Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)

London_1

Minimised : DGS Jack dug some of my new spuds up this afternoon, will probably have them for dinner tonight 

Make do : Had some left over chicken curry for lunch delicious on the end crust slice of brown bread toasted 

Mend : sewed a couple of small holes that had appeared in two old  tee shirts,

OK they are old, but I only wear them either gardening or for housework, as they are very faded but constant washing over the last couple of years have mad them soft and loose enough to wear for grubby jobs and they just get tossed in the machine when I do the towels. 

JackieO xx

YorksLass

I've been treating myself this week and have bought a new bedspread (my granny would probably have called it a counterpane  ) and two new bathmats.  I've washed the old throw I had on the bed and the old bathmats to join the other CS donations so that's some more Minimising done.  Just need to get it all to the CS now - I think the wally trolley might be needed!  

Tonight's tea is a Make Do using up bits from the fridge - a few small pieces of cooked gammon, some broad beans, two small stuffing balls, leftover gravy and the last of a bag of baby potatoes.  That wasn't on the meal plan but it doesn't matter, I love making a meal from not a lot.  No waste, cash saved - what's not to like?

I've been making a Welcome Baby cross stitch card for my hairdresser whose baby is due soon and thought I was going to have to buy some double sided tape to attach the fabric to the card but I had a rummage in my stationery box and found some in there - I don't remember buying it or even what for, but I'm happy I kept it for Justin.   

Cherryfudge

Make do - finished up houmous & celery, rather than making something new for lunch. I guess that's 'minimise', too.

Mend - not only the dishwasher but the carpet shampooer and three sets of scales have broken down! DH fixed the carpet shampooer and a chap is coming to see to the dish washer. I don't know why the scales died, but when I got out the two old sets which I'd been reluctant to get rid of, neither of those would work either. Time to replace them all with just one set!

Minimise: more irises rehomed. Finished a big dish of vegetarian tikka marsala. Threw out a few plastic bags (recycled). Also threw out glue that had dried up.