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?