Hoarding...not just on TV

short_bird

Him Indoors is over at his Mum's as his Dad died last week of a brain tumour. Inoperable, so there wasn't going to be a happy ending.

Dad looked after finances, Mum looks after the house.

So far, in an effort to get paperwork in a manageable state for her, Him Indoors has cleared 14 bags of shredding, a 5 foot pile of assorted papers and goodness knows what from the freezer. (It all got shifted from old to new freezer)As well as taking the vehicles off the road and sorting out the accounts and utility bills.

All I can say at the moment is: if one of you does house things and partner does finances, you owe it to each other to start to share the tasks. And start training the kids.

lostinrates

alec_eiffel wrote: »

Hence why I said if just for a day or so.

Three years ago our hamlet (now moved) was snowed in for five weeks!

I think the problem is in an inflexible approach is we have to remember that people live differently. E.g. As a small holder, my chicken mainly goes in the freezer on two dates in the year. All of it for the year ahead. I buy beef buy the thirty kilo ish box (about a years worth for us) lamb and pig buy the whole and half animal.

Similarly, while we try to eat seasonally, we also freeze a lot of veg. So it's quite feasible and not 'unhelpful' hoarding to have enough in to feed us for a month or so.

ATM I am winding down stocks to make sure there are no unforgottens in the bottom of the freezer as we got no home produce in it this year (it's a better job in spring usually, before the garden gets going).

The Richard in there there is no excuse for, but a couple of days? Pfft. When I am unwell I would not do with less than a fortnights storecupboard meals, because I cannot drive when too unwell and might not be well enough at the weekend to be driven by dh. Rare, thank goodness, but realised this summer how vital this kind of stock rather than hoard is for me.

idristhedragon

Oh Short Bird sorry about His dad-so sad

I am ill. I have a sore throat and headache and green snot and have taken to my bed. I even asked another mum to pick up smallest from nursery for me! I am realising that I am a martyr and wont ask for help and no one thinks any better of me for not asking for help. And I just get angry and resentful cos no ones noticed that Im soldiering on. So I am really enjoying sitting on the sofa reading magazines and pootling about online. And waiting for the curtain rail man that was due at 1pm, and working out if my completely kaput due to the weather car is EVER going to start working again.

whitewing

Time of the month, and I was feeling yukky. I have now eaten nearly all of the only chocolate orange that was not wrapped. Oh dear. Off to hide the packaging in the recycling.

Get well soon idris.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Good Heavens.

is everybody buried under their Christmas Shopping Mountain today?

RAS

lostinrates wrote: »

Hmm.

I am in a different situation, although I am not as isolated as I was, I am still rural, and coupled with I'll health IMO it makes senses for those of us who might have trouble 'getting' out due to conditions ( whether its health, geography, weather or workload' to keep well stocked up.

Well stocked stores are different IMO, to me hanging on to rusty baking tins, A clear difference.

I am in a city and only 7 minutes walk from a decent shop or two. But several times in the last few years when limbs have been mal-functioning or I have ben really ill, knowing that as long as I can get downstairs there is the wherewithal to make simple meals for several days has been made a huge difference to my recovery.

When we lived in the country we always 6 weeks worth of food available in the larder by autumn, because that was the maximum time that we had ever been cut off. A lot of that was home grown and produced. DS operates close to that now, although the freezer takes the strain.

Also if you are given a haunch of venison or two brace of pheasant, you do not always want to eat them immediately. Beef arrives on the school bus, attended by the farmer's child.

GreyQueen

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Good Heavens.

is everybody buried under their Christmas Shopping Mountain today?

I've dot a dold, may I be excused, miss?

Actually, despite going to work and coming home to zonk out, I have decluttered some leftovers into a meal and may even take the recycling out tomorrow, not tonight as it is p-ing down.

I'm also plotting to declutter my utility supplier, does that count?

lostinrates

RAS wrote: »

I am in a city and only 7 minutes walk from a decent shop or two. But several times in the last few years when limbs have been mal-functioning or I have ben really ill, knowing that as long as I can get downstairs there is the wherewithal to make simple meals for several days has been made a huge difference to my recovery.

When we lived in the country we always 6 weeks worth of food available in the larder by autumn, because that was the maximum time that we had ever been cut off. A lot of that was home grown and produced. DS operates close to that now, although the freezer takes the strain.

Also if you are given a haunch of venison or two brace of pheasant, you do not always want to eat them immediately. Beef arrives on the school bus, attended by the farmer's child.

Thanks RAS, I think we are of accord on this . The worry when you are unwell of how to feed peoe/keep things running is very depleting. Knowing I can do pasta umpteen ways, some bread and cheese and meat some how with what ever is left in the fridge then the tins or jars for vitamins is reassuring....or thaty dh at an do it when he is here is even better!

lostinrates

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Good Heavens.

is everybody buried under their Christmas Shopping Mountain today?

Nope, not doing much of that kind of caper.

I had a site meeting about our heating problems today then a dash to the vet with dog dog...who HAS HEr BaNdAGEs OFF :j:j:j. Splint came off last week two weeks early as she was having skin problems under there and today her skin got the all clear (all done to Manuka honey!) and she can be four legged again, but on a lead still!)

Tomorrow we hope to sort out some curtains waiting to go up to block drafts and get the fabric /rag to the recyling (had to shunt that last week)


I also plan to work through the dog laundary mountain and put it in the box and continue de richarding upstairs. (we are loosing all our storage to put a bathroom in some time in the new year. For a while I guess boxes will come into our bedroom . But might as well check we want what is in them.


I have to sort through some more old clothes, but I don't feel 'able' to yet. I might wear some of the things again, some might be wanted by neices.....I loved having things of my mothers and older sisters and other glamourous older women, and some of my old clothes are lovely. I know it looks like clutching at Richard, but .....

savingqueen

sjprmc01 wrote: »

I'm no good at quoting, but, GQ, running out of things is my WORST FEAR.

Yes I know exactly what you mean! I built up a massive toiletry stock years ago but last year or so I have been running it down.... seriously why did I need 14 shampoos?! However I don't want to run out of basics whether its toothpaste, loo roll or milk so will have at least one spare of most things that we class as essentials. This is mainly because I don't want the inconvenience for me or my family of not having these things to hand eg I need to have things in for kids' breakfasts and packed lunches and I also don't want to have to rely on the most expensive shops to buy them or waste time popping out for things when I can buy several things at the same time. I do have some hoarding/clutter issues of other stuff but keeping a sensible supply of basic every day foodstuffs and toiletries isn't (in my book) hoarding.

sq:)