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See this lovely armoire? And the cozy chair and pretty light? Don’t they all just seem to say, “Christy, please, sit a spell! Read a book! Take a load off.” Yes, that’s what they seem to say.
Unless you know what’s in the armoire.
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That’s where I keep all the clothes that need to be ironed. I take them out of the dryer and move them right to the cabinet of the job-I-hate. Then I close the doors and pretend nothing’s in there.
When I open it up and stuff falls out, well, I have to deal with it and, obviously, I’ve reached that point. I can’t stuff in any more. I know this because I tried and couldn’t shut the doors.
What I’d like is for the Ironing Fairy to get her little backside over here, wave her magic wand and “Poof!” Clothes ironed, hung on hangers and placed in the correct closets.
So far, no Ironing Fairy.
So that’s what I’ll be doing today: ironing. And while I do hate it I will attempt to be thankful for clothes and electricity and the fact that I’m using an iron and not a hot rock.
Even so, I think I’m only going to buy wrinkle-free shirts from now on.
I am so with you on that one. I hate ironing. My mother, on the other hand, loves to iron -- I used to save a few things out for her visits, just so she'd do them for me.
ReplyDeleteThat is precisely why I don't iron...that's right--nothing. I carried my iron upstairs to do an iron on when Keiton was 5 or 6 and my kids said,"What is that?". :) My iron is reserved for those bead craft thingies or the occasional iron on. ;)
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I iron a lot of things...tshirts, jean skirts, etc. Sometime even sheets. So it all adds up...but I just decided recently that ironing all of Russ' dress shirts that he wears to work everyday was too much. So, I now bring them to the local cleaners and pay 1.25 per shirt to have them wash, iron and heavy starch. Sooo worth it!
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Catherine - my mother-in-law is the best ironer ever. She'll iron when she comes and I'm forever grateful for her help!
ReplyDeleteTraci - how do you not iron?! You really don't iron anything?
Rebecca - About 10 years ago Sean got promoted and I used some of the extra money to go to the dry cleaners. It was one of the happiest days of my life. There was an independent cleaners that did shirts for $.79! I had to start ironing again when we moved up here because the cheapest cleaners I can find is $1.94. Of course, after ironing for the last two hours I'm thinking I can find some money in the budget for the cleaners...
I used to be the one who would iron all of my step-father's shirts for work. He showed me how to do it just right and had me iron a shirt every morning before school. You could show Amy how to do it (nevermind) you could show Rebecca how to do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to be married to a jeans and t-shirt guy!
Christy, I think you just need to move closer to Rebecca! If she irons sheets and jeans -- seriously? I NEED to know why! -- she'd probably be willing to swap your love of doing something else with her love of ironing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't iron either. We throw a damp towel in the drier with whatever is wrinkled and call it good. Brad sometimes does his pants when needed.
ReplyDeleteNever. iron. a. thing. It's not good for you. Burn the clothes in the armoire and start over. Well then. Don't we all feel better?! I know I do ;)
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(ps, Traci, my kids don't really know what they're for either...!)
Amity - good call on switching Rebecca for Amy. You obviously know my family.
ReplyDeleteTina - I iron sheets, too... Smoothes out the edges! But I'm all for a swapping of chores. If only Rebecca lived closer - and I wish that for so many reasons!
Meg - But then don't you have to stand by the dryer and pull the clothes out right away?
MG - I KNEW you'd say this! All I can say, MG, is I live through you. No cooking and no ironing. My dream domestic life...!
Nope. No ironing--EVER. :)
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Ironing is therapeutic people. And it's just so . . . . neat and tidy. I couldn't iron it all at once though, that WOULD make even me cry. And I don't do Brad's - he's on his own for that one.
ReplyDeleteHeidi - I forgot you're the queen of ironing! As far as it being therapeutic... it actually causes me to need therapy! But I'm glad you enjoy it - your clothes always look neat and tidy. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Heidi... I almost like ironing (when I don't HAVE to do it) and I love having ironed neat looking clothes. I even iron my kids' nicer shirts. Christy, I'll do your ironing if you'll come clean my floors... you'd have to buy back your house for that :-) (which, btw, has a new realtor).
ReplyDeleteWhat is ironing?
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