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ani_26

Ps. Yes, i know too much salt is bad for you, but i don't care

ani_26

miggy wrote: »

As I am fond of lists, here is a little one to prove I do not have too many cleaning products:

Undersink cupboard:
Rinse aid
pet disinfectant x 3
stain remover for whites
plughole unblocker *
soda crystals
de-icer
wool-washing liquid
bleach
carpet shampoo for Vax
spray carpet shampoo
floor polish *
disinfectant
white vinegar
fairy liquid x 2
multi-surface cleaner
mould and mildew remover
wood cleaner
anti-bacterial spray
black or blue bin liners x 5
fabric conditioner
window cleaner (Don't worry his wife says he can stay there)
dishwasher tablets x 2

Elsewhere in kitchen:
Biological washing powder
Non-bio washing powder
dishwasher salt
meths x 2
white spirit
Biotex *
insecticide *
compost activator *
plant food x 2
pet shampoo

Bathroom:
Bleach
Toilet duck
bathroom cleaner
bathroom wipes
shower spray
anti-bacterial cleaner
limescale remover

In drawers in dining room:
metal polish
silver polish
oust x 2
wood polish x 2
wax polish for special surface
cleaning cloths
ceramic hob cleaner
wood filler
spare pegs
Vax bags
hot iron cleaner
descaler x 2
scourers
sponges
net bags for washing small items
cable clips
tea towels
dish cloths
sponge scourers
stain removal sticks x 2
window insulation film
gloves
Eucalyptus oil
Lavender oil
oi dropper
clothes brush
colour run remover
clothes refresher spray *
stain remover sachets
stain devils all purpose
assorted shoe cleaners which I haven't investigated.

Those marked with a star (*) are pretty ancient but I can't find sell-by dates.

At least they are all out in the day light now and their little hideaways are cleaned out. Most have even gone back home.

I am now hoping to get the multiples used up though what happens is usually that in my new-found awareness I keep an eye open for bargains (in this case cleaning bargains) and end up buying even more, though the budget may put the brakes on that. It's not a happy bunny this week becaus I took £10 off it to save towards things that cost £5 or more and don't get bought that often. And I will again, ha!

And on a related note: still plenty of soup in the freezer and I am down 2lbs on a couple of days ago which is a good thing.

OMG, are you being serious?


Don't do lists :rotfl::rotfl: thankfully

ani_26

MatyMoo wrote: »

Glad the bug was short lived Miggy.

Laughed at the short list of cleaning products, I blame having too many cupboards and draws to fill up

You and Ani seem to be having some very deep conversations! Not sure I understand all of it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Not sure i understand it, either. I feel some one has a distinct advantage here. I don't have a degree in religious education. I only have my thoughts and experiences. :rotfl:

Which reminds me of a classic example of relgious concept, ( if thats the right word).

Whilst my neighbours were on their mission to save my soul from hell, they took me to a church quiz night, ( at the pub ) :rotfl: Of course there was a sermon first. Afterwards the minister came up to us, and asked me, specificaly, what i thought of his sermon. He was clearly proud, and thought he had a new recruit to his fold. I replied, actualy, i thought it was a load of B*******'s, how can you justify what you just said? with which he turned and walked away.

Oh dear. I'm a lost cause.

It was shortly after 9/11, and to this day i still can't get my head around the supposed fact, that 9/11 was an act of god, when it clearly was'nt. Of course, it had god based origins, but i'm sure god can't have wanted all those innocent people to die, for no reason? Could he?

No.

miggy

Too tired tonight to reply at length, you will be pleased to know!

No salt = no chicken sandwich. This is very important. Mind you, if the chicken sandwich is behind how I felt 12 hours later, I will forgo the next one.

No degree in religious education, either. How on earth could anyone come to the conclusion that 9/11 was an act of God? It was the act of a bunch of people.

I have forgotten the rest of the question... (yawn... excuse me...!) (Needs a yawny smiley).

I thought your computer had gone down Ani - good to hear from you again.

Oh and cranberry sauce is good in chicken sandwiches too, but not all year round. I won't mention when it might be suitable.

'Night.

ani_26

I am, having problems with my computer. Its like everything in my life, it needs fixing :rotfl:


How could a man of god, come to that conclusion? Furthermore, he was'nt even prepared to discuss his views with me. How strange. No wonder my neighbours had such biased views. What happened to free thinking? Not for me.

miggy

You mean the preacher thought 9/11 was an Act of God?! Wonder where he got that from? Not my theology, I'm happy to say.

And he wouldn't discuss it with you? Can't imagine why... you being a receptive audience and all.

A word of excuse for the massive list - I'm not (really) an obsessive cleaner. There are five of us and not a lot of space and DH and I 'organise' ourselves (if you can call it that) in opposite ways. I put things away in their place and only in their place - so there are always things left lying around that don't have a home. Dh puts things away, full stop. I therefore don't know where they are. As the concept of a 'right place' doesn't sit easily with his personality he doesn't tend to put them where I would expect to find them, or even where I can reach them. i put them in the 'right place' so of course he doesn't look there.

So we both assume we need more of whatever-it-is and go and buy some...

Result - a long and happy marriage in which neither of us has ever put the other in their place for long, and we both still find each other interesting and unfathomable (if exasperating). The other result is too much stuff.

miggy

An interesting article proving what we thought was happening anyway, though I hadn't realised it went beyond creme eggs!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13725050

miggy

New week, new pot of money and as we were out of bread and low on other stuff, I went shopping. I had a voucher for £3 off a spend of £20+ and it was interesting that it took me a while to work out how I could legitimately spend £20! Once I got thinking, though, I managed it. I think it was all legitimate, too.

'Coincidentally' (my foot - itisn't the first time this has happened) the till spit when I paid gave me another voucher for the same discount. Maybe I should be making plans all week to stretch it as far as possible?!

Total came to about £23 all told, that's with the voucher included. It won't cover the whole week but will get us off to a flying start. I was shocked to find it's now possible to pay £6.99 for a pack of four tins of tuna, though. I got the ones on offer at £4, which is about £1.50 more than last time paid close attention. Urgh. Time to start growing my own tuna.

By the way, the other day I managed to get hold of the 1p pasta sauce as recommended elsewhere but they seem to have clamped down and itwas 80p. I can't give you feedback as its disappeared! I think it's in the wrong cupboard but I'm not off to look now.

DS1 announced he was cooking for his g/f and did we have...? Well, to be fair he was reasonable - it was stuff like plain flour he needed from the larder. The most expensive ingredients he bought himself and I gave him £2 towards bread and eggs, both of which were needed in small quantities for his recipe but we can have the (generous) surplus.

1 day down, 6 to go, still in budget!

miggy

I have just ben shopping so Ani, there's some calamine tea specially for you. :D

Actually I bought sugar - can you believe a pound a bag?! :eek: I am trying to remember whether it used to be 56p or 58p when I carefully went to Nettos to buy it. I'm not sure how long ago that was: perhaps 12 years? I was so careful in those days and now I'm dredging some ofthe old practices out of the mists of time in an effort to make better use of our money.

There was an incentive today, in a vaguely looming sort of way which is harder to believe on a muggy, gorgeous June day, but it looks as though DH's work may have to cut hours quite a bit later in the year.

Ooops, computer in demand. More anon.

ani_26

I'll have a cup of your finest pink stuff then, if its all the same, thanks :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


I've no idea how much sugar is these days. The last two bags of sugar i've bought, i bought off the reduced stand at morries, because they had burst bags, ( beggars can't be choosers ). The first one cost 29p, the 2nd had gone up in reduced price to 35p. Still a bargain though, methinks. To be honest theres not much wrong with the bags, I have'nt quite finished the first bag, yet. The only thing i use sugar for, is on my cereal. Tut tut. Yes, i know i should'nt. But the only way i can eat weetabix, is by having half a pound of sugar on it. I know its supposed to be healthy, and having sugar on it defeats the object, but its disgusting stuff. :rotfl: