A Year of Living Frugabulously

Lula-Hula

1 - Shoes for me

2 - Bags for me

3 - Body lotions & potions

4 - Books for me

5 - Furniture

6 - Any laptops

7 - ANYTHING from Tatco



I'll add to this if I think of any more.

Lula-Hula

Hi Karma,

sorry I missed you there, I hate it when it does that, skips to the next page while I'm posting so I miss one ! Posh lounging around does sound very desirable ... I'd like one of those corner thingy's or a lovely huge squashy old leather thing from where I could watch people through the long floaty curtains that cover my french windows, which will be open to reveal the mini iron balcony thingy that sits above the cafe where I shall go for my breakfast with my devilishly handsome French loverrrrr in Pareee ...

* wakes up *

Ok, ok, back to reality & another list I think, far less glamorous but absolutely more practical, realistic & achievable ( in the short term anyway )

vasseur

Lula-Hula wrote: »

I think now might be a good time to write a list of all the things I WONT be buying in 2012 ...

Great idea - then you can read it back in a year's time and have a real good laugh.......:rotfl:

Lula-Hula

Here goes in no particular order :

- [STRIKE]strip beds[/STRIKE] DONE

- [STRIKE]laundry[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - ironing & putting away[/STRIKE] DONE (Yay for the Magic Airing Cupboard )

- [STRIKE]vacuuming throughout[/STRIKE] DONE

- [STRIKE]clean bathroom[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - remove old sofa to back of living room to fit new sofa in[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - remove legs of recently re-assembled table to fit new sofa in[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - remove decorations & pack away neatly[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - remove tree & pack away neatly[/STRIKE] Done

[STRIKE] - de-clutter thoroughly & without sentimentality[/STRIKE] DONE

-[STRIKE] scythe through music collection & accept that i-music is the future & that old BFs musical left overs should go where the old BFs went :rotfl:[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - count up unread books & make sure easily accessible to read[/STRIKE] 14 & DONE

[STRIKE] - re-organise the stuff under my bed into categorized boxes[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - contemplate ebaying [/STRIKE] Nah, I'd rather charitize :rotfl:

- search for bookcase for DDs room ... ONGOING

-[STRIKE] ignore all suggestions re kindles [/STRIKE]DONE - I have 16 :eek: real books to read

[STRIKE] - remove all tripping hazards on stairs for sofa delivery men[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - remove all damageable herb pots from outside steps[/STRIKE] DONE

- read magazines & then donate onwards - ONGOING

[STRIKE] - return unused excel for mac book to library [/STRIKE] DONE ( & investigate cost of buying one ...)

- [STRIKE]work out a schedule for actually using said excel book[/STRIKE] ... Errrr on hold for now, healthy body project is priority

[STRIKE] - work out a schedule for exercise[/STRIKE] Pretty much DONE

- work out how people manage to use more than one forum, facebook, tweet & write blogs alongside working & running a home :huh: DON'T THINK I'LL EVER SUSS THAT ONE

- [STRIKE]write & post thank you letters ( both DD & myself) - DDs written & posted ...[/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE] - watch & return lovefilm dvds[/STRIKE] DONE

- [STRIKE]watch film lent by Laidback Dude & return to him ( so have an excuse to go & chat ) DONE [/STRIKE]

-[STRIKE] take DD to cinema ...[/STRIKE] DONE

- [STRIKE]& brace self for trip to shopping place [/STRIKE] DONE

[STRIKE]- replace all herb pots on steps & sweep [/STRIKE] DONE

- [STRIKE]ring RAC to cancel next years membership - TRYING... VERY TRYING :mad: [/STRIKE] DONE

That'll do for starters ...

Karmacat

Oh my! Thats quite a list! One question tho - if you haven't used the library book for excel, why are you going to buy one? Its the kind of thing I do all the time, so I'm just wondering

Lula-Hula

Well Karma,

the thing is, I do want to work my way through the book & learn, but ... I'm actually on my second borrowing of the book & still haven't got past the first page.

I've filled a box with books & music to be charitized & I think there might well be some shoes joining them too .

The living room is almost clear now, just the small matter of where to put a fully decorated & lit tree :think: DD is insistent that we keep it up for a while longer.

We do keep getting distracted though; by the Miranda dvds I bought DD for christmas. I know it's probably not entirely appropriate for a 12 year old, but we love her .

I've now had a text from delivery company to say they'll be delivering between 7 & 9 & will call an hour beforehand :eek:. I'm not coherent at 6 in the morning.

I am slightly concerned about the width of the doorways :undecided as in they seem to be 10cm narrower than the sofa measurements on the website. I shall not concern myself about that right now though; I have to find somewhere to put the tree & the dining table that isn't legless behind the old sofa.

Such fun :rotfl:

Karmacat

Well, you have to promise me to spend a long time freeloading in the bookshop, okay? To make sure you buy a book you *want*, y'know :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I know whereof I speak.

Yay to leglessness ...

taxi73

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

It isn't it? You can bet if you actually NEEDED the sofa it wouldn't arrive for 16 weeks or something! :rotfl:

xx

Mine is taking about 16 weeks..lol

taxi73

that's quite a lot of stuff not to buy and quite a lot of stuff to get done.

vasseur

Lula-Hula wrote: »

- watch film lent by Laidback Dude & return to him ( so have an excuse to go & chat )

Don't forget to take one of similar ilk to him so that he has an excuse to drop it back round to yours

Loving your list btw. I don't get twitter either