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2021 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
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Laura_Elsewhere said:I would second going and having your gait analysed by a specialist place - and definitely don't buy off-the-peg hiking sandals - I've known a few people with big-name "hiking sandals" which have fallen apart miles away from help, in one case causing a bad fall that wrenched a knee, causing a very slow and panful hobble back to base.
You could investigate the 'barefoot' running shoes - they do some for off-road cross-country running that might be just the job, as they are designed not to alter your foot's natural barefoot gait. A friend swears by hers for track running, says they're the best thing she's ever worn.2023 Fashion on the Ration: Start with 66. Nightdress - 6 = 60 remaining.8 -
Oh, and I did another bad thing today...
..the health coaching program I've been planning to start in September is doing a deal where it's $0 for 60 days, then monthly payments after that. And I fell for it. More fun to keep me busy!2023 Fashion on the Ration: Start with 66. Nightdress - 6 = 60 remaining.9 -
Well, there must have been a severe bombing raid on Monday near here, as a disused industrial site is still smouldering and we only have intermittent water in our taps - very 1942!
(a bankrupt plastics-recycling site 1/2-mile away went up on Monday; all under control by evening, very impressive work, and didn't even shut the adjacent motorway (!) - but fire services expect to be on site for 7-10 days, and we have either a low-pressure trickle or nothing at all from our taps, which makes life interesting! So we have buckets full of water in the bath for essential flushing of toilet, and bowls in bathroom basin and kitchen sink for hand-washing, and a couple of bottles in the fridge for drinking, and I've managed the washing-up in several stints this morning but am postponing planned baking! )
2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
.
2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
.
2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);9 -
Laura_Elsewhere said:Well, there must have been a severe bombing raid on Monday near here, as a disused industrial site is still smouldering and we only have intermittent water in our taps - very 1942!*Sound track: ‘In the mood’ ☺️I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/229 -
2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
.
2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
.
2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);9 -
Laura_Elsewhere said:Well, there must have been a severe bombing raid on Monday near here, as a disused industrial site is still smouldering and we only have intermittent water in our taps - very 1942!
(a bankrupt plastics-recycling site 1/2-mile away went up on Monday; all under control by evening, very impressive work, and didn't even shut the adjacent motorway (!) - but fire services expect to be on site for 7-10 days, and we have either a low-pressure trickle or nothing at all from our taps, which makes life interesting! So we have buckets full of water in the bath for essential flushing of toilet, and bowls in bathroom basin and kitchen sink for hand-washing, and a couple of bottles in the fridge for drinking, and I've managed the washing-up in several stints this morning but am postponing planned baking! )
(I've been watching too many American films at "the flicks", obviously.)
- Pip"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 25.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
8 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - 100g/220m DK Toft yarn9 -
Cherryfudge said:May I just show off today’s haul? All coupon-free as they were in charity shops: two are 4-ply so one day I might finally make a sock or two.
The ‘Lyscordet’ is, I’m guessing, a more recent and probably finer relative of the ‘Lyscord’ that was the original yarn for the string bag. I resisted buying their entire stock as I’d never make anything else but bags - but I couldn’t not buy some after all the effort I’ve put in trying to find something appropriate for them. I’m guessing the gauge would have resulted in a smaller, less stretchy bag.
(and next time, I should think of looking in my stores!)2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
.
2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
.
2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);8 -
PipneyJane said:Laura_Elsewhere said:Well, there must have been a severe bombing raid on Monday near here, as a disused industrial site is still smouldering and we only have intermittent water in our taps - very 1942!
(a bankrupt plastics-recycling site 1/2-mile away went up on Monday; all under control by evening, very impressive work, and didn't even shut the adjacent motorway (!) - but fire services expect to be on site for 7-10 days, and we have either a low-pressure trickle or nothing at all from our taps, which makes life interesting! So we have buckets full of water in the bath for essential flushing of toilet, and bowls in bathroom basin and kitchen sink for hand-washing, and a couple of bottles in the fridge for drinking, and I've managed the washing-up in several stints this morning but am postponing planned baking! )
(I've been watching too many American films at "the flicks", obviously.)
- Pip
The company went bust2-3 years back, and some of the materials have been moved, very occasionally people and vehicles are in there, but basically it's obviously going to be a very expensive job clearing it all out and sorting the baled plastics and so on...very *convenient* is the basic opinion locally...!2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
.
2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
.
2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);9 -
Laura_Elsewhere said:Cherryfudge said:May I just show off today’s haul? All coupon-free as they were in charity shops: two are 4-ply so one day I might finally make a sock or two.
The ‘Lyscordet’ is, I’m guessing, a more recent and probably finer relative of the ‘Lyscord’ that was the original yarn for the string bag. I resisted buying their entire stock as I’d never make anything else but bags - but I couldn’t not buy some after all the effort I’ve put in trying to find something appropriate for them. I’m guessing the gauge would have resulted in a smaller, less stretchy bag.
(and next time, I should think of looking in my stores!)
That Little Dorritt sock looks familiar..... I'm not certain I have any in the stash - or whereabouts it would be - but it does look really familiar. Something I found in a charity shop back when I worked in Reading...
- Pip"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 25.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
8 - 4 x 100g/450m skeins 3-ply dark green Wool Local yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - 100g/220m DK Toft yarn8 -
PipneyJane said:Laura_Elsewhere said:Well, there must have been a severe bombing raid on Monday near here, as a disused industrial site is still smouldering and we only have intermittent water in our taps - very 1942!
(a bankrupt plastics-recycling site 1/2-mile away went up on Monday; all under control by evening, very impressive work, and didn't even shut the adjacent motorway (!) - but fire services expect to be on site for 7-10 days, and we have either a low-pressure trickle or nothing at all from our taps, which makes life interesting! So we have buckets full of water in the bath for essential flushing of toilet, and bowls in bathroom basin and kitchen sink for hand-washing, and a couple of bottles in the fridge for drinking, and I've managed the washing-up in several stints this morning but am postponing planned baking! )I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/227
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