I keep thinking that I should buy an ironing board but why bother when I don’t have an iron?

So I don’t.

I never go to any formal functions, I am not office based, usually wear a jacket or waistcoat and  am at home most evenings.

Yeah, okay, shirts and trousers get a bit creased but I normally find that body heat is a natural de=creaser. I also find modern fabrics are less crinkly and easy to wash and hang up thus negating the need to iron.

I hate it as well. What a performance. Wrestle with the board, wait for the damned thing to heat up, place the garment in suitable positions so as to get flat rather than make new creases and then await more time for the appliance to cool down as one doesn’t need to start a fire.

Its the most boring and time wasting activity I can think of and was actually thankful to lend my iron and board out. I haven’t seen it for years and have since ironed a total of zero garments from that day on.

I can honestly say that I have not missed it one little bit and have the satisfaction of have a tiny bit more space to store other crap.

Yes its nice to see a fine crisp shirt with flattened bibs and tails but for the most time that formality is destined for business and show. There is something quite honest and sexy about a white shirt with jeans and waistcoat where the shirt is slightly crumpled. The words relaxed and easy come to mind and its a classic look. Not for all granted but it will do for  me.

Who Irons jeans anyway?

So there you have it in a nutshell. I don’t iron because I don’t have an iron. Will I get one? I doubt it. Do I want one? No.

I will leave to our armed forces, the nutters who find it relaxing and the ones out to impress.

Crinkly is good as it matches the wrinkles that appear to becoming more common-place on my body.

Happy NON-ironing folks.