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O/S Daily Thursday July 3rd 2025
Good morning, it's a fine start here. Yesterday was grey and windy with a bit of rain. I went to the cs yesterday with 3 carrier bags of stuff, but they said they weren't accepting any donations for a while because they were running out of room. We've taken a lot of stuff to this particular shop in the last few weeks, is…
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The War against plastic waste
I don't know if we have a specific thread on here for sharing tips against reducing our plastic use - perhaps we could share them, but here's a current "bee in my bonnet". We recently received our National Trust magazine which came packaged in an oute wrapper which said: "I am 100% compostable and contain Potato Starch.…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 2nd July
Morning all from sleep deprived Mehefinland Been awake since before 5 - i blame the crows with their hobnail boots on thundering along the roof. One downside of living in a bungalow ! Looks like another sunny day in prospect, although not as hot as some have been having thank goodness. I don't 'do' heat very well, or sun…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 1st July 2025
Good morning, just starting off.
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O/S Daily Monday 30th June 2025
Morning all.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd June 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…
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O/S Daily Sunday 29th June 2025
Good morning all
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O/S Daily Saturday 28th June 2025
Morning all.
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Paraffin smell in carpet
I recently broke a Galileo thermometer and the internal liquid leaked onto the carpet. I was on it immediately and because of this there is no stain. I am thankful for that. I do occasionally get a whiff from where the liquid leaked. It smells of paraffin and from what I felt and saw of the liquid I don't think it was…
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Old Style Daily Friday 27 June 2025
Morning all.
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Old Style Daily Thursday 26 June 2025
Morning all.
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OS Daily Wednesday 25th June
Morning all Up very early for me but it’s holiday day 😬 I’m very excited. Dinner tonight will be in a restaurant in the old town of Corfu and no washing or housework to do all week ! Have a good week everyone xx
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O S Daily - Tuesday 24 June 2025
Starting us off…….
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O/S Daily Monday 23rd June 2025
Morning all! Back in a bit!
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O/S Daily Sunday 222nd June 2025
Morning, Just starting off.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 16 June 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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Smelly dishwasher
Awful awful ‘wet dog’ smell! We have cleaned out literally everything and every part of our dishwasher, filters, seals, spray arms, then put a dishwasher cleaner on in the empty machine on intensive wash. We always put intensive cycle on anyway. And STILL this awful smell which means I have to rinse a plate to use it! We…
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O/S Daily Saturday 21st June 2025
Good morning, just starting off.
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Old Style Daily Friday 20 June 2025
Morning all - it's beautiful outside.
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Reusing and repurposing - frugal ideas and tips on how to reuse and repurpose virtually everything!
Hello all, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread on tips and tricks people have found to reuse and repurpose all the things in our lives that have come to the end of their first life, and would otherwise be chucked in recycling/bin. From an environmental perspective recycling should be our last port of call.…
