I will wash dishes, scrub floors, clean bathrooms, do laundry or vacuum. However, there is one household chore that I do NOT do – Ironing. I avoid ironing at all costs. I have never been very good at it. I am always careful to buy clothes that don’t need to be ironed. When I was a missionary I had a companion who gave me a beautiful dress that didn’t fit her anymore. I decided to wear it to church one week, but it needed to be ironed. I turned the iron on, and with the first pass across the dress, a hole, the same size and shape of the iron, appeared in the chest area. Whoops. Needless to say, I did not wear the dress to church. I seriously do not iron.
Do you remember this bridesmaid’s outfit from a few weeks ago? Pretty, right?
There was one big problem with this outfit. The blouses had been ordered days before the wedding from an online company when there was a problem with the original blouses the bride had chosen. These blouses arrived the day before the wedding, all crammed into the smallest envelope they would fit in. Meaning, they had to be ironed.
So here I am, half an hour before the wedding, trying to figure out how to iron a shirt that has cap sleeves and pleats. I was as thrilled as I look. I was terrified that I was going to put a hole through the shirt! I only ironed the worst parts on the front that would be seen, and left the rest alone. So stressful!
With the exception of the shirt for the wedding, and one shirt that I used for an interview, I have not ironed anything in the last year.
So a week ago I picked up my graduation cap and gown. I found the gown shoved into the smallest plastic bag it would fit in. When I took it out it was a mess of wrinkles and creases. Gowns have A LOT of material. And it seems like it would be easy to put a hole in. So I cheated.
I took it to a dry cleaning place where they steamed it for me. It looks fantastic. It was totally worth it!
Do you remember this bridesmaid’s outfit from a few weeks ago? Pretty, right?
There was one big problem with this outfit. The blouses had been ordered days before the wedding from an online company when there was a problem with the original blouses the bride had chosen. These blouses arrived the day before the wedding, all crammed into the smallest envelope they would fit in. Meaning, they had to be ironed.
So here I am, half an hour before the wedding, trying to figure out how to iron a shirt that has cap sleeves and pleats. I was as thrilled as I look. I was terrified that I was going to put a hole through the shirt! I only ironed the worst parts on the front that would be seen, and left the rest alone. So stressful!
With the exception of the shirt for the wedding, and one shirt that I used for an interview, I have not ironed anything in the last year.
So a week ago I picked up my graduation cap and gown. I found the gown shoved into the smallest plastic bag it would fit in. When I took it out it was a mess of wrinkles and creases. Gowns have A LOT of material. And it seems like it would be easy to put a hole in. So I cheated.
I took it to a dry cleaning place where they steamed it for me. It looks fantastic. It was totally worth it!
7 comments:
That is so funny. I thought i was bad cause i hate it too but i think you have me beat. I don't iron either. If it's wrinkled i throw it in the dryer to dewrinkle. I hate it too. Good luck in the future. ha ha
Haha, you're cute. I hate ironing too! I just take stuff hot out of the dryer and hang them right up...
LOL! That is cheating. But hey - I didn't even iron mine. Oh well!
I'm with you on ironing being of the devil. Seriously, Steve and I may own an iron... if so, it's packed away in the basement. It's been YEARS since I've ironed anything. Wrinkly free is the only way to go! Getting your gown steamed at the dry cleaner sounds like it was a great plan and well worth it!
I graduated from the College of Science (secondary education goes with the college their content falls under). Next up....find a job! There's a REALLY good chance that I'll end up at Granger (where I student taught), but nothing's certain yet. How about you???
Hey, have you tried my water bottle trick? MOST wrinkles will come out of most things if you squirt the item down with plain water, while wearing the item (that's the important part). Then pat out the wrinkles and don't sit down until the item is dry! (It's a lot nicer to do this in warm weather.)
You just need to marry a guy like Sam. I wake up, decide what to wear, throw it on top of Sam in bed, and like magic it's done about ten minutes later!
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