Dashing away with the smoothing iron

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I enjoy ironing, it is the job I most enjoy in my role as housewife. When I was younger I always did my ironing standing up. Now I prefer to sit down It means a rest for my legs after a morning doing housework. In a way I look forward to doing it. I used to iron everything, socks, towels underwear, although I was told by those who were less enthusiastic that this was going to flatten the softness out of the socks and towels. A friend of mine told me recently that she never irons. I was amazed, it seemed to me such a necessary part of doing the laundry. She is younger than I am and she suggested that most of her clothes did not need ironing at all. So I took a second look at mine – and she was right. Synthetics do not crease like the cotton things do and many of the old crushable materials are not part of the modern fashion scene anymore. I am still ironing my clothes but since looking at things through her eyes I have been able to lower the pile considerably. Blouses, towels, socks, underwear etc. just get folded and put away. She has saved me a lot of time and effort. Have you any good tips that result in less time spent on everyday jobs and a little more on MyLot?