[little blue]

Ironing? What is this stange thing of which you speak?
  Life is definitely too short, even to iron things for wearing at work...


I try to have a quick clean & tidy round before my mum & dad visit ... and even then she'll sometime "pop in" with bin-bags or "on offer" cleaning products, yes mother I take the hint!

[Sylvia]

I have also worked out that is you fold things a certain way......and then let the pile build to a decent hight, the clothes press themselves. Simples! 

Or fold neatly and sit on the pile whils't reading your book......it's called ass-ironing!!

[HappyHippy]

Ironing? What is this stange thing of which you speak?
  Life is definitely too short, even to iron things for wearing at work...

I'm with you on that LB 
I do have an iron, but it's just to stop the dust gathering on the shelf 

[deepinthewoods]

i only iron school uniform. and the occasional shirt when i have to dress up a bit. i quite like ironing actually

[suziequeue]

i quite like ironing actually

I like ironing too but wouldn't want to waste valuable weekend time at home doing it. I take the washing to work with me to waste time doing it during the week 

[Brijjy]

I never ever ever iron, not even school uniforms. I find if you line dry clothes, all the creases fall out anyway. I went on holiday and used the laundrette to wash and dry a load of clothes and everything came out of the tumble dryer creased to buggery. My house is messy but not too dirty. My husband is a hoarder and keeps every receipt, leaflet and letter that he receives. I get told off for chucking stuff away so it is a bit of a balancing act between us. The kids (four of them) are all hoarders too. This means the house is full of clutter until I have a clear out. I have two fridge magnets; one says 'housework won't kill you but why take the chance' the other says 'dull women have immaculate houses' 

[Elissian]

When my children were small a friend said 'if we feel depressed about the state of our houses, we go round to Helen's and we feel much better" Now you could say that was an insult but i like people and my house was always full of visitors and my children had loads of friends to play with. If i'd been busy cleaning i'd have had less time for friends.
Now we have a smallholding and the children are college age or older, my house does have an animal smell about it and my kitchen has every available space filled in fact i love clutter, i like to see the stuff I've got. The friends still call and bring their grandchildren, who spill toys everywhere, when they go i look at the chaos and think, how lovely to have had all the next generation livening up my home. As for ironing, i love it, it's a great excuse to watch a film especially those awful aga sagas that come free with the daily mail (guilty secret) that i wouldn't inflict on anyone else. Mind you my ironing is that slapdash it'll do sort of effort.
i have a friend who keeps an immaculate house (1child no pets) she isn't boring just different to me, she says all the people she loves most in the world are what i refers to as sluttish housewives so thats me and on reading this it's nice to know i am not alone.

[plumseverywhere]

, she says all the people she loves most in the world are what i refers to as sluttish housewives so thats me and on reading this it's nice to know i am not alone.

Ah Fantastic! I'm a sluttish housewife - I like that title 

[northfifeduckling]

When my children were small a friend said 'if we feel depressed about the state of our houses, we go round to Helen's and we feel much better" .

I used to watch "How clean is your house" and must admit do now watch any hoader program there is and I do feel better after 

[Luce747]

I have a teddy bear sitting on my mantle. She is a mummy bear and has a sign around her neck saying 'messy floors, dirty dishes, happy kids'

[northfifeduckling]

my sister-in-law gave me a present a few years back, a lovely wee cushion. the stitching says "I cleaned my house yesterday, sorry you missed it" .At the time I was more sensitive and found it rather cheaky but now I have to laugh  so true - as I do clean something every day. Mainly dishes and kitchen surfaces, but also other invisible things like wardrobes to find the cause of the moth plague, kitchen cupboards (ditto), sink, loo, the odd window (inside), .............

[Mel]

I have actually done half of mine today!Why only half,the hoover broke down. So I have had to leave it until another one arrives 

[little blue]

April on my calendar said ...

"she had a phrase for Spring cleaning .... it rhymed with bucket!"

[Bill the brew]

Hello all you small holders and animal lovers, I am the same, I have been reading posts for ages but only just signed in, I have a lot of animals and try to keep clean but too become aware of how the smell of dogs linger, I often get a whiff getting into the car after I have been out and they get wet, also I take photos and notice the dirty skirting and carpets.....BUT, children are all grown up so not too much of a worry.......I remember having a lot of farmer friends and always thought their houses dirty when I was a child but now I would think differently, so many people live in shinny show homes.....not for me.....and as my hubby ( I AM A WOMEN) also thinks cleaning is walking frantically around with a hoover, never cleans the bath, toilet of loo and never puts toilet rolls on or gets rid of dust, I dust as I walk around using the ends of my jumper as I have very short arms........weigh things up......enjoy life not spend life cleaning!

[plumseverywhere]

Hello Bill the Brew