A Simpler Life 2018

fuddle

My sister and 3 of her friends are going to an outlet shopping centre and then out for a night drinking in March for her birthday. The reason I'm telling you is because I've been invited! :eek:

The night I just can't do but I am going to go to the shopping centre because I'm trying to repair my relationship with my sister and, if I'm honest, I'm pleased that she's invited me, but... shopping centres? I don't do them anymore.

These girls don't know me and we'll be like chalk and cheese, I just know it so I've decided to wear a badge suggesting 'who I am and what I'm about' in the form of a knitted cardi. I'm new to knitting so it has to be an easy pattern. I've spent a fair while on ravelry and I've chosen


I'm thinking in an olive green colour.

It's also a reminder to myself that I can't buy a 100% wool garment for the price it costs me to make and actually, as a former spendaholic who loved those shopping places, not to be afraid, I've changed and I need not be scared of them nor of shopping with women who like to shop. Oh I'm petrified!

Anyone feel sorry for my DH living with me, my thought processes and my plans of action? :rotfl:

System

Cottage_Economy wrote: »

I remember my parents using washing up liquid (fairy I think) as a bubble bath. Anybody else's family do that?

Some of us still do occasionally but it is a bit drying on the skin. Lemon is best.:o

My mum used to wash our hair in it if we ran out of shampoo! Then try and get a comb through it afterwards!!! Then to dry it she would take out the hoover bag and put the hoover on blow instead of suck.....not sure why it had that function TBH....lol

My hair appreciates the odd clarifying wash in washing up liquid. Puts a lovely shine on my hair. My Mom had a vacuum that blew as well as sucked....Twas an old Siemans cylinder thing that weighed a ton. Built like a tank mind.

System

fuddle wrote: »

My sister and 3 of her friends are going to an outlet shopping centre and then out for a night drinking in March for her birthday. The reason I'm telling you is because I've been invited! :eek:

The night I just can't do but I am going to go to the shopping centre because I'm trying to repair my relationship with my sister and, if I'm honest, I'm pleased that she's invited me, but... shopping centres? I don't do them anymore.

These girls don't know me and we'll be like chalk and cheese, I just know it so I've decided to wear a badge suggesting 'who I am and what I'm about' in the form of a knitted cardi. I'm new to knitting so it has to be an easy pattern. I've spent a fair while on ravelry and I've chosen


I'm thinking in an olive green colour.

It's also a reminder to myself that I can't buy a 100% wool garment for the price it costs me to make and actually, as a former spendaholic who loved those shopping places, not to be afraid, I've changed and I need not be scared of them nor of shopping with women who like to shop. Oh I'm petrified!

Anyone feel sorry for my DH living with me, my thought processes and my plans of action? :rotfl:

What a lovely cardigan. I haven't knitted for ages and am not very good but maybe I should take it up again and practise. I used to attempt things and ask my mum when I had a problem but she no longer knits as can't see to do it properly and since having a brain tumor she can't concentrate properly.

dolly84

Cottage_Economy wrote: »

I remember my parents using washing up liquid (fairy I think) as a bubble bath. Anybody else's family do that?

Another one being bathed in Fairy, just once a week mind.

dND

Brambleberry wrote: »

I also have a huuuge stash of cleaning things that I am working my way through as I simplify, a bit like the using-up thread in the Health and Beauty board, but here's the rub - the more on-top of my cleaning I am, the less I'm using, so they are lasting stupidly well.
My reckoning is that they've already been produced, so being used gradually is still better than just getting rid by disposing of them in concentrated form down sinks or in bins. There's nothing horrendous in them that I didn't grow up around with mum using and I'm still fine. :eek:

Katieowl wrote: »

That was one of the TV gardeners (Bob Flowerdew I think) take on using up non organic gardening stuff too, like weed killers. Use according to instructions and dispose of containers as recommended. Then don't buy again. He said using it correcty prevented a toxic dose going into landfill somewhere. True dat.

The same with me; eke the 'bad' stuff out at a rate where Mother Nature has a chance of dealing with it rather than a concentrated attack! I too have bottles lasting years as I don't use anywhere like the recomended amount either (soaps, not weed killer).

dolly84

LameWolf - I hate Windows 10. All the previous versions of Windows were pretty much the same till this.

fuddle - that cardigan is gorgeous.

A little update on my Eco Egg - I have done 5 loads of laundry with it now and everything is going well, the clothes are clean with a very subtle scent (I got the spring blossom one), no measuring so it is very simple to use. I suppose the true test will be in 6 months time but at the moment I am happy and it is saving about £17/year based on buying Ecover on offer at £6 a bottle, this wasn't the motivation but it is still welcome.

dND

Jumping back to the comments on dishwashers; I'm all in favour of them but I live on my own so no longer have the 'arguments' over dishwasher stacking - "why've you moved what I put in, I can never get it right" comments which were really an excuse not to have to do it. No matter of explaining, that neither he nor I could see into the future so know the best way to stack that current load, was accepted

But that aside, I saw the state of the hand washing up of my father as he aged. No way would either my sister or I use a 'clean' glass from the cupboard without washing it first and all cutlery had to be inspected before use too. :rotfl:

Wednesday2000

I had a busy weekend (very unusual for me) and had two lovely days out, but I am very glad to get back to my simple life today.

I have been writing out my new to-do list and also doing the monthly budget this morning. My hubbie and the dogs are in bed upstairs and I have been sitting in silence without the TV or music on. It has been bliss.:A

VJsmum wrote: »

I had to queue separately for lunch at school because I was on free school dinners :eek:

Yes, I remember having to do that too.

juliettet

Fuddle, I love the cardigan and olive green goes with all the neutral colours. A clever girl like you will master that pattern no problem.

Picklepot

Apologies to jump to another subject as not up to date with thread yet.
I need advice please.
My chest is very tight and ive started coughing...., it appears another cleaning product i just cant tolerate.(am not asthmatic)Has anyone got any suggestions?, i just want a multi purpose for kitchens bathrooms etc.. I might have to resort back to my trusty old plastic jug with hot soapy fairies that do dishes but i do like to spray something on the loo for 10 minutes before i go back and clean.
Thanks
edit..
apologies.. i think a few pages back you have been discussing cleaning products not sure if its in relation to smell/sensitivity/ etc will go back and read when feel better