Yea, I know. I can’t help it, wrinkles make me crazy. If I pull stuff out from the dryer when the buzzer rings and fold them, then they’re fine.
When I used to have to wear more professional shirts on a regular basis in an office, I just took them to the cleaners to be laundered and pressed - the place around the corner from me did it for 1.50 each.
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These li’l boogers beg to differ:
That said, one of them used to go around dressed like this:
So maybe he’s not one to talk.
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Yeah, mine beg to differ too. It’s a losing battle.
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Indeed. I gave up that front, having other skirmishes to oversee.
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I miss The Toast.
http://the-toast.net/2015/02/24/get-rid-clutter-live-abundantly/
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That’s a screaming deal. Was it a while ago, or recently?
This is me at work today, wearing what I typically wear:
Don’t ask to see the only necktie I own. It totally violates the BBS’s TOS.
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I think they still charge that, maybe 1.75. I took few there a couple months back but forget how much it was.
And that’s pretty much how I dress - I work from home… 
If I have to go to a customer site, then I have to get all professional and stuff. Otherwise at the data center, same casual deal.
I do own more than one set of clothes.
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Is that so they fit under the glass coverplates, because Elementary Ready-Wear Botique opened around the corner (pleats pleats pleats, plus a new teal once a year) or because the 7y.o. will pick out an outfit instead of drawer at once, on developing jealousy? [Sews socks to hems while awaiting answer.]
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All the time I save by not ironing, I spend on not combing my hair and not making my bed.
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No boutique but the used-not-so-unique, the 7y.o. needs but the summer’s feathers to be happy but the youngest adores drawers empty. It’s the sadness that fills my eyes when I can’t stride unabided thanks to smothering atolls of flimery.
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I’d show off what I’m wearing to work today, but it’s technically pajamas with a layer of cat hair, and a robe that was ratty 5 years ago.
In my world, jeans are for leaving-the-house-days, which means that any time I have on jeans and shoes, it’s an occasion! Plus I may have actually brushed my hair.
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Dug.
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This might help … it’ll definitely help the t-shirts last longer. I use a drying rack for everything made of knit fabric (t-shirt material) instead of throwing it in the dryer. The dryer eats a lot of the material on knits and makes the designs and overall fabric wear out more quickly (the iron does too 
).
The wrinkles from the washer won’t magic themselves out, unfortunately. I think the ones I smooth out are fine without any other fussing though.
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Of course. That’s why you have a washer and a dryer, and THREE sets of clothes - one on your body, one in the washer, and the last set in the dryer. Then every third or fourth day, just move everything along one step!
I keeed. Sorta 
I was a big fan of PJ O’Rourke’s “bachelor home companion” back in the day …
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I read about this stuff, and I think, “How ridiculous! You need a book, an app, a coach to keep your stuff tidy?!”
And then I look around and realize that I am a total fucking slob who seems incapable of keeping my stuff tidy, organized, and pleasant.
I think I need a book, an app, and a coach.
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Ehh, don’t use castile soap on your face. It’s too alkaline. Find something with a ph of around 5.5.
I recommend you stop ironing your t-shirts and get yourself a handy-dandy garment steamer. No board to set up, and the steam removes the wrinkles without compressing the fabric or contributing to wear/damage from direct heat.
I bought a semi-expensive (maybe $50?) steamer about 5 years ago. I haven’t ironed anything in 5 years…and never have a wrinkle. My ironing board is stuck in a closet with a half-inch of dust on it. Total win. (OK, maybe I need to dust…)
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roomwithaview advises just don’t give a damn and then it doesn’t matter! 
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M_M advises moving to a warmer place where even bedsheets are optional.
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