The Fitz Like A Glove Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies
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Every year, Christmas takes me by surprise.
Business wise, it’s amongst our busiest time of the year.
The rush starts in November. And doesn’t end until Christmas Eve.
Yes! We’re still posting parcels on Christmas Eve.
Christmas is just a week. And a bit. Away.
So here’s what I’m doing to get my house ready.
All my table napkins will be washed. And crisply ironed. And ready to be used fresh for every meal.
Ditto for the tablecloths.
Vinegar.
One of the wonder cleaners of the last century.
For those of us who want to keep our houses clean. Without chemicals. We rely on vinegar.
There are two types of vinegar.
Distilled vinegar.
Which we use in salad dressings. And cooking.
And cleaning vinegar.
Which I use to clean my windows. And mirrors.
In my dusty. Remote property in rural Australia. Where I live on a dirt road.
Some tips for ironing just knock you off your feet.
Salt.
Do you know the benefits of salt?
Personally?
According to the Himalayan Salt people.
Salt:
Stabilizes irregular heartbeats.
Regulates your blood pressure, in conjunction with water.
Extracts excess acidity from your body’s cells, particularly the brain cells.
Fads come. And go.
First it was the low fat. Low salt diet.
Which saw people dying of heart disease almost reduced by half. No one can deny that the low fat. Low salt diet. Really worked.
Now it’s the safe fat diet.
Where we’re told sugar and salt are the culprits. Which are added to foods that are low in fat. To make them palatable.
That there’s now good fat. And bad fat. And it’s up to us to know the difference.
We’re also told the sugar lobby is responsible for all the negative talk about. Fat.
And we can’t deny how successful they are. At pointing the finger. At. FAT!
Why is it that we think that a carpenter must have the sharpest saw? To make the best cuts?
That a plumber without a pipe cutter can’t do his job.
That a mechanic without sockets. Ratchets. And hex wrenches. Can’t work on your car.
Yet.
We give scant thought to what makes ironing pleasurable.
Yes. Ironing. Pleasurable. In the same sentence.
Who would have thought?!
As with any skill. And ironing is a skill. It’s only a chore if you don’t have the right tools to transform it into a skill.
Much as we’d like to think so.
Not all steam irons are equal.
You’ve heard this before. And it’s true.
The more you pay.
The safer.
And better.
The iron.
Yes!
This is the truth about cheap irons.
There was a time when ironing boards lasted forever.
From the time they were invented. Until the 1980’s.
That’s when the ‘make everything in China’ syndrome infected every retailer. Who forced manufacturers to close down in Australia. And export Australian jobs to the making of everything in China.
Because it was cheaper. And the retailers could make bigger profits.
And the quality of just about everything has never been as good again.
Including our ironing boards.
An ironing board made prior to 1970 was a lifetime acquisition. You only purchased one. Ever.
Your iron does talk to you.
It’s kind of like dogs. And cats.
Rather than words. It uses body language in the form of signals. And sounds. That tell you what’s happening in the life of your iron.
For instance.
Is your steam iron spitting?
Or maybe it’s leaking a tad bit?
If this is an intermittent occurrence. It’s normal.
Just as with all heating and cooling controls. The temperature goes up and down. To maintain control. Much like the radiator in your car. And the air conditioner in your home.
Superb Fairy Wrens. A Mating Pair.
I run my worldwide business, The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies, from my remote rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands Of NSW.
My modest farmhouse. Owner built by a Swiss National on a shoestring. Is 34 years old.
And has wardrobes the size of postage stamps.
If I was to iron my clothes for the week all at once. And put them in my wardrobe. I’d be ironing them again on the day I want to wear them. Because they would be wrinkled. And not wearable.
Photo Courtesy Of Better Homes & Gardens
I live my life on the phone.
And online.
And revel in the wonderment of some of the things I find online.
My business has more than 350,000 customers. In 29 countries.
So it stands to reason that if you have an iron. And an ironing board. Either with. Or without. A Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover.
You live in a home.
Whether it be free standing. Or an apartment. Even a caravan.
And homes get messy.
That’s the nature of being alive.
We cook. And the stove needs to be cleaned.
The Fitz Like A Glove™ Ironing Board Cover And Other Goodies
Established In 1994
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We live and work from our remote rural property in the picturesque Central Tablelands of NSW.
Therefore all parcels are despatched via Australia Post.
Our post office is a 3 hour round trip. We post parcels once a week.
We hope you understand how the tyranny of distance affects a business that is in a remote, rural location.
For our international customers, please check with Customs in your country to see if they impose extra charges on your parcel once it enters your country.
This is especially relevant to those of you who reside in the UK.
