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Weeklyl Flylady Thread 14th April 2025
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on
the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is
often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to
provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
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Old Style Daily Easter Monday 21 April 2025
Morning all. The sky is gradually changing from pink to blue.
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What do you make from scratch?
I watched this video last week and it made me realise that I really do make quite a few things from scratch. But not all of the ones in the video. Care to share how far you go? Might give me some more ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GoZ77BkLPU
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March 2025 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the third Grocery Challenge of 2025! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a…
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Old Style Daily Easter Sunday 21 April 2025
Morning all. 🐣🐣
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Old Style Daily Saturday 19 April 2025
Morning all.
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OS Daily Thursday 17th April
Morning all
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O/S Dai!y Friday 18th April 2025
Morning, I'll be back in a bit.
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Dishwasher safe pots and pans
Hello. I'm looking for a small set of dishwasher safe pots and pans ideally available online. I'm generally only cooking for me but I do sometimes make a larger meal that lasts a few days. I see sets that look decent but then when you read the reviews they only last a few months or aren't actually dishwasher safe hence…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 17 April 2025
Morning from a very murky Gers Towers. BRB
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Thrifty in my 60's
Next year I reach 60. I have never been bothered about the other big O birthdays . Being 60 does bother me, for various reasons. 1 My father died when he was 60. 2,It is the decade you retire in 67 for myself. I am going to start saving and being thrifty, Also what did you all do when you were 60. I have arranged to go to…
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Stockists for ingredients
Is there anywhere that is budget friendly for stocking up on baking and cooking ingredients, sugar, cooking chocolate dried beans etc?
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Please help guess the pest...
OK so i didn't know where to go with this, but for the last 2+ years I and one other family member have been getting itchy welts/pimples occasionally rashes or maybe bites? We also get like a burning sensation when itching (not from constant itching but like a searing burn when you scratch an area of the body) We have…
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 16 April 2025
Morning all. I'll be back later.
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Vacuum cleaner test
Is there any way I can test my vacuum cleaner's cleaning ability objectively? I think it has been getting worse and worse and needs replacing - but how can I check that without buying a new one and comparing by which point it will be a bit late? Is this something I can easily do to check?
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O/S Daily Tuesday 15th April 2025
Good morning, I'll be back soon.
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Stainless Steel saucepans
I want to replace my non stick pans with stainless steel. Money is tight so it will be stop gap until I have some more money to upgrade in a couple of years. I have been looking at ikea and they don't look to bad for the price. I need a stockpot as I batch cook at once a week. And then another couple of pots.So please give…
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Old Style Daily Monday 14 April 2025
Morning folks.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 7 April 2025
Welcome to the Weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 13 April 2025
Morning all. BRB