11:002011-03-14T12:38:43.713+11:00I used to have an iron basket before I had my seco...I used to have an iron basket before I had my second child and I'd iron all the clothes that need ironing in one go. Now I don't iron anymore unless I am absolutely desperate and I have so many clothes that I never wear because they need ironing. Maybe, I should start up the ironing basket again, or give all the clothes away...Tathttp://muminsearch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-71674913411849355432011-03-14T12:14:21.582+11:002011-03-14T12:14:21.582+11:00I'm a Saturday night ironer. I pop a movie on ...I'm a Saturday night ironer. I pop a movie on & iron while I watch. Two benefits: it gets my ironing done for the week & is the only way I won't nod off during a movie these days.<br /><br />That said, I only iron work & must dostuff. I pop the rest of our clothes in the tumble dryer for 10mins when they're just about dry & that negates the need to iron them.susanhttp://mummydaze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-79295301371959340812011-03-14T11:28:21.385+11:002011-03-14T11:28:21.385+11:00I have to iron everything in the basket in one go....I have to iron everything in the basket in one go.<br /><br />Sad but true.<br /><br />SSG xxx<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sydneyshopgirl.com" rel="nofollow">Sydney Shop Girl blog</a>Sydney Shop Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813953421175387706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-28290972196094514072011-03-14T11:12:43.923+11:002011-03-14T11:12:43.923+11:00Hi I am Kirrily and I am a recently reformed non-i...Hi I am Kirrily and I am a recently reformed non-ironer.<br /><br />I never knew the meditative nature of it until I started ironing my child's clothes! Now that's nice. I find it comforting. Sooooo funny you wrote this post this week, Al, cos when I say "recently", I mean, like... about 2 weeks ago. And now I hang out for washing day so I can iron her clothes again! (and it's made me more keen to iron mine and the mister's too)Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-15986400843940871232011-03-14T11:12:06.644+11:002011-03-14T11:12:06.644+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Simpsonsloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178762191024801508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-44307005378856768132011-03-14T10:31:29.700+11:002011-03-14T10:31:29.700+11:00Gosh i do not iron unless it's because i'm...Gosh i do not iron unless it's because i'm sewing and thus seaming.<br />If it is something that HAS to be ironed then i do it before i put it away, but honestly i don't have anything that needs to be ironed. I hang it out a certain way on the line and then it hangs straight up in the wardrobe and it looks fine.Miss Pinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339773113889860348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-79212066871224513602011-03-14T09:56:13.204+11:002011-03-14T09:56:13.204+11:00i treat the rare ironing moments as an olympic spo...i treat the rare ironing moments as an olympic sport. as part of my down sizing, I think i need to review what is truly ready to wear and what makes me iron. Miffy in the middle of nowhere owns an iron, but it is currently unemployedMiffy in the Middle of No Wherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988734508584027104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-375138754976317522011-03-14T09:49:02.467+11:002011-03-14T09:49:02.467+11:00I am not (an ironing-basket disciple). This has in...I am not (an ironing-basket disciple). This has inspired me to write my own post, Al... xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-61112387194347817252011-03-14T08:43:31.426+11:002011-03-14T08:43:31.426+11:00I have an ironing basket. Being able to pick a pre...I have an ironing basket. Being able to pick a presentable outfit from the wardrobe saves heaps of time in the morning.<br /><br />I don't mind doing the ironing actually. I set myself up in front of the TV or computer and catch up on a few episodes of a tv series I'm watching, or a nice trashy movie that doesn't require my full attention.Tenille @ Help!Mumhttp://www.helpmum.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-47481293793693185562011-03-14T08:35:39.246+11:002011-03-14T08:35:39.246+11:00I LOVE ironing! Like Lucy, I also posted about it...I LOVE ironing! Like Lucy, I also posted about it a little while back. http://wp.me/pZ2A6-Zf<br />Seriously, nothing I love more than setting up the ironing board in front of the TV with something trashy to watch and ironing my heart out. Oh dear, I sound so sad...I've also ironed plenty of times for girlfriends. I did a three hour stint for a family of five one day when I popped in for a cup of coffee. I saw her ironing basket and nearly died..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-53545713011595443592011-03-14T08:33:10.176+11:002011-03-14T08:33:10.176+11:00I think we should start a support group for reform...I think we should start a support group for reformed ironers. I used to love to iron, there was sort of a zen feeling that came to me smoothing out that which was wrinkled. <br /><br />Now, with very little time I have have given up the ironing on a regular basis. When we moved, my little four year old saw the ironing board for the first time and said "What's that?"<br /><br />I love how you have found new ways or organizing - the Sunday night routine sound perfect!Marion Williams-Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741729110133561984noreply@blogger.com