My least favourite household chore?

Having to ASK a woman to fetch me a beer. Honestly, she should know to fetch the next one as she sees me finishing the previous one *sigh*

I don't even drink beer. But, I do like to see a good woman serving a great man :-)

I am a firm believer in the ironing properties of the human body or hanging things up straight away so they don't get wrinkled.

Yup, ironing is my bete noir too. I own only one piece of clothing that requires ironing, and is easy to iron at that. I do not buy clothes I have to iron. I do have a piece of linen in the ol' fabric box, but I use it to make buckram, not clothes. But because I sew a lot, I can't always escape the evil necessity of ironing. Inevitably the creases never quite come out, and I say F#*$ it rather than correcting the problem. My top tip is steaming. Hang the item up in the bathroom while you have a nice hot shower, and you'll often be amazed how many of the creases actually come out all by themselves.

Ironing isn't one of my least favorite chores, but it takes a while, so I usually put on a movie or watch TV...although this can actually lead to prolonging the aforementioned task, as one gradually becomes increasingly absorbed with what is on the screen, rather than the board. 15 minutes later you hear the "beep beep beep..." of the neglected and lonely iron. I always "warm up" with the simplest and arguably funnest items such as pillowcases, leaving all the shirts and complicated items last. My most-tolerated to least-favorite chores in descending order would be: laundry, ironing, dishes, vacuuming, mopping, shower, toilet.

I avoid ironing like the plague!

I think I have used the iron once in the past 2 years?? And only to ever help my hubby iron a nice shirt when he has a meeting.

(btw - love that you're a regular blogger, Moata, unlike other stuff blogs you have to wait ages for xo)

Huh? I love ironing. Can watch telly while doing it and I take great pride in getting shirts 'just so' (could be my borderline OCD talking there, have been known to sneakily take shirts from closet and redo them after wife has had a bash at it). I've noticed some womens clothes seem to have unnecessary bits though, and can be a bit frustrating to press compared to blokes clobber (which are largely flat panels of material with a few buttons/the odd pleat thrown in). Maybe that is the difference...?

hate ironing but still get stuck with it :( but he is very good to do practically everything else.. Have a pile of clothes I must iron as running out of things to wear..

And i hate that cheap rubbish fabric that Glassons uses that when you iron goes all shiny!! However if you iron it at a lower heat all the creases stay put - makes me wanna scream!!!!!!!!

I hate ironing. Which is a shame, because I'm very good at it. My ironing board collects dust.

Most of all, though, I hate taking out the trash. It always seems every time it's my turn someone's put something liquid in there that'll drip on me as I flee to the outside. Or they fill it with bricks and I can't get the bag out.

Or the bag breaks and then you have to put another bag on top of the bin and flip the bin to put the trash in that bag and then that bag breaks and you cry a litle because now the floor is covered in trash and just what IS that liquid stuff anyways?

Sorry I can't help it: "This aversion to ironing even effects that most important of factors in a woman's life - her wardrobe." Shouldn't that be 'affects'. LOL.

My mum is the same - she won't buy anything that needs ironing.

I hate vacuuming. Not sure why. I even bought a good vacuum cleaner. I should vacuum often since the dog sheds SO MUCH fur, but I just hate it! I often sweep and mop instead, just because I hate vacuuming.

See I love ironing, it gives me a sense of control in a world gone mad. Stick on the tv to something entertaining but not heavy...I'm thinking Desperate Housewives or Greys Anatomy...then you turn a big pile of messy, creased laundry into crisp, smooth, ready-to-wear loveliness. Sigh...it truly makes me happy. Now cleaning the shower or God forbid - the Fridge just seems like an epic task & I can't stand it. Its just so much like - well, work! Vacuuming is another pet peeve because you spend the entire time bending slightly and dipping and it hurts my back.