I’d rather clean the bathroom than iron
September 26, 2006
Now that I’ve worked here for almost a year, I know that the busy periods are around March and September. That translates to me being slightly swamped. I’m excited about the future though: there is so much that I’ll be able to put into place as my position evolves [unless, of course, I meet the man of my dreams online and he lives around the world and we decide that it's best that I move to be with him than he with me].
But along with work comes work clothing. Our office’s dress code is business casual which is really one step up from the clothing I can get at my part time job. I don’t have to wear a suit, which is great, but I shouldn’t be in jeans or cargo pants or anything that looks like I might also wear it while painting the house, gardening, or repairing an automobile. Which means I’ve been going to the competition in plus size clothing in order to get slightly dressier things. Which basically means blouses [bottoms are easy: pants or skirts that do not show off much above the knee].
First let me praise the blouse for a second: they look so crisp when ironed, they can give a very professional look, they aren’t necessarily expensive and a $10 one (75% off, don’t you know) can still look good, blouses are made in a wide range of fabrics and colours, you can dress up an outfit with a blouse or wear it with jeans, layer it, wear it as a casual jacket…really, the blouse is quite versatile…but so high maintenance.
I hate ironing. In fact, since my dad and one brother both do more ironing than my mom, sister and I put together and have always done our ironing when we ask, I’m convinced that ironing is a man’s job. And what a thankless job too. Everything about the ironing process is a hassle: waiting for the iron to warm up, selecting the right temperature for the fabric of your blouse, actually ironing the garment. It’s virtually impossible to fit the point of the iron into all the nooks of the blouse, especially around the sleeve area. And the sleeves are such a pain. if the iron doesn’t fit into the sleeve (and I’ve never had a blouse where it does) you iron one side, then flip it over and press the other side, then flip it back again to find newly ironed creases in side one!
This is why I have about 10 blouses that are perfect for this season hanging out [pun intended] in my closet. I think it’s time to bribe my brother.
Update: My sister’s trick to avoid ironing? All wrinkled clothing get rewashed, dried and hung up right away!
Me too! That’s why I buy iron free items!! The two shirts that are NOT….well, they are wrinkled in a pile in the bottom of the closet! :D
I read this and smiled! =)
I feel the same way. And luckily my Dad is the one that iron’s around the house. And even though I got my ironing badge in Girl Scouts, I think that was the only time I did it. I avoid it at all costs, and luckily my dad volunteers to iron for me. So at my cousin’s wedding, he didn’t want my dress too look to wrinkled, so he ironed it for me =).
Yup, it’s a man’s job ;)
I also buy wrinkle-free shirts as often as possible. Unfortunately they are expensive but usually worth it. Otherwise I take them out of the dryer immediately (before they’ve even had a chance to stop tumbling for more than 20 seconds) and hang them up. After all of that, I only have to iron maybe 3-4 shirts between us.
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I’m a waste of electricity… I do the dryer trick if I can’t be bothered ironing. I haven’t tried it with a wet facecloth though (as someone posted on your next post)… I usually lightly spray my clothing with water and chuck in in the dryer.
I’d rather iron than clean the bathroom though! :D