Easier to be OS in the olden days?

lessonlearned

Gosh you have been busy:rotfl:

It will all be worth it, a simple less cluttered life means less stress, more time yo do the things that you enjoy and more money in your pocket.

Well done. I don't think you will regret the changes you've made.

Also, you will be teaching your children some valuable life lessons, leading by example. They will thank you for it in the years to come.

PenniesMake£s

lessonlearned wrote: »

Gosh you have been busy:rotfl:

It will all be worth it, a simple less cluttered life means less stress, more time yo do the things that you enjoy and more money in your pocket.

Well done. I don't think you will regret the changes you've made.

Also, you will be teaching your children some valuable life lessons, leading by example. They will thank you for it in the years to come.

Thank you, I wasn't able to post much on this thread because I was so inspired by it to sort things out. I have been trying to make meals from what I have in, rather than go back to the shops again. What I need to do is resist all the extras at lidls, the clothes/toys/household stuff etc they get in. Having cleared out so much I must not replace it all. I can get all the food for the week from there really cheaply as long as I close my eyes to these extra things.

My dd (6) asked me why she doesn't have a tv in her room like all her friends and I said to her that in our family we share the tv in the living room because I don't want us all in separate rooms doing our own thing, I want us to be together. She actually liked my answer, I thought she would moan more but instead said "oh yeah that's nice"

lessonlearned

Ah. Bless her, she sounds a sweetie.

This was the answer we gave our boys too.

meritaten

PenniesMake£s wrote: »

Thanks for these links, it has taken me some time to catch up with this thread and today I have watched these, so fascinating. I also found some videos of st fagans and which looks amazing. I love reading everyone's stories and thoughts on this thread.

I have been spending a good amount of time paring back, to olden days quantities of stuff. Less clothes available to everyone, pyjamas going back in the drawers to fool the kids into re wearing them (my dd thinks I have become quicker at getting the laundry washed and dried lol) I have been through every single cupboard and drawer in the entire house and decluttered. There is much less choice available to everyone now and no-one has complained:T eg one shampoo/toothpaste/variety of tea bags etc for whole family. I have fewer mugs available, lots of books/toys to the charity shop that were no longer used. My dd gets to wear her favorite 3 outfits one on, one in the wash, one in the drawer, no more arguments and a very decluttered wardrobe. My hubby did the same with his wardrobe when he saw how simple things were looking in the other rooms.

I have also been trying to plan ahead and take bottled (tap) water with me if im going out, not take the kids to McDonald's occasionally when I'm running out of time and they are getting hungry (have either planned ahead or if out bought a bunch of bananas to keep them going until tea is ready). Just trying to think "what would the oldstylers have done 30/40/50+ years ago in this situation. I think this is definitely saving more money. I'll be darning socks next.

WELL DONE! I did wonder where you were.............but many people like to just read the replies to their threads - you have gone a step further and taken action. and it sounds like you are enjoying it! you don't need to wear hair shirts or do without 'everything' to qualify as an 'OldStyler' - I think you have joined the club with your actions so far!

WELCOME!

I have to admit I do darn Socks! but only OHs 'work' socks. they are supplied by his firm and he loves them - very thick and warm. but they don't get many pairs - so out comes the rubber ball and some navy wool and I darn them (my lovely nan showed me how when I was very small - and I really enjoy doing them, I have a little 'conversation' with nan in my head), its nearly always the 'heels' that go thin.

PenniesMake£s

What a lovely welcome, meritaten, thank you. I am enjoying it. It is nice to know I am saving money, not wasting resources and teaching my children these important lessons and values too, who knows when they may need them? My dds school tights have holes in some of the heels and I keep looking at them thinking about sewing them up rather than just buying a new pack of 3 as I would have automatically done last year. I will do it tomorrow and stop thinking about it haha x

meritaten

well, darning isn't rocket science, but, there is a bit of 'technique' to doing it. I think there is a tutorial on good old 'Youtube'.

englishrose89

I'm so fed up of buying DH woollen work socks. He wears the heel out so quickly. I've just you tubed 'darning socks' and thought, to hell with it, i'm going to give it a go. I'm sure my dad has loads of those mushroom thingys from his woodturning phase.


Will see if I can get around to doing a pair this weekend and will let you know how I get on.


How did you get on with the tights Pennies?

mardatha

Re TVs in kids bedrooms, I told mine that parents did that because they wanted rid of their kids and didn't love them. My god the fights that one got them into when they went right back and told all their pals it ! LOl

lillibet_dripping

mardatha wrote: »

Re TVs in kids bedrooms, I told mine that parents did that because they wanted rid of their kids and didn't love them. My god the fights that one got them into when they went right back and told all their pals it ! LOl

Only you, Mar, only you ......!
I think it was you (apologies if it was somebody else) who recommended 'Jambusters' which is the story of the Womens Institute during WWII. My goodness, what a force to be reckoned with. Have just finished reading this fantastic book and highly recommend you try to get a copy from the library.
Am also about to start another of her books about how the returning evacuee children and their families coped when the children came home.

mardatha

No pet, wasn't me!
(this is one of my favourite and most used sayings...);)