Ironing was the one chore as a child that I liked. Did burn myself a few times though on my dad's work handkerchiefs. It was a nice soothing procedure. Wash, dry, dampen, roll up, store in linen closet, iron when come home from school and watch the soaps with my mom. {sounds a little odd now, but I really did like it, now I buy wrinkle free to save time}