DH does his own work shirts, as he wears them. When I was working - I would iron as I was getting ready for work.
But generally, I try to buy clothing that won't wrinkle too much. Lots of denim (I couldn't wear blue jeans to work, but I could get away with coloured denim), lots of knit fabrics for tops, or fabrics that are meant to have a crinkled appearance.
I do find though, that using the dryer doesn't result in wrinkle-free clothing. Sometimes makes it worse. Getting things off the line and hanging or folding straight away does help. Leaving things in baskets results in LOTS of wrinkles. For fabrics that DO need ironing - I find that putting them on a clothes hanger to dry usually results in an acceptable finish - after you've been wearing it for an hour or two, nobody would really know the difference!
I iron as I wear. I usually only iron for work though and not everything will need to be ironed because like bw I try to buy clothes that don't need ironing. I never iron casual clothes like T-shirts etc and don't think I've ever ironed anything of ds's. My DH irons his own work shirts, usually 2 or 3 at a time in the evening before he needs them. 7 baskets is a scary prospect, I don't think I'd have that much in my house that would ever require ironing. Perhaps you could put away all the casual stuff and just iron what you might need in the next week or so?
I only iron for formal events. If i'm wearing a cotton dress I will hang it in the bathroom while I shower and it drops the creases out. most of my clothes are iron free or iron themselves
I used to just iron as I went. When DP and I got together, he did all his own ironing, and then started doing all mine too this has been for the last 6 years! Now that I'm a SAHM, I feel obliged to do it as he wears a shirt & trousers each day, though he did offer to continue. He's anal about everything being ironed, even...and I'm not kidding - his >lycra< boxers! WTH?? So, I do it every week, gosh I detest it though...that horrible basket full staring at me...I often think if everyone just decided to NOT iron anything, we'd all be wrinkly together, and nobody would look out of place...
I keep on top of my ironing. I need to buy a new iron (and cover for my ironing board).
During the flood coverage, I sat in front of the TV and did all the ironing on day, about 3 hours worth of ironing all up but I do have linen shirts that I needed to re-dampen before I could iron them.
I do iron sheets & pillowcases as well, both when they're taken off the line and then a quick press when they're on the bed.
hmmm an iron... I'm sure I have one of them around here somewhere....surely..
I just hang up shirts and dresses (DS's included) as they come out of the washing machine, so they dry straight. maybe if you are so behind you could just hang up this lot and deal with it on as needed basis. Not every day calls for a ironed shirt.
So sorry to hear about your SIL, I hope her passage through this world is peaceful one
I am a bulk ironer. We've been a 2 policeman family until just recently, and I do not like ironing at weird hours. Sometimes I do get behind and we iron as we go until i catch up. I get cross with DH though because if I need something ironed I do a couple of other things to lessen the pile a bit, but DH never ever thinks to do that.
I'd much rather have clothes in wardrobe looking lovely and ready to wear than a basket full of ironing staring at me.
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this has been for the last 6 years! Now that I'm a SAHM, I feel obliged to do it as he wears a shirt & trousers each day, though he did offer to continue. He's anal about everything being ironed, even...and I'm not kidding - his >lycra< boxers! WTH?? So, I do it every week, gosh I detest it though...that horrible basket full staring at me...I often think if everyone just decided to NOT iron anything, we'd all be wrinkly together, and nobody would look out of place... 
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