Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

gallygirl

A Cut grass DONE
B Weed front properly & weed back quickly DONE as much as I'm prepared to do .
C Touch up living room paint, Except this involves removing pictures and large mirror, filling in holes, washing walls, touching up paint, sitting and ignoring the fact that the touch ups are obvious and room looks dirty. Probably cracking and making a bolt for B&Q. But if I do the living room then hall gloss will look awful so I may crack there as well :eek:DONE (with one coat :whistle:)
D Clean ovenDONE
E Feed lawn DONE

Packing:

1. Cookery books - including weighing to make sure maximum weight of planned shelves won't be exceed DONE
2. Tagines - again including weighing as these will be on display DONE
3. Study - massive job, need to sort out four large filing drawers, a few boxes and a bookcase so I can sell desk and bookcase DONE, to put up for sale now back from DD's
   
4. Shed & garden - clean out shed, decide what pots I want to take, empty and wash. Lift solar lights and wash. Almost done. Just need to wash them so will do that now. DONE
5. Garage
6. Kitchen - glass unit DONE
7. Glassware DONE
8. Tupperware DONE, just need big enough box for microwave
   
9. Dresser unit - miscellaneous DONE
10. Dresser unit - terracotta plates and dishes Washing them first - in dishwasher DONE
11. Microwave - probably pack filled with tupperware
12. Double unit - casseroles DONE
    
13. Double unit - other dishes DONE
14. Double unit - bowls DONE
15. Slow cooker - pack filled with something DONE
16. Vases DONE
17. Drawers couple of trawls through, needs finishing
    
18. Under sink - pots & pans DONE
19. Under sink - baking trays etc DONE
20. Dolly the Shopping Trolley DONE
21. Boxes in hall - possibly pack wrapped glasses in them? DONE
22. Lamp in living room oops forgot about it
23. Wii - write down where cables connect DONE
24. TV - will be bubble wrapped and box 'created' - to do Monday night
25. Bathroom - won't take long, basically done DONE
26. Bed 1 - plastic storage boxes to do
27. Utility room cupboard DONE
28. Pantry - coats (eek :eek: - forgot about them) DONE
29. Clothes - sort out to winter, summer that fits, summer than nearly fits, lose 3 stone then fits, charity shop, bin, then pack almost done
30. All stuff boxed up already - bring downstairs, check, seal and label. DONE

Getting so cocky I am now tackling Mr GG's mum's paperwork - 3 full bin bags & one wheelie bin so far :eek:. Highlights include a car service bill from 1965 (£7 11 5) and something put in an envelope with 'I've no idea why I kept this, I sold those years ago', :rotfl:. Oh, and Mr GG topless with a sombrero on from about 1980. Ding dong :blushing:.

Karmacat

Fantastic :j :j :j I just love this

You're going to be skipping all the way to whatever airport you use, aren't you

gallygirl

Mortgage balance minus offset now 10.6k :T:T:T

Alchemilla

Woohoo you are on the home stretch alright.

newgirly

Wow congratulations gg, not long to go now :T

gallygirl

Paperworked out and can't find the stamina to sort out in folder yet. But 92 years reduced to around 2" of paperwork :T. No more highlights except an envelope saying 'this envelope contains envelopes' - which it did . Oh, and a box of love letters written to Mr GG :eek:. There's a lot of them but I'm not allowed to read them .





In an entirely unrelated matter, I'm hoping Mr GG will manage to get out to play golf later on .

gallygirl

A Cut grass DONE
B Weed front properly & weed back quickly DONE as much as I'm prepared to do .
C Touch up living room paint, Except this involves removing pictures and large mirror, filling in holes, washing walls, touching up paint, sitting and ignoring the fact that the touch ups are obvious and room looks dirty. Probably cracking and making a bolt for B&Q. But if I do the living room then hall gloss will look awful so I may crack there as well :eek:DONE (with one coat :whistle:)
D Clean ovenDONE
E Feed lawn DONE

Packing:

1. Cookery books - including weighing to make sure maximum weight of planned shelves won't be exceed DONE
2. Tagines - again including weighing as these will be on display DONE
3. Study - massive job, need to sort out four large filing drawers, a few boxes and a bookcase so I can sell desk and bookcase DONE, desk sold, will relist bookcase tomorrow.
   
4. Shed & garden - clean out shed, decide what pots I want to take, empty and wash. Lift solar lights and wash. Almost done. Just need to wash them so will do that now. DONE
5. Garage DONE
6. Kitchen - glass unit DONE
7. Glassware DONE
8. Tupperware DONE, just need big enough box for microwave
   
9. Dresser unit - miscellaneous DONE
10. Dresser unit - terracotta plates and dishes Washing them first - in dishwasher DONE
11. Microwave - probably pack filled with tupperware
12. Double unit - casseroles DONE
    
13. Double unit - other dishes DONE
14. Double unit - bowls DONE
15. Slow cooker - pack filled with something DONE
16. Vases DONE
17. Drawers DONE
18. Under sink - pots & pans DONE
19. Under sink - baking trays etc DONE
20. Dolly the Shopping Trolley DONE
21. Boxes in hall - possibly pack wrapped glasses in them? DONE
22. Lamp in living room oops forgot about it
23. Wii - write down where cables connect DONE
24. TV - will be bubble wrapped and box 'created' - to do Monday night
25. Bathroom - won't take long, basically done DONE
26. Bed 1 - plastic storage boxes to do
27. Utility room cupboard DONE
28. Pantry - coats (eek :eek: - forgot about them) DONE
29. Clothes - sort out to winter, summer that fits, summer than nearly fits, lose 3 stone then fits, charity shop, bin, then pack almost done
30. All stuff boxed up already - bring downstairs, check, seal and label. DONE

Nearly there. Currently decluttering drinks cupboard, I'm on port & ginger wine, Mr GG kindly helping out with 'where did that come from' brandy :T.

gallygirl

gallygirl wrote: »

Currently decluttering drinks cupboard, I'm on port & ginger wine, Mr GG kindly helping out with 'where did that come from' brandy :T.

Drinks cupboard decluttered :T.

DS decluttered garage :T.

Mr GG decluttered back to ME .

lavinia21

amazing what you find when clearing out. woop woop on getting the house let.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

I wouldn't be able to resist the letters. With such a small outstanding mortgage, when do you think it will be done? I need to get a new frock for the celebration party.