You can do alot of exploring whilst you're ironing Berbs. Get the board out and pop Aubrey Manning on the dvd to watch while you're at it. Awesome and very theraputic. I can watch it and iron a mean Tesco blouse for my wifey without even flattening my fingernails once.
I went through a phase of being the perfect housewife and doing loads of ironing. I used to put on some music and wiggle and jiggle as I ironed. True it is therapuetic. I'm just so lazy these days lol after clearing up after the kids, cooking, dishes, baths, stories, I'm just too plum tuckered out to iron.