Hoarding...not just on TV

whitewing

I have given my mum 6 items of casual clothing. I'd forgotten that I had them. They may not fit her, but there is a clothes recycling bin at a nearby shop so she can pass them on if necessary. A friend had given most of them to me with the same instruction to feel free to pass them on. I am intending to go winter clothes shopping this week, so I may have another 4 skirts to pass on after that. The ones that I have from a friend are a bit darker than I'd like to wear but I won't get rid in case my shopping trip is unsuccessful.

blossomhill, thank you for your answering pm the other day. I keep meaning to reply to it. I will at some point.

DS has gone out for a bit. DD and DH are asleep in bed, so I took the opportunity to tidy away DD's toys. She'll get them all out again before bath and bed but a few minutes of peace and calm are working wonders for me.

Still have quite a lot of laundry in various stages, but am going to find time to watch The Railway Children on ITV3 (I think) in half an hour. That will make me blub. Wine and tissues are at the ready.

Picklepot

...1 more bin bag of paperwork weeded out of filing system and shredded :j

...gave DS a charity bag to fill he did within 30 minutes..gulp..wll try not to get too sentimental about what he is chucking out :rotfl:

DH looked at vacuum cleaner spent 15 pounds on new parts ..I now realise that what i was cleaning up was going out of the holes in the tubing :eek:

Thanks for the posts about imposter syndrome..very interesting!

blossomhill_2

Hi folks, some great stuff going on but I like this idea a lot

whitewing wrote: »

I am tackling small stuff earlier and more regularly so it is becoming part of normal household duties.

I haven't had a dream I could remember for weeks but last night dreamt I was rock climbing without ropes round the outside of local Lidl to try and get to the door without dropping baby that I was carrying in a moses basket! I am sure there is a message in there somewhere, probably telling me I am making life hard for myself! or in danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater :rotfl:

Going out for the day today involved putting up ironing board trying not to brain the cat that was having its breakfast in the only kitchen space, trying not to dangle the top into the cat food, then having to wear compromise socks as the new ones I wanted (anti-blister as I was going walking) were lost in the heaps, then they fell out of the sock basket onto me with all their mates when I went to get a pack of tissues, I stopped to change into them and made myself very late to meet friends - oh the life of a hoarder!

PS - ironing while watching Downton would be sacriledge, Downton should be seen without distraction in case of missing a sardonic raise of Maggie Smith's eyebrow!

VJsmum

blossomhill wrote: »

PS - ironing while watching Downton would be sacriledge, Downton should be seen without distraction in case of missing a sardonic raise of Maggie Smith's eyebrow!

Oh OK - you've persuaded me!

:rotfl:

katep23

Help, what do I do with spare socks? Do charity shops take them or will they have to go as rags?

whitewing

See if a nursery wants them for making into puppets.

I normally put them in clothing bins if they are okay or for rag if not. Or they are good for stuffing draught excluders.

lostinrates

Progress, parent has agreed we can free cycle the steamer I tried using yesterday and hated.

Brighton_belle

katep23 wrote: »

Help, what do I do with spare socks? Do charity shops take them or will they have to go as rags?

Charity shops make good money from rags so will take old clothes not good enough to sell and odd socks.

idristhedragon

I've been at the Grand Designs show all weekend and have spent a LOT. Oops. Purchased a steam mop too. Ha ha
Battery running out but will be back to catch up in a bit
Hope everyone's fine and dandy

M.E.

My local reception teacher was SO PLEASED to have the pile of clean odd socks. They make sock monkey puppets!