Mooloo's little tapestry of life, 2016

As a child we moved all the time, and were only allowed to keep a few things. Then when I married I think I started keeping things. Although I always had to have a clear out every time I moved.
Baring in mind this is my 40th home. The problem is that I have not moved in nearly 6 years and therefore not had that three week blitz before the move!
Brighton Belle, your probably right that stuff will still be waiting to be sold two years later!
But I know my limits at the moment, and I'm just really beginning to realise that I'm not going to be moving any time soon, and that I now need to make this place my home, rather than just a house we have to live in.
I haven't ever liked this house, so it's never really had any love put into it.
Now I'm trying to find that love, and make it better as I'm not going to be leaving here in a long time.
Unless my dream builds enough funds to buy that home by the sea somewhere, which probably won't be until at least retirement, some 12 years down the road.

greenbee wrote: »

Mooloo - for any clutter that is saleable, could you advertise it in the shop? If you have a 'for sale' notice board that other people can also use it would encourage footfall, and fits with the upcycling ethos of the work you do.

It's also worth offering stuff on freegle, even if it is something dead for 'spares or repair' before you take it to the tip - it's amazing what people will take, and upcycling is very popular now. You never know - someone might want to make your TV into an artwork

That may work. I'll have to have a think where I can put one.
The tv has now been out in the rain, so it's carcus might work as its Spider-Man tv.
I'll find the freebie sight of nothing else. Giving it away would be easier then throwing things. I do like to give.

I'm in bed now, electric blanket is on, not because it's cold but because my skin is crawling, and my back aches X
Night people x

I tried to slow myself down but it didn't really work.
I drove to school then to work. Meant to arrive early but ended up chatting to someone in the street and it was 9.25 when I finally went into the shop!
I had a look around at what was in, and started on the things that had been there the longest. Interrupted a few times, one lady has ordered a sewing machine, they are out of stock but delivery is expected soon.
Sold £1 of ribbon and had a £10 collection. Not much. Staff came in later, at 11.30 so I could leave earlier, but it was about 3.15 when I went up to our mini pound shop, for candles, birthday hats, paper, cards etc
When I got back to the shop it was 3.50 and so I left to get DGD from afterschool club. Home, changed, and she was off to a birthday party. I had a reheated dinner as I realised I'd missed lunch.
Did a little housework and collected DGD again. Back home, changed for Brownies, and back out again. Home, collected the car and over to my Mum, said hello to my brother as he was chatting to Mum on Skype, collected a few more things Mum had sewn, and over to Biggest of Mooloo's with some dishes and bits and pieces for her, and back in time just, to leave the car and go and get DGD as she'd gone to Brownies on her bike.
Home, snack, cuppa, and then when DGD went to bed, present wrapping time and then I came to bed.
Did an Approved Food order, to help us all stretch our budget, and now I can relax and get some sleep.
Twin 2 rang today, concerned about DGD. Twin 1 has told her that it was her BFs sister that called Social Services in August, so I was right, retaliation for my refusing Christmas!
Twin1 is coming up tomorrow for DGDs birthday, but not stopping. Apparently the BFs Dad is driving them up as their car is off the road.
So all that moving beds and furniture etc etc was all for nothing!
Oh well

Yesterday evening my friends dog decided to take a dislike to me and bit me on the thumb. So I am now sitting in the health centre waiting to see someone to see if I need a tetnus or antibiotics!
The second problem is that I am struggling to do much with my thumb as it is. Going to be awkward trying to sew the way it is. Good job I have until tomorrow as the shop is shut today.

For once I did just relax at home, in fact I had a couple of hours sleep before lunch. Then I watched some DIY programme before walking to school to collect the girls. At 5.30 we went back to watch the Circus. It was quite good, but I was so cold. It also went on for two hours. So by the time we got home it was 8.30. My neighbour had bought Pizza for tea, so gave DGD and myself some for our supper. Zapped in the microwave. Having seen the various habits etc of her and her kids, I can safely say I now know why she's broke at the end of the month. 3 large pizzas delivered from a certain pizza place, costs would probably feed them for 4/5 days!
So when we do her budget soon, I think meal planning will need to be high on the agenda!
The only time I have ever bought pizza for delivery was during a house move when we did all the moving and it was too late to plumb in a cooker.
I'd rather buy three in the supermarket and do them myself.

Today is back to work, sore thumb or not! I have fittings booked in at 10.30 and a sewing lesson at 10.45 ( had to cancel last week when we were ill).
This evening is my class at 7.30 too.
Long day then.
Must get something out of the freezer this morning. Probably chicken based as I still have loads from Muscle Foods.
I have a lot of seeing that needs doing as it came in on Tuesday afternoon.
Here's to a nice steady day, and no complications.
DS did finally message me, they were OK for shopping. So the stuff I bought the previous two weeks is still doing them. Which is good.
He said the sitting room and kitchen were all done now, and they were tackling the upstairs.
My things are still to be tackled, but the majority of the recycle able stuff went to the tip yesterday. My staff and her husband took it for me.