February is 'use up' month

gooismeid

Using up blue curacao isn't too difficult in our house! It's wicked stuff - bitter orange liqueur. I sent DH out to the supermarket when we were on holiday in France to buy some orange liqueur so we could make home-made Pimm's and he came back with blue curacao instead. Strangely enough, the home-made Pimm's tasted great but looked just like Fairy liquid:-) Pimm's is great for a refreshing summer drink and isn't too overpowering on the alcohol front (unless you drink it by the bucketload, like me...). As an interesting aside, blue curacao and lemonade used to be a favourite in the nightclub where I worked as student, because it kind of glows under ultraviolet light.

Recipe for home-made Pimm's - 1 measure of gin, 1 measure of triple sec (or blue curacao...), 2 measures of red vermouth (e.g. Martini Rosso). The measure for me is 200ml so I can make a full bottle. Mix together, and use as normal pimms by adding lemonade or soda or whatever you like as a mixer. Make sure you use loads of ice, a few slices of lemon/orange/strawberries or possibly cucumber, and a sprig of mint.

wishingonastar_3

HOLsale wrote:

well you could drink numerous cups of tea while sorting out bathroom items for use it up... at least you'll be exactly where you need to be when the diuretic effects occur LOL

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Rebob

finlay wrote:

bektoria wrote:

Any ideas of what to do with an unopened jar of Mississippi chocolate spread ?

My husband is very worried by this thread as I have just found an unused pregnancy test in our bathroom cupboard !!!!

Paint your husband!!!!!!![/QUOTE]


That is one way of using the pregnancy test!!!!!!

Chief_of_Stuff

We always do this, with everything from food to toiletries. My partner even cuts open the toothpaste to get every last drop out. It is amazing how much gets wasted when you don't use things up.

cha97michelle

OK - it's taken me a while, but i've been and done my toiletry check (and i got bored before i got onto the vanity cabinet, so i haven't even got onto make up yet, and thinks like dental floss, blackhead strips. - in my favour, quite a lot (about half of this) is mini bottles.

bath/shower gel - 21 bottles
bubble bath - 14
body oil - 4
moisture spray - 1
body scrub - 3
body mask - 3
face masks - 4
vitamin C cream - 2
face scrubs - 3
moisturiser - 23
perfume - 4
foot lotion - 3
after sun - 1
hand cream - 6
bars of soap - 10
mouthwash - 2 plus 2 on the go
shampoo - 5
conditioner - 3
toothpaste - 2 plus one on the go
spare toothbrushes - 2
shaving gel - 1 plus one on the go
deoderant - don't know where DH has stashed this as he was bought loads at xmas, and i can only find 2
cleansers - 5
face wash - 1
bath pearls - 4 packs of 3
mousse - 2
hair spray - 1
nail varnish remover - 2 (both open even though i can't remember the last time i wore nail polish)
dream curls - x2 both open
frizz ease serum x1, and cream x1
body sprays - 4 on the go, 2 nearly finished
packs of always 2 and a half
toilet rolls - 22
bottles of handwash - one and a bit

I sorted the bathroom and cupboard so it is organised by type of product. Perhaps i should be having two baths a day to use this lot up. I feel bad, although the majority of this was presents over the past few years. I hardly ever buy anything but shampoo/conditioner/toothpaste/mouthwash

I think i had best use some of the bubble bath as hand wash and refill them as they become empty.

OOOOOOOps.

Michelle

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Michelle that makes me feel better re my store, which I haven`t dared to admit to!!
Looks as though one of us will be the last to post on this thread as the last bottle is used up

squeaky

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HOLsale

bektoria wrote:

Any ideas of what to do with an unopened jar of Mississippi chocolate spread ?

My husband is very worried by this thread as I have just found an unused pregnancy test in our bathroom cupboard !!!!

Bek x

p.s Why can't I get smiley faces in my posts ? They always go with the title line

oh i can think of an idea of how to use up that chocolate spread that i'm sure your dh would like BUT you may then need to use up that pregnancy test LOL

HOLsale

gooismeid wrote:

Recipe for home-made Pimm's .

wow, i could become a died in the wool britished person then, making my own pimms LOL

i've never had it, never heard of it til i moved to scotland even but mil usually has some gin so might make up a wee bit to see what it tastes like ;-)

bektoria

HOLsale wrote:

oh i can think of an idea of how to use up that chocolate spread that i'm sure your dh would like BUT you may then need to use up that pregnancy test LOL

Husband has turned a funny colour and no it is not due to the chocolate !:rotfl:


PS I feel like one of the gang now that I have smileys !!!