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Old Style Daily Wednesday 22 January 2025
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O/S Daily Monday 20th January 2025
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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th January 2025
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 task easier and quicker. We also…
O/S Daily Sunday 19th January 2025
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Old Style Daily Saturday 18 January 2025
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Slow living mission
Hello For years I have said, this year we are not running round and doing lots over Christmas and New Year, before then proceeding to run around, meet up with lots of people we don’t see all year and then returning to work exhausted! For the first time ever, this year was the year that we hardly did anything, and what a…
Old Style Daily Friday 17 January 2025
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O/S Daily Wednesday 15th January 2025
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Old Style Daily Thursday 16 January 2025
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Wooden drawers - alcohol stain.
Hello, please move this thread if its in the wrong place. I have (stupidly) spilled some handwash dry gel on a chest of drawers and the stain has set and will no doubt be worse in the morning. Could anybody please give me any advice on how to possibly remove it? Even if a professional varnisher/renovator is the best…
Seven Week Countdown
In just over seven weeks I will be going on an amazing holiday to New Zealand and Singapore. Between now and then I seriously need to get my backside in gear to achieve several things: firstly, to reduce my weight as I am uncomfortable and none of my clothes fit well. I want to feel fitter and more able whilst we are away.…
O/S Daily Tuesday 14th January 2025
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Old Style Daily Monday 13 January 2025
Morning all. I'm still in bed.
Any old style tips for newly single older vegetarian lady
So this year I've gone from having a very decent standard of living in a married couple, to being single for the first time in about 40 years and need to make some big adjustments in lifestyle. I've always enjoyed being thrifty so I need to rediscover those traits. I've recently moved into an all electric flat, and have…
Old Style Daily Sunday 12 January 2025
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6th January 2025
FIRST FULL THREAD
OF 2025 We often see new flyers (gents welcome!) around this time
of year so please don't worry if you feel you cannot keep up. Similarly
if your house has been neglected it won't be turned around in a day - but if
you stay you will get into some good habits which do help! Happy flying. Thank you, Valli,…
O/S Daily Sunday 12th January 2025
Good morning, just starting off.
Old Style Daily Saturday 11 January 2025
Morning all.
How long to leave hot food out before putting in the fridge?
A long title I know. I am slightly confused by it as I use to leave it out until it was cold. But I have become a lot more concerned about it recently. I have searched for it on line and it says anything from you can leave stuff out for over an hour or put in straight away and the rise in temp is ok. Yesterday I cooked a…
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