OS living -a moment of self doubt

thriftlady_2

Purpleclutterbuck wrote: »

You all deserve a great big slice of cake/chocolate/g&t or whatever is your preference!!!!! :T:T:T

Can I have all three?

zippychick

thriftlady wrote: »

I get this all the time.

I was nattering on about marmalade making in the school playground the other day and my friend turned to me and said 'wouldn't it be easier to just buy it?' I could have told her that it only costs me 59p a jar to make it, or that I knew exactly what went into it but the real reason I make my own is because it makes me happy

Exactly

Fiona, that's the spirit! :A

Purpleclutterbuck

Punk or otherwise!

zippychick

Purpleclutterbuck wrote: »

Punk or otherwise!

Exactly. There is no prerequisite

CCP

thriftlady wrote: »

I get this all the time.

I was nattering on about marmalade making in the school playground the other day and my friend turned to me and said 'wouldn't it be easier to just buy it?' I could have told her that it only costs me 59p a jar to make it, or that I knew exactly what went into it but the real reason I make my own is because it makes me happy

Exactly! I think there are all sorts of reasons for doing OS things, some due to necessity and some less so. As far as I'm concerned, though, I do it because I enjoy it, and what more reason does anyone need? :cool:

Purpleclutterbuck

Of course you can have all three! erm anyone into home-made tonic? or chocolate? I can manage the cake part!

LameWolf

Glass of HM sloe wine, anyone?:beer:
I had quite a steep learning curve, as my mother couldn't cook to save her life, so I'm self-taught, but I like making food from scratch for several reasons.
1. We know exactly what we're eating.
2. Mr LW loves his food, and to me, making a nice meal for him is a way of expressing my feelings for him.
3. I had to take medical retirement due to ill-health, so I'm at home the whole time, and it gives me something productive to do. OK, I take longer to do tasks than most folks, but I get there eventually.:o

Mr LW is always happy to do the bits my health prevents me from doing, and we have a saying in our house about "stirring in the magic" when we're doing stuff like jam-making together.

In any case. remember the saying "An' it harm none, do as ye will".:)

ruthber

Hello again, I was talking to a friend yesterday about the need for some potato recipes as i was lucky to find a big bag of potatoes (7.5kilo) in Tescos being sold for 79p. She said she would not have bought them as they were best before the same day, and that she could not have used so many. She also throws away fruit if it is past its best before date. To me those dates are just nonsense. if I keep the potatoes cool and in a dark place they will keep for weeks still. I am going to a bring and share lunch at the church on Sunday, guess what will be the main ingredient of my dish? (haven't decided on what to cook yet but the bag of potatoes will certainly come in handy). Any suggestions, please?

Valli

meanmarie wrote: »

Do your own thing....this is your life to be lived as suits you best and makes you happy, my now grown family think that I am mad but my reply is usually "each to his own" or a favourite of my late mother's "every cripple has his own way of walking".

Marie

well said:T:T:T

and I make my own jam for exactly the same reason as Thriftlady - oh and I am GOOD at it and no-one else in my family does it so that makes me proud of myself. My mum was very mistrustful of my Sloe Gin though as she didn'tknow how I knew they were sloes..I think she was scared of being poisoned LOL

Gothdolly

I, like all of you love my OS ways and get the odd look and comment about them but my son paid me a lovely compliment on Saturday. He was tidying his bedroom and asked if I had some 'spray' I gave him a bottle of home made general cleaning spray and a piece of old towel to use. He said the smell was lovely and was amazed that it worked. Anyway a while later he asked me for some window cleaner, I told him I'd have to make some up which I did and off he went to clean his bedroom windows. A while later we were at the market buying our veg and he said to the chap serving "My Mum needs to go on How Clean Is Your House" well you can imagine my face, I'm not the tidiest but I do keep my house clean, I was mortified. The chap looked at me as if to say you dirty mare but my son piped up, because my mum makes better cleaning things than the ladies on there. So I then explained what I did with my cleaning products at home and felt soooo relieved but also proud of myself and my son.

I must point out that my son cleaning his room so thoroughly is not usual, his friend is coming for tea in a couple of days and I said he could only come if his room was tidy, but 10/10 for his effort, I was very impressed. He even vacuumed my stairs yesterday without me asking. He said I was bringing the vac down anyway so thought I'd vac them first.

Really I think he's been abducted by aliens..... anyway I'm going off post.

Just keep it up everyone, we obviously have a positive impact on those around us.