2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

florianatwobob

DSis and I have been decorating. Bar glossing, the hall has been prepped, mist coated, and two coats of top coat. The stairs and the majority of the landing has been mist coated. The ceilings have all been painted. There is a first coat of paint on other walls. 

The ceiling at the top of our stairs is ridiculously high so at one point I did have a paint brush gaffer taped to a roller extension pole to get right to the edges. 

Having been rollering the ceiling I’m now wondering if the clouds on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel started off with someone thinking ‘Blinking heck this paint is patchy…..maybe we can convince people it’s clouds……’ 🤔

oceanspirit

Had a quiet week dealing with and deleting/filing more emails. Also started reading a book I had tried to read a few years ago and really enjoying it.  Now that there is less physical clutter it seems easier to do things which require a little brain power.

Painter has confirmed he will do the outside painting at home tomorrow. OH is in charge as I am still away from home. Also 3 new blinds being fitted on Tuesday.

I have a friend coming tomorrow to join me for a few days. Haven't seen her for 7 years so looking forward to a good catch up.

Some DVDs brought with me ready to go to CS.

short_bird

~FlowerPot~ said:

Floss said:

~FlowerPot~ said:

ooh and if anyone has any good coeliac hacks/ cooking ideas / products thats are good please do send them my way I am a bit flummoxed by it !!

My elder son is coeliac, and I have an ex-sis-in-law who is gluten & wheat intolerant - I have always found Asda GF flours give much nicer results than any others, and I just swap them in where required. I even used them for DS2s wedding cake & you couldn't tell any difference. Cornflour is naturally GF so can be used to thicken sauces & gravy.

thanks floss, we dont have an asda very near but I will investigate when Im next near one!

florianatwobob said:

@~FlowerPot~ google Becky Excell and find her ‘gluten free cuppa tea’ website also look for her books on Amazon. She’s GF and makes real food that tastes good! She’s also on Facebook & Insta with really supportive communities. 

thank you, i actually have already found becky excell, shes great, but now we will actually try out her recipes.

Liverpool_Anne said:
@~FlowerPot~, OH's sister is coeliac and I have worked with several pupils who were. If I remember correctly in some cases it is possible to get gluten free bread and pasta, and possibly other things on prescription as they can be quite expensive. During cookery lessons I found it quite easy to make cakes but pastry was quite difficult as without the gluten it just didn't stick together when it was rolled. One thing that sticks in my mind was that all own brand Tesco sausages were gluten free and were good enough for everyone to have. This may be the same for some other own brands but I haven't checked. The sensitivity of individuals seems to vary, for my pupils we used to have a separate toaster placed well away from the main toaster and had a separate tub of butter in case of crumbs being transfered. OH's sister doesn't allow anything with gluten into the kitchen in case of contamination but she is very sensitive. Food containing gluten is kept in the sideboard in the dinning room . Eating out can be tricky, for example chips cooked in the same oil as battered fish will be contaminated so it is always worth checking things like that. A lot depends on what things your ds likes to eat as I remember one pupil who ate very healthily, lots of fruit and veg because he knew they were 'safe'. Things like gluten free biscuits and crackers are available but again need to be stored separately. It is worth noting that if you are not coeliac you should not eliminate gluten from your diet as you will then become gluten intolerant. I am afraid you will have some reorganising of your cupboards to look forward to, maybe you could have 1 cupboard that is strictly gluten free. Good luck and I hope your ds feels better soon.

thank you so much

wort said:

@~flowerpot~ I am coeliac and once he gets used to it ,it’s quite easy. Just as an aside to that if someone in the family has it it’s a 1 in 10 chance of other family members having it, quite a lot of us got tested and a few of us all were. It’s autoimmune so may get other autoimmune diseases in future.
I would say be aware of cross contamination, have own toaster ,butter, jams etc. Also a lot of things can be gluten free that are not in the free from aisle/marked on the front. Check the box for things written in bold and avoid wheat,rye,and barley. Also the may contain box.
Cakes can be made using GF flour in same style as normal, use GF baking powder. I love M and S tempura chicken tenders, and spring rolls, spiced iced buns too.
If he goes to church then communion wafers are Not GF but can ask and the church can provide them.
Any questions just ask..

thanks wort, all so helpful

short_bird said:

@~FlowerPot~
Diagnosed coeliac 2018.
Biggest issue is cross contamination from gluten containing foods as someone diagnosed with coeliac can't have the tiniest bit of gluten - the whole family needs to be on board with this. 
Check the labels on everything for recipe changes and they should always carry snacks. 
Coeliac UK have a very useful site and publicise when companies have fouled up and there is gluten where it shouldn't be.
Chain restaurants are now your best bet as they can accommodate all types of diet.
Sadly, popping out for a chippy tea is now off the menu for them due to cross contamination from the oil when it's been used for battered products. Unless, of course, it's somewhere that has gluten free sessions... 
It's a lot easier to be coeliac than it used to be - I think Scotland is the only place you can get gluten free food on prescription these days? - and the main thing will be changes in texture of baked goods.

Thank you short bird.

You guys are the best. 

The last 48 hours have been a huge learning curve. DS2 now has his own chopping board and butter. Havent gone as far as toaster yet. But probable will when I can work out where one can go!

We have some supplies and some basic cupboard to get him started. The cost is not so MSE though!! I got him making flapjacks this afternoon which he has bagged up for snacks this week

Thoroughly clean the toaster and use toaster bags?
GF bread takes longer to toast. 
A$da deliver.
Oats can be an issue for some coeliacs, even oats processed in a gluten free environment, hopefully that won't be the case...

DundeeDoll

Decluttering has taken off again hooray - this has involved shifting of furniture - ds was home for a wedding, tentatively knocked on his door this morning at 9am to ask if he'd be able to help with the heavier bits in 10 minutes - he was lovely seeing the house slowly but surely improving (though have a lot of food to declutter now due to visitors and due to hosting bookclub Friday - determined nothing will go to waste!)

Floss

@~FlowerPot~ Asda sausages are GF, Warburtons do a GF range which is widely available and check out local chippies to find out if they do GF frying when they have cleaned the fryers & changed the oil 😉

TC77

Tip run at my dad's and took 6 things from mine. Counting 1 for each box from dad's as not mine but could risk coming back to mine. Full update tomorrow 

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks to include MMiM - do this before I go to bed

2. Commence ‘Operation Frog Tickling’ I have an acronym - I.R.I.S. being Identify, Research, Implement, Sign Off 

3. Implement a new sleep/wake up regime - start going to bed earlier (target before 2:00 a.m.) get up earlier (target by 9:00 a.m.)

4. Deal with ‘Urgent’ daily mail immediately & the rest at the weekend

5. Don’t put it down, put it away

6. If I spot a mini task deal with it immediately e.g. refill olive oil pourer or salt cellar, stitch up a hole in a garment etc

7. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed

The sun did manage to come out about 16:00 for a couple of hours. I watched a couple of episodes of Silent Witness then made dinner - sausage & spinach linguine 😋 Enough left to have the same tomorrow night. Wudupa

2077 - 2081 Kitchen recycling, 2 glass jars, plastic jar, drinks cans - recycled 

2082 Kitchen detritus binned

I have fallen further behind on the cheerleading so will make a concerted effort to catch up tomorrow i.e. later today 😉

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DH Awards: 🥇🏅⭐️💐,  perseverance medal 🎖️, 🥇 🏅🏅 😇

Decluttering Target 2023: 2082/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £469.00

wort

@~FlowerPot~ the toaster bags you used to buy from pound land work well if you have no room for another toaster, the bags can be washed and reused. Most sausage these days are Gfree I like M and S ones. He will soon. Be feeling better.

flamingo747

Good morning

This morning I have swapped handbags to one I am trying to decide whether to declutter. So far +4 wooden cutlery back to the draw from handbag, +1 folding plastic spoon washed again and put in a little bag to live in handbag (you never know when you will need a spoon), +1 old hard sweets to food waste, +1 packaging from those recycled, +6 wrappers/receipts gone, +1 sugar sachet, +1 ketchup sachet. My handbag is a definite problem area! New bag will be given a week to see how it is before deciding. 

Daily morning jobs done. Need to clean the fishtail, and pop to SM for top up of food essentials. Feeling a bit low still re: favourite neighbours moving and life changes, so need to declutter low mood somehow

GrannyKate

Morning all.  Off to GP in a bit to get my flu and covid boosters.  Will park in nearby small sm and get a bit of shopping afterwards. Just been to village hall to collect a raffle prize - a china mug filled with sweets.  Daresay children will eat the sweets. DD is booking holiday in Greece next year in which I am included which is exciting.  

1298 Banking for September done - could be worse
1299 Block Salt ordered for water softener
1300 Large folder of shredding done
1301 Holiday planned with DD
1302 Childcare calendars updated and printed off for board
1303 Raffle prize collected
1304 Emails read, answered, filed or deleted
1305 At least ten items put away where they belong

May tackle some more frogs from my list this pm or possibly do a bit of gardening.  Think I will go out tomorrow for a while as nothing else in diary.