CPTues: Ironing

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How good are you with an iron?

queenbone

I agree there is definitely something theraputic about ironing! I used to wash/iron the purificator for church. It was like a guaranteed hour of not having to wipe anyone's bottom or answer anyone's questions and just have some alone time. 

My problem is I never have time to do it. My ironing board is piled high with a back log.

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I also use cleaners. I'm not good at it anyway and don't like doing it. 

KMRR86

I'm good at it but I hate it and avoid at all costs. Mainly because I don't have a proper "ironing station" and it's just a huge pita to set up what I need.

martyn17

I guess I'm good at it, haven't ruined anything sonce I was a teenager but I rarely do it, when I do its quite time consuming, and in general the dry cleaner takes care of it

redhead610

Not great. I often end up adding in more wrinkles. DH is really good at it, so he irons when needed. Not many of my clothes require it anyway.

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econmama said:

Good at it, but ironing is why we have dry cleaners.

Exactly this! I love the cleaners because I don't have time to iron these days.

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I'm really bad at it & hate doing it. I usually throw something in the dryer or use my blow dryer to take care of something that needs ironing.

gutsymama

I have a scar on my elbow from the last time I tried to iron, which was in college. 

Lucas loves to drag the iron around by its cord though 

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True Story: the only thing I missed on my kindergarten readiness evaluation was identifying the picture of the iron. I guess my mom isn't much for ironing either. And she worked at my elementary school. It was quite the scandal  

KikiCohen

I hate ironing and avoid it whenever possible.  My mother irons pretty much everything and I think that's why I hate it so much.

atlvol

I'm the Extreme Ironing World Champion I worked at a dry cleaners all through high school and college, almost 9 years. I didn't do the actual ironing as my job, but I did help on occasion.

new2011mommy

DH's dress pants are dry clean only. I signed up for at home pickup and it is wonderful! I iron his dress shirts since they are machine wash and it saves money to not send them out. I hate ironing, but I can iron a dress shirt or pants just fine.

Bkuhman

I have a scar on my left arm due to ironing my husbands shirt. Reminds me of the Wolverine. I am good at it though.

hollandmama

I hate it, I can do simple stuff but I never do... I have ironed DH shirt once for a wedding. MIL secretly hates that I don't iron, she irons virtually everything!

opheliainwaders

I made $50 at Model UN by ironing shirts for the guys who didn't know how to iron (or pack, apparently).