My home is a mess

bearcub

Afternoon Messies.

Congrats to all, Emms, great news! :T

sonastin wrote: »

OH fitted my mum's kitchen a couple of years ago and couldn't believe how indecisive she was about just about everything. My favourite way to wind him up used to be telling him he was turning into his mother. Now I tell him he's turning into MY mother :rotfl:

:rotfl: indeed!

I firmly believe there's a craft for everyone, because everyone has a creative streak in them somewhere, but it could cost a fortune trying to find the right one. I've been through loads, and still have a lot of the materials. My Mum's a great knitter but, although I can knit ok, I don't enjoy it. I've tried crochet, and lace-making, but don't find those particularly enthralling. I enjoyed drawing and painting, but I've never been good enough to stick at it. I still have the pencils, paper and brushes. I've done LOADS of cross-stitch embroidery, and still have all the threads and materials, and it's something I intend to take up again at some point. Now, it's mostly papercrafts, with the occasional return to dolls houses. The latter cost me so much to set up, I can't possibly give up the hobby.

I've done one WM load, but it's another cold and frosty day, so it drying indoors. Most of it is lightweight stuff, so it won't take long to dry.

YORKSHIRELASS

Emm-in-a-pickle wrote: »

Morning Messies!
Just a quickie to announce...DD `hatched` on Friday afternoon!!!
Baby Owen 8lb, little cherub - both well but sleeping off the efforts whenever I`ve seen them!
Will catch up tomorrow. Off to work now. x

Wahoo! at last - and 8lbs phew thats a good healthy weight. Love to all of you. Will post properly later.

alec_eiffel

I've not been busy just out and about doing stuff.

DH fitted the radiator foil stuff today and did loads of hoovering *yay*. we also shifted the furniture about in the living room. Not sure about it yet but we shall see. Nothing else to report. Hope everyone is doing ok.

bearcub

YL, I hope you're all ok up there.

Alec e, we had foiled 'stuff' behind our radiators in our previous house. I assume it worked ok; considering we're both scientists, it's surprising we never checked if we were getting 'more warmth for our money'.

Why is it I always get such cold feet in the late afternoon/early evening? I've three pairs of socks on, and a pair of woolly slippers, and my feet are still like ice. There are no draughts, as all doors are new double glazed/double skinned with seals. Maybe I need to do as the cats are doing, lie on the bed or sofa, so my feet are in warmer air. :rotfl:

alec_eiffel

Well, I have no clue if it helps with heating costs but we didn't know how to take the radiators off when we decorated so there's really scruffy bit of wallpaper behind there so the foil makes it look nice and neat. If it saves energy so much the better!

bearcub

:T Fair enough!

sonastin

Emm - :T no wonder he grew to 8lb - DD was cooking him for long enough :rotfl:

Bearcub - I think you're probably right about a craft for everyone, but for me I think it needs to not require fine dexterity. I failed dismally at making mince pies today because the pastry was too delicate and I didn't have the patience to maneouver it into position properly.

Alec - I love it when a "trivial" choice (e.g. making something half hidden look nice) has a more important side-effect (like cutting the heating bills). You can tell everyone you've done it for the "right" reasons while you know in your heart that you only did it to cover the end of the wallpaper :rotfl: At least thats how things work in my world

alec_eiffel

I think a good craft for people who aren't precise is mosaic making. You get to smash things up with a hammer, mess about with grout and just use bits that fit where they fit, not fit where they have to go.

I am all about things appearing to be for one thing but actually being for another. I mean, a quilt is just a decorative way to cover up a badly made bed isn't it! I do think the radiator foil is one of my better fudges though, very pleased with myself.

Howard43Willard

The task is sooo over whelming that I would rather not start than start and get half way through and abandon it.

alec_eiffel

Howard43Willard wrote: »

The task is sooo over whelming that I would rather not start than start and get half way through and abandon it.

Hi! Tasks are always part way done because they're a process not an action. As long as there is a person or people in a house there will be washing up, hoovering and toilet cleaning. Set the timer and do a bit, accept that "good enough" is good enough and just do something.

Chuck something away and you never have to deal with it again, wipe a surface and you don't have to think that it's another thing on the list to be done. Sounds trite but doing things gets things done.