Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

elizabethhull

EssexHebridean said:

Also loving being able to get clothes dried outside - the airer isn't even up at the moment as we have one of those wooden racks outside and are managing to get pretty much a full load at a time on it. When I change the bedding at the weekend it will be outside-dried stuff going on and I'm really looking forward to it! Ridiculous, but it really is the small things, sometimes! 

I love line-dried bedding so much, that the lot I dried yesterday went straight back on the bed - smelled fabulous !

milann

Well  done on the book sorting. Did you ever finish your storage spaces you we’re doing a while back. It’s lucky you have somewhere to store them. 

On my walk today encompassing a visit to the post office...we passed a house with a child’s scooter with a label saying free to a good home and then another with 4 lovely kitchen chairs with similar label on....I suspect these would have ended up in a charity shop. I was tempted with the chairs but have nowhere to put them and I’ll need something to sit on when I change my kitchen but probably only need 2 chairs - so left them for somebody whose need is greater than mine.

HairyHandofDartmoor

EssexHebridean said:

LOL much as you'd love to have him home HH it's quite handy DS3 not being there at the moment isn't it! Out of sight is a good place for CS bags! 

Also loving being able to get clothes dried outside - the airer isn't even up at the moment as we have one of those wooden racks outside and are managing to get pretty much a full load at a time on it. When I change the bedding at the weekend it will be outside-dried stuff going on and I'm really looking forward to it! Ridiculous, but it really is the small things, sometimes! 

Well him being away does have some uses I suppose , but I do miss him.

HairyHandofDartmoor

elizabethhull said:

EssexHebridean said:

Also loving being able to get clothes dried outside - the airer isn't even up at the moment as we have one of those wooden racks outside and are managing to get pretty much a full load at a time on it. When I change the bedding at the weekend it will be outside-dried stuff going on and I'm really looking forward to it! Ridiculous, but it really is the small things, sometimes! 

I love line-dried bedding so much, that the lot I dried yesterday went straight back on the bed - smelled fabulous !

Line dried everything is lovely, although the towels go a bit crispy but it gives you a good exfoliation 🤣.

HairyHandofDartmoor

milann said:

Well  done on the book sorting. Did you ever finish your storage spaces you we’re doing a while back. It’s lucky you have somewhere to store them. 

On my walk today encompassing a visit to the post office...we passed a house with a child’s scooter with a label saying free to a good home and then another with 4 lovely kitchen chairs with similar label on....I suspect these would have ended up in a charity shop. I was tempted with the chairs but have nowhere to put them and I’ll need something to sit on when I change my kitchen but probably only need 2 chairs - so left them for somebody whose need is greater than mine.

Thanks Milann . We (or rather DH) haven't managed to get any shelves up yet, but the two large bookcases from mum's old house have swallowed up a lot of books.

That's a good way to get rid of things. I expect you're right and they'd have been taken to the charity shop pre lockdown.

Sun_Addict

Nothing better than line dried bedding in my opinion. Crispy towels I can deal with, better than a body scrub any day 👍

elizabethhull

Third clap for the NHS workers - we, in our end of the cul-de-sac, all waved at each other and said' 'See you next week' - it's really quite moving.

beanielou

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

Nicnak said:

I tidy DD's room and seconds later it's back to how it was. An absolute mess! X

Children 🙄.

Delichon said:

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

I've got the thirteen bags of books for the charity shop on the landing at the moment and I wanted to put them in DS3's room. So I decided I'd better pick up all his rubbish and give his floor a sweep first. I haven't touched his room since he went to uni after Christmas, apart from taking out all the plates, cutlery and mugs. Anway I half filled a bin liner with rubbish from his floor and discovered a dusty sock and our bottle opener among the rubbish 🤣. When I swept it I found two sticky stains where he must have spilt a drink and not cleaned it up 😱. It's lucky he has a laminate floor! So I had to get out the floor cleaning fluid to get that off. How does he manage to be so messy? 🙄

Sorry but I can't agree with all the people who seem to treat their offspring's behaviour so indulgently.  To answer your question, he's messy because he's been allowed to be.  Sorry to be blunt but it's the truth. I expect he's learned the hard way now he's living independently.  Presumably his Uni room isn't such a tip .    When he comes home, please don't let him fall back into the habit of expecting you to clean up after him.  He's an adult after all.

I think people need to use their own judgement and bring up their children in the way they see fit. DS3's room at uni is also a complete tip, so no change there. His room gets cleaned once every holiday by me. The rest of the time he lives in a pigsty of his own making . I agree that's he's an adult and I don't believe that me nagging him to tidy his room will help him to behave like an adult.

I agree. 
We are all adult's and they are our young people.& it is up to us how we deal with that.

HairyHandofDartmoor

beanielou said:

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

Nicnak said:

I tidy DD's room and seconds later it's back to how it was. An absolute mess! X

Children 🙄.

Delichon said:

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

I've got the thirteen bags of books for the charity shop on the landing at the moment and I wanted to put them in DS3's room. So I decided I'd better pick up all his rubbish and give his floor a sweep first. I haven't touched his room since he went to uni after Christmas, apart from taking out all the plates, cutlery and mugs. Anway I half filled a bin liner with rubbish from his floor and discovered a dusty sock and our bottle opener among the rubbish 🤣. When I swept it I found two sticky stains where he must have spilt a drink and not cleaned it up 😱. It's lucky he has a laminate floor! So I had to get out the floor cleaning fluid to get that off. How does he manage to be so messy? 🙄

Sorry but I can't agree with all the people who seem to treat their offspring's behaviour so indulgently.  To answer your question, he's messy because he's been allowed to be.  Sorry to be blunt but it's the truth. I expect he's learned the hard way now he's living independently.  Presumably his Uni room isn't such a tip .    When he comes home, please don't let him fall back into the habit of expecting you to clean up after him.  He's an adult after all.

I think people need to use their own judgement and bring up their children in the way they see fit. DS3's room at uni is also a complete tip, so no change there. His room gets cleaned once every holiday by me. The rest of the time he lives in a pigsty of his own making . I agree that's he's an adult and I don't believe that me nagging him to tidy his room will help him to behave like an adult.

I agree. 
We are all adult's and they are our young people.& it is up to us how we deal with that.

Thank you Beanie .

HairyHandofDartmoor

Well after my little rest I dusted all the surfaces and ornaments in the living room, and hoovered the floor. Then I put DS3's clean and dry bedding back on his bed. Finally I watered all the pots in the garden as it's been a warm day. My pink clematis is flowering and my azalea has got purple buds on it. Also purple flowers are starting to appear on a plant in one of my pots, although I can't remember what it's called 🌺🌸.

I've got loads done today so I'm pleased with my progress on so many jobs . Tomorrow's big job is going to be washing DS1's window and window frame, and washing his curtains.

I haven't left the house for two days apart from hanging washing in the garden, but I haven't particularly felt like going out. I wonder how many people will suffer from agoraphobia by the time this lockdown ends 🤔. 

Have a restful evening everyone .