Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd June 2009

toochoosey

10:40......hhi??????

xx_Jo_xx

Im with you in Spirit TC!!! Im at work and wishing I was home flying!

pigpen

toottifrootti wrote: »

so you have a busy time coming up with decorating pigpen - well done - you are getting there - is it still on for the homecoming on the 29th

We should have a date confirmed in the next day or so.. the house is empty and being furnished at the moment so hopefully it will be ready dead soon...

Off to unblock the bog..

BlimusOreilly

xx_Jo_xx wrote: »

Lol :rotfl:- Yes you do! I was going to reply to Blimus myself....but I must admit.....and Toots you will laugh at this......when it comes to throwing out 100 things - it has honestly, hand on heart, never even crossed my mind to throw anything away from any of my toiletry drawers and cupboards. I throw out clothes, broken toys, and carp - but never toiletries.

For the newbies who dont know, I have 2 drawers in each of my bedside tables which are all full of toiletries, lotions and potions. My top drawer of my 5 drawer chest is also full of make up, toiletries, etc. I have a tallboy next to the chest of drawers and both shelves in that cupboard are full - as well as my bathroom. :eek:

I have done the 100 day challenge and am pleased to announce that I bought NOTHING!!!!! :j I used up loads and loads of stuff and in fact finished another bottle of bubble bath last night. :T

My 100 days finished on the 10th June and the only thing I have bought since then was shampoo and conditioner - which I really really needed (and I bought some Australian Miracle Leave in Conditioner too which wasnt essential, but I wanted it for ages and it was my treat for finishing the 100 days)

Anyway - I havent joined the next 100 day challenge officially, but I have definately changed my ways about buying toiletries generally. Ive still bought nothing else and dont intend to unless i have used ALL of a certain item and really really need it - no more treats either.

I did keep loads of moisturisers and other lotions that are probably past their sell-by date but I had things like Chanel lipsticks from when I was working in London years ago which were almost dripping out the sides from being so old (know how they feel ). My problem is because they were expensive then I found them harder to throw. The same with expensive perfumes - I save them for 'best' which is probably really silly as eventually they're going to go off.
Toiletries were my obsession too (in pre DMP days!!).

BlimusOreilly

toochoosey - I'm in!

toochoosey

bit late - WM+TD unloaded and reloaded, here I go..............(Thanks jo)............

pigpen

I'm a reformed toiltries hoarder..

I do however stock up on certain stuff when it is on offer.. john frieda and aussie hair stuff mainly.. the rest is just bog standard stuff and never on offer.. I do have a huge stash of lush stuff that I am working my way through.. but I do so love it!!

Just stripping the smelly bed and finding my way through my room as it is a bear pit.

xx_Jo_xx

Blimus - My problem is I am a very girly girl and love all my make ups, creams, body lotions, butters, exfoliator-for-this, something-else-for that, and then I go into Boots/Superdrug/Anywhere really and see things on special offer and think "ooooooh wonder what thats like!" - EVEN THOUGH I HAVE LOADS!

Or something new will come out and I will want to try it. I know what you mean about the expensive ones being harder to get rid of - Im exactly the same.

x

Valli

BlimusOreilly wrote: »

I did keep loads of moisturisers and other lotions that are probably past their sell-by date but I had things like Chanel lipsticks from when I was working in London years ago which were almost dripping out the sides from being so old (know how they feel ). My problem is because they were expensive then I found them harder to throw. The same with expensive perfumes - I save them for 'best' which is probably really silly as eventually they're going to go off.
Toiletries were my obsession too (in pre DMP days!!).

that's the trouble with 'stuff' - because it was expensive we feel guitly about throwing it. As far as make up is concerend it has oils in it which will feed bacteria and it goes off - maybe that will help!" You can cultivate soem VERY nasty eye infections from make up!
Try to get into the habit of getting rid because it's no good - forget how much it cost. I have posted this before but I used to tell my kids they couldn't throw certain toys etc out because they had cost a lot of money or because a certain person had bought them. And we were drowning in all kinds of clutter because I felt the same about my stuff. I managed to completely change my mindset on this and now say (to them and to myself) if it isn't being used/played with/loved/appreciated it is a waste of space and should be passed on (if fit) or thrown (if not).

Morning all

can't catch up with the thread - sorry - too busy.

Friday errand done. Towels on line - WM x2 running, beds stripped See you later

Swinstie73

One of th other threads I have joined is the 100 day challenge, I listed all my toiletries/perfumes and [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] had 238 toiletry items, 18 bottles of perfume and 13 or so small bottles of perfume! I am now reformed and love using stuff up!

It is going along way to helping me clear my clutter too x