Iron + dress shirt = No more

I consider myself to be a very domesticated person. I'm no Martha Stewart but I can work my way around the kitchen, do laundry, and clean among other things. However the 2 things I could probably live without doing are laundry (especially folding and putting away clothes) and ironing.

At my parents' house I used to hate ironing b/c my mom had a really crappy iron that couldn't straighten a crease if you ironed the same spot over for a good 5 minutes. The iron would also turn off while in use and only techniques such as unplugging and replugging then pushing the ON button would turn the iron back on... if it was your lucky day.

With the new iron received as a wedding gift from our registry, ironing is a lot easier except when it comes to men's dress shirts. You know the kind where the material is a bit fancier than cotton and needs to be ironed a few times before every wrinkle is caught? It is also very frustrating when say you're distracted by the TV and accidentally create a crease which refuses to straighten out. Totally my fault, I agree, but that extra crease will add another 10 minutes of iron time.

So today I went to pick up Steve's dryclean-only pants at this drycleaning place I walk by everyday on my way to the subway. I always thought drycleaning was a waste of money since clothing can be washed at home. But I was curious so had to ask the price of drycleaning men's dress shirts. I was expecting $5-6/shirt but are you ready for this? $1.89/shirt! I could've jumped for extreme joy. This cost is definitely worth the amount of ironing time I will save.

I will never iron another one of Steve's dress shirts again unless in dire emergency.

Yay for cheap and convenient drycleaning services!