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Hollyboll

Hope nobody got lost in the fog today.

After my H3rmes run, I did PO (for those items I'd listed RM by mistake :doh: ) and managed to use some survey stamps. Did a bit at home and then went to gym - inspired by chat on MWC's thread I actually used the lotion I carry every time. This afternoon had hair cut by academy students - takes forever but only a fiver :T:T, and feels much better. That's my only spend today.

Along with it getting dark so early I struggle at this time of year with drying washing … although I have a TD (no internal light) I hate using it for the cost, but also hate tripping over stuff hanging everywhere, and it just doesn't dry outside. Does anyone (without a lot of space / room to put washing in) have any great tips for this?

Hollyboll

PS - meant to say I heard Hugh F-W on the radio earlier talking about a new programme he's doing tonight on food waste … interviewing vegetable growers about the amount they have to throw out because supermarkets won't buy wonky / non conforming veg :eek:

Frugalfamily3

Hi Hollyboll. Thank you for popping into my diary today. Lovely to meet you. Have just read your diary. Impressed

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FF x

mortgage_girl

Hollyboll wrote: »

PS - meant to say I heard Hugh F-W on the radio earlier talking about a new programme he's doing tonight on food waste … interviewing vegetable growers about the amount they have to throw out because supermarkets won't buy wonky / non conforming veg :eek:

Ooh you've just reminded me. Switched it on now. Thanks for the reminder.

MGx

P.S. Can't help with H3rmes query unfortunately, I've never used them. Well done with the eb@y sales btw! :T

gallygirl

Hollyboll wrote: »

although I have a TD (no internal light)

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

"unfriends Hollyboll"

Frugalfamily3

I use an upright clothes maid to dry washing. If I have the radiators on I stand it near one, and put the towels on them to get them started. I have a td but tend to use it for bed linen cos they trail on the floor if I hang them on the maid

ali-t

I dry mine on a clothes and a hanging stand thing that holds coathangers. Once it is nesrly dry i put it in the tumble dryer for 10 mins to remove any chance of clothes getting that foosty smell about them that happens if they go away before being totally dry.

Jevvers

Just wanted to say well done Hollyboll, sounds like you've made a great start, very inspiring!

Pearla*Merle

I would be inclined to give things a quick blast in the TD to finish them off too. I don't have one (alas!) but would definitely do this during winter if I did.

I have a couple of clothes horses, including one with a tall handing bar that I can put clothes on coat hangers which helps keep things out the way. I think this year I might invest in a heated one to help things along.

I also bought a dehumidifier, for some reason my flat is quite humid and the wet clothes aren't helping. It has an setting for helping to dry clothes (added bonus is that it pumps out hot air so I don't need to turn the heating on as well :dance:)

PS. Cheers for the reminder about RM surveys! I've finally been accepted! It must have been the moving house that helped. :rotfl:

PPS. Mountains of good luck for your journey! xx

Hollyboll

And thank you for reminding me what I then got distracted and missed - hope it was good … will hunt it down on iplayer … the bit I heard on the radio was :eek: … Mr M rep saying it was very important to buy only straight parsnips as customers used them for roasts and therefore wanted them to look right. Too many :eek::eek::eek: to know where to start!
But, as he said, it's really all consumers' fault really…..

mortgage_girl wrote: »

Ooh you've just reminded me. Switched it on now. Thanks for the reminder.

MGx

P.S. Can't help with H3rmes query unfortunately, I've never used them. Well done with the eb@y sales btw! :T