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A day in the life of an Old Styler ...
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Queenie
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... (yes, I know that "chattier" threads are very much discouraged, but I hope sharing our particularly "old style" geared days may help some of our newer members. If it's inappropriate, do please move to a more "chattier"/relevant forum. Cheers 
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In the past 24hrs I have achieved:-
)In the past 24hrs I have achieved:-
- my daily 20 min whip round
- Spring cleaned and reorganised one kitchen cupboard (pans/baking tins/plasi ware)
- 4 loads of washing, line dried, (hm laundry powder)
- turned 4prs of outgrown jeans into "shorts"
- shopped only for "reduced" bargains
- had a Bake-a-thon based on the reduced bargains, which includes:
1 x meatloaf for freezing
1 x chilli con carne for freezing
1 x savoury mince for freezing
1 x spag bol sauce for tonights supper
1 x orange icecream (from scratch)
1 x chocolate ice cream (from scratch)
1 x turkey drumstick (huge 700g for 50p!) making stock in crockpot, meat will be a pie (for freezing)
1 x syrup loaf
1 x vinegar cake
1 x cinnamon + sultanan loaf (cheers Squeaky! Yummy!)
1 x every day loaf
1 x batch of dough of Every Day biscuits (1/2 in fridge, 1/2 in freezer)
1 x large bowl of HM coleslaw
1 x jelly in the fridge to have with HM orange ice cream
1 x chilli con carne for freezing
1 x savoury mince for freezing
1 x spag bol sauce for tonights supper
1 x orange icecream (from scratch)
1 x chocolate ice cream (from scratch)
1 x turkey drumstick (huge 700g for 50p!) making stock in crockpot, meat will be a pie (for freezing)
1 x syrup loaf
1 x vinegar cake
1 x cinnamon + sultanan loaf (cheers Squeaky! Yummy!)
1 x every day loaf
1 x batch of dough of Every Day biscuits (1/2 in fridge, 1/2 in freezer)
1 x large bowl of HM coleslaw
1 x jelly in the fridge to have with HM orange ice cream
- weeded the garden and transplanted cuttings
- sacked dh and bought a pig (sorry, that was wishful thinking only)
- 3 rows on my rag rug
- organised some *posh* carrier bags ready for teaching boys how to use them to make a mat (it will, eventually, go in the utility room for muddy footie boots!)
- clipped out coupons from Sainsbury's mag (generic will be used in Asda/Tesco)
- soaked in a bath of HM bath oils - LOL I needed it!
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PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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PMS Pot: £57.53 Pigsback Pot: £23.00
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Blimey!!!! I barely had it in me to do the washing up & unload the washing machine yesterday & all 've done today is bounce around this site catching up on threads from the past 4 days....:oPost Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p
In England we have Mothering Sunday & Father Christmas, Mothers day & Santa Clause are American merchandising tricks:mad: Demonstrate pride in your heirtage by getting it right please people!0 -
I feel exhausted just reading this - well done!!!!
How do you make ice cream? I have just ordered a cheap ice cream maker and am waiting for it to be delivered."This site is addictive!"
Wooligan 2 squares for smoky - 3 squares for HTA
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Sheeeeesh I'm exhausted just reading all that Queenie :eek:
I've half washed up from yesterday, emptied the washing machine, cleaned and re-filled all water bowls for animals, cooked pasta and sauce for lunch and sat here on MSE between times
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
will come back to you three times as strong!
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Oh dear! You put me to shame. I've done practically nothing today. Ive been waiting for the postman to bring a parcel ( which has to be signed for )and i havnt been out of sight /earshot of the front door so as not to miss him.
I am feeling so bored and so lazy. Been surfing most of the time, but my eyes are cracking up now. the weather is great too, and I had hoped to get the back garden sorted out too. hope it stays fine tomorrow.0 -
Crikey you've put me to shame too, how do manage to do all that and still post on here?Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
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Queenie - inspirational - are there 10 of you?0
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Maybe she is ambidexterous - or has roller skates :rotfl:"This site is addictive!"
Wooligan 2 squares for smoky - 3 squares for HTA
Preemie hats - 2.0 -
I'd struggle to do all that in a week :eek:
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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It is that what you do, good or bad,
will come back to you three times as strong!
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All I've managed today is to wash 1 load and wash hubby's sleeping bag, bake tomorrows loaf for kids pack-up and take middle son to the hospital to get his cast changed. Suppose I ought to get off here and light the fire or I'll have kids moaning that there's no hot water for their baths but someone keeps putting interesting threads on 0
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Quennie : I'll get me coat then.......
Thanks for that - always wondered what people did in their days.....however, like everyone else....I've done "not a lot" in comparison to that.....
Don't you sleep....
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