I just spent the last 30 minutes ironing a shirt and karate patches on the Princes uniforms and they both still look like crap.
Thirty.Fucking.Minutes (although the first 10 minutes were spent trying to remember where I stashed the ironing board)
I've mentioned before that I don't iron. I hate it and so I purposely buy wrinkle-resistant shirts (the ones from Eddie Bauer are fabulous) and then stand over the dryer like a vulture to grab the clothes the minute they are done.
And then a Chicos outlet opened near me. I've been behind on the whole "Chicos movement", having been very happy with Coldwater Creek. Until I finally visited the outlet...and then I was hooked.
The problem? It seems they are not that big a fan of the wrinkle-resistant lines.
So here I am, a 39-year-old SAHM who doesn't know how to iron and doesn't want to pay the triple-rate for dry cleaning a woman's shirt (as opposed to a men's shirt). I couldn't even get the stupid karate patches on right!
Any idea if the wrinkled look is coming back in to style?
Are there any "Ironing For SAHM Failures" out there?
Oh well - it's off to a stupid home sales party for a company that I have never heard of and as near as I can tell, they just sell stickers with words on them. I'm only going for the wine!
Maria
Upper Case Living...hmmm...never heard of it. Have fun!
[it wasn't THAT bad...but it really wasn't much more than tose decals that you put on your cars...just with cutesy sayings and different colors. The worst part of the whole thing was that wine was served directly from the box in to paper cups (shuddering) - Mindi]
melbs1969
i REFUSE to iron. flat out REFUSE!! hubby isn't happy about that but...he knew what he was getting himself into when he popped the question!!
[Saturday was the first time my ironing board made an appearance since my in-laws were here at Christmas and my MIL needed to iron something. Before that, I think I ironed a shirt for Brad a few years ago. Problem is, I love the new clothes that I got that I am actually willing to try ironing again. I guess it's just like sex: the more you do it, the better you get at it! - Mindi]
Echo
I despite ironing because I live with my mother who always wants me to iron her clothes. Then, shows me every wrinkle I didn't get ( that are invisible to everyone but her). Good post!
[Thanks! I think I must be your mother, because I end up seeing every tiny wrinkle...hence the taking 20-30 minutes to do it because I absolutely suck at it! - Mindi]