KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

greent

Full boot load of items dropped at CS today - although only a carrier bag's worth was from my house.

Book which I'd finished reading was passed on to my mum yesterday with instructions to pass it on again afterwards

Will probably only achieve small steps now until after the NY

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GreyQueen

I'd never heard of carving a brick but your post suddenly called to mind a bit of a craft craze from my childhood for painting pictures on pebbles, gluing a bit of felt on the underside and using them as paperweights.

It was my Dad's birthday this past weekend (21 again) and Kid Bruv and I got him books, as did his sister, and Mum got him slippers. He rounded up three worn-out pairs of slippers to discard, and books from this time last year to give to Kid Bruv to try selling online. We always give books with an exhortation to pass them on when finished as a household of avid bookworms would eventually disappear under piles of printed material, otherwise.

I have persuaded Mum to do the Xmas cards, and we have used some which came over from Nan's as well, as part of her household bits and bobs which have come to live at our place.

I have also hauled out a film from among the many thousands on the premises which we're going to watch tonight - I have hopes that it may be able to go to a chazzer once watched, but we'll have to see, it isn't mine to dispose of.

All in all, a gentle and relaxing day. Downstairs, the Queen of Sheba is attempting to stop Mum casting on for my new black & white sweater and Wild Thing is outside doing cat things. In daylight hours, this included staring purposefully under the shed where there may be mice and ignoring the cyrils and the blackbirds on the ground beside her. That cat is most definately not quite right, but she's cute.

Oh, and a lever arch folder of knitting patterns is leaving mid-week, as well as some Stuff which is going back to the city with me tomorrow for the chazzers there. Stuff just keeps on coming............

Umm, I should have explained the Why of the xmas pud; it was one of several small size of storecupboard items purchased to form a hamper for Nan late in 2015 and they had been stored for a while in a bag at the foot of the bed; one must have slipped out.

I wouldn't want you to think that we're weird, or anything; there's a perfectly logical explanation for everything, such as the 52 weeks that last year's birthday cards sat on the mantlepiece for, along with the 24 months for the landmark wedding anniversary........ INERTIA.:p

tibawo

Well, got my last bits on eBay before Christmas. they are collect ones and would make good pressies for someone such as the huge tub of Lego.
DD has got her last stall on weds for her fundraiser. technically she has got the money but this one was already booked.
Chocolate filled glasses also ready to go to team and my reverse advent for homeless will be picked up.
I know I have finished the calendar early but they do a special meal/ shower thing at the hub in the run up to the 25th.
Once these go my house will look so 'clutter' free. I have a to do list ready of jobs that I would like to do before the new year and then I will take stock of what I have actually achieved!

GreyQueen

OK, we watched the movie (old video) and there's a flaw on the tape which makes watching it very irritating, we persevered but it isn't donatable so will be off to the bin.

The Queen of Sheba enjoyed the movie (asleep on my lap like a sandbag) and her daft sister Wild Thing was fetched indoors and parked on the windowsill above the radiator. She's a cat who lacks the sense to come in from the rain without encouragement, sometimes.

Will be playing tetris with the wally-trolley to see how many donatables I can get loaded and taken back to the city tomorrow evening.

mavvymoo

Morning all Had no internet for a week been annoying but have caught up with loads So every cloud and all that.

Our boiler has to be kondoed on the 21st Dec and a spanking new one will be installed in its place. Its been on its last legs for a while now and now time to bite the bullet :eek: Its oil so not cheap sadly but got to be done and money found.

Kittens all ok and Lolly is now leader of the pack :rotfl:She has worked her way up the ranks she is so small the kittens are double her size. But bosses them round and even stalks Lola whenever she gets a chance. Lola just glares at her and then Lolly pretends she hasnt even seen her.:rotfl:

GQ Oh my goodness the brick doorstep :rotfl:I got given one it was a yes ......... A Brick with Orange fabric stuck round it with a Blue cat which had been cut out of a bit of felt and stuck on the top.
I loved it and still remember it so well.That was until I dropped it on my foot which then became infected so I spent a good 10 days with my foot raised up Not good when you are about 10 years old. I cant remember the doorstop after that so Mum must have chucked it out :rotfl:


This journey takes you to places you never thought you would revisit doesnt it :rotfl:



Mav x

Slinky

GreyQueen wrote: »

but your post suddenly called to mind a bit of a craft craze from my childhood for painting pictures on pebbles, gluing a bit of felt on the underside and using them as paperweights.

Oh good grief, that's brought back a memory, I recall PAYING somebody 10p for one of those at primary school.

GreyQueen

Slinky wrote: »

Oh good grief, that's brought back a memory, I recall PAYING somebody 10p for one of those at primary school.

:) I can recall one which was bought on holiday, a painting of a lamb on a large oval pebble, rather nicely done. Had that for years.

Less comely was a large potato-coloured stone from the back garden onto which I made a picture by gluing those little plastic bits from a broken kalaediscope (sp?) toy.

Forgive me for sins against aesthetics in my growing years. I blame Bloo Peter for a lot of this. There was a proper craze for going stuff with pebbles in the seventies, including tumbling them in little machines to polish them and making them into jewellery.

Ach well, pre-internet, we had to make our own entertainment.

I'm bobbling around rounding up stuff to go back to the city this evening plus sorting out stuff for the folks to take over to the big market town for donation tomorrow. It's surprisingly difficult to get a duvet into a shopping bag, y'know - they fight back.

Some of these things are leftover from Nan's bungalow, this duvet is totally unused, we don't even know why/ how she got it, unless it came as a free gift with a mail order purchase.

One of these days, we'll get it all sorted out, but I suspect that will be in the new year. The parental home still has a case of indigestion.

Have a good day, folks; Wild Thing is back to staring under the shed, hoping something verminous will come out so's she can kill it.:rotfl:

luxor4t

I was given a doorstop made from a beach stone that had been wrapped in cotton wool, then inserted into a striped knitted 'jacket' which had an attached knitted face with embroidered features, ears and tail added. I fell over it regularly until I went off to Uni, when it disappeared.

it must have taken hours to make, but the reason 'why' it was made still eludes me. The stone inside would have been much nicer!

Siebrie

I have found a better place for the good secondhand stuff! So far, the only place I knew was the next city's secondhand store, which is also a work placement / training place. Rumours about this place are that most of the nicer donated merchandise never reaches the store, but is taken by the employees for personal use or personal profit.

The new place is better organised, and donates first to people in dire need. Second, anything (mainly clothes) that are not given to people in dire need, is sold to people on or below minimum income, who have been referred, and have a pass to come to that store.

Eltee12

GreyQueen wrote: »

I'd never heard of carving a brick but your post suddenly called to mind a bit of a craft craze from my childhood for painting pictures on pebbles, gluing a bit of felt on the underside and using them as paperweights.
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GQ I have one of these very items on my desk - my son made it when he was about 6, he's now 28!


El