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  • Pair of slipper I bought for after last op when feet would be fat, now sloppy so am washing them and see if |OK for charity bag. Minced absolutely loads of banana peel to be used on garden and am going to make banana curry later for freezer, will still leave a few for brekkie and shake. I took hangers to a CS and they were pleased to get them, maybe not all would take them but worth a try. Using toilet roll innerds to plant a few more seeds (crop rotation). Found some bamboo skewers from when I used to have BBQs (about 15 yrs ago) so have put by my baby pea plants instead of buying canes.
  • wort
    wort Posts: 2,050 Forumite
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    I work in m and s and we always take hangers from customers who bring them in. And recycle them with ours. X
    Focus on contribution instead of the impressiveness of consumption to see the true beauty in people.
  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
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    Barny1979 wrote: »
    451-452. Aftershave bottles into recycling
    453-473. Carrier bags to recycling

    474. Shirt into charity bag
    475. Freebie from cadbury into charity bag
    476-485. Bubble wrap to charity
  • 1. SMALL TASKS WILL BE DONE ASAP
    2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
    3. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
    4. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S ?’
    5. IF I WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH, WOULD I BUY THIS?
    6. BE LIKE A POSTAGE STAMP - STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL YOU GET THERE

    A mixed bag weather wise - when the sun was shining it was hot, hot, hot but when the clouds came & the wind got up it was rather chilly. The rain came at just the right time - BEFORE I watered the garden :rotfl: I did water in the morning & change the birdies water. Another bits & pieces day. I forgot to say yesterday that I made a rather disappointing focaccia :( Both lots of ‘proving’ saw big rises but when cooked it was more like a flatbread :( Checked the yeast pot & the yeast was ood :eek: Tried again today with ‘in date’ yeast & guess what .... drumroll please .........
    It looked like a focaccia, smelt like a focaccia & will, fingers crossed 🤞, taste like a focaccia. It is for my cousin’s BBQ & I will be proud to give it to her, along with a jar of home grown, home pickled olives :D Phoned the dairy & cancelled our milk delivery until 5th June - we are off to Bonny Scotland for a week doing the Round Britain Rally. I moved a lettuce & a tomato plant to their final resting places, bit the bullet & went through my glass jars & got rid of a few. Read my magazine, did the competitions & recycled - all in a day ;) DH had bought some ‘Bee Bombs’ so dug out, weeded & sifted a 1 square metre patch of earth & added the ‘Bee Bombs’. Actually had 5 bees on one plant today :j - 4 more than we usually get :rotfl: Finished off the hm soup & had with the flat focaccia :rotfl: DH also moved the bird feeder stand & seeded the original location. He has now started making a frame for netting to stop the squirrels digging up our first attempts at growing vegetables :rotfl: Dinner was fish fingers, oven chips & garden peas.


    1612 - 1625 Two drinks cans, empty beer can, glass bottle, 3 glass jars & metal lids, plastic bottle, metal lid, magazine, leaflets, 2 small cardboard boxes, 100 page booklet - Recycled
    1626 - 1627 Bag of kitchen detritus, 1 lot of shredding - Binned
    1628 Plastic container with screw on lid - CS

    Well Done whmf00001 & Barny1979 :T


    See you all tomorrow

    MrsSD
    1628/2019
    Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️

    2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £677.00
    Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep £80 Oct £90 Nov £100 Dec £108 Grand Total £677.00
  • villagelife
    villagelife Posts: 3,047 Forumite
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    Been a week or so

    473 medal from a walk I did
    474 car glass wipes that had dried up.
    475-476 cards sent from stash
    477 notebook thrown Sarah. It was MIL which DH wanted to keep but there was nothing in it.
    478- 482 magazine either recycled or to DH work.
    483 a badge binned.
    484 a sock with a hole in thrown away
    485 an old pillowcase cut up to be used for rags
    486 paper shredded
  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
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    Barny1979 wrote: »
    474. Shirt into charity bag
    475. Freebie from cadbury into charity bag
    476-485. Bubble wrap to charity

    486. Shirt into charity bag
    487. Bubble wrap to charity
    488. Paper into recycling
    489. Plastic into recycling
    490-495. Tins into recycling
  • villagelife
    villagelife Posts: 3,047 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    edited 26 May 2019 at 8:42PM
    More from me today.
    We are considering taking out the cupboard under the stairs. Hence need to do loads from the cupboard.
    487 a shoe horn
    488 a stapler
    489 rubber bands
    490-499 pencils
    500-514 pens
    515-522 pots of glue or pritt stick type glue
    523-526 tubes of glitter
    527 post it notes
    528 plastic box
    529 a flag

    Most have gone to a friend for a local playgroup.
  • Wednesday2000
    Wednesday2000 Posts: 8,685 Forumite
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    Three too big bras and a new pair of sandals added to the bag. The sandals were so uncomfortable I could barely walk in them.:mad:
    2025 GOALS
    44/25 classes




  • Went through DS toy room and gave it a good clean, nothing to give away or take out and re arranged it all so it is like he has new toys :D

    Now I have pretty much done the house I am making a start on the garden, tidying that up and making it a nice place for me and DS to go out and chill (it's already lovely its just general maintenance)

    C xx
    Read my diaryHere :)
  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Barny1979 wrote: »
    486. Shirt into charity bag
    487. Bubble wrap to charity
    488. Paper into recycling
    489. Plastic into recycling
    490-495. Tins into recycling

    496. More bubble wrap to charity
    497. Poster into charity bag
    498. Glass vase into charity
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