Watty's Awakening

Suffolk_lass

I moved all the toiletries (there were masses) into crates and started with four of those collapsible plastic ones. I kept shifting the contents around until it was clear I wasn't keen to use some. Initially these were donated to a local work colleague who helped at a young carers respite residential place and the children often arrived with nothing. She was happy to take recently opened products too, just to put in the bathrooms to share.

I am down to one crate. Last November I took all the unopened cosmetics and toiletries to the local food bank. "Bargains" and gifts, samples and so on. The residual things are bin-bound now, I think - and my storage medium now is a really narrow book case (the sort of width of the old Billy CD Tower from the Swedish Idea shop) - which holds spare meds and toiletries and I can see what I have. I did buy 6 toothpastes and 6 shower gel products when with my friend at Cost company but I can just about fit them in.

Watty1

Two small cupboards cleared. I've selected some products to use now and left them on the side but also found a small plastic box that fits inside a bathroom cupboard so that when cleaner comes they can be put into box and tidied away. Some products being binned, some sent to food bank and some gifted to a friend who was delighted with them. Three more cupboards to clear. Some things I was really pleased to see again :) These were stashed when I left my rental and simply forgotten about.

rtandon27

woohoo - well done on the progress @Watty1 - sounds very satisfying! - I gifted all my unused eyeshadow palettes and bright lipsticks to two friends who were very pleased to make use of my posh product samples and gifts with purchase. Its so ice to know products are being used!

I've shopped from home this morning and taken a lemon scented bodywash from OH's stash as I'm not ready for the autumn scented ones that I have in mine!

MSE_James

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Watty1

Opps but a good point there from the officials.

Dishwasher beyond economical repair. There were a long list of faults. Luckily enough in the EF to fund a replacement. Will also need to change the kickboards in the kitchen too as the leak from dishwasher has been minimal but slow and the kickboard blackened out. Played around with some images on AI - and will go for a contrasting board to go with worksurface as I am unlikely to find one to match the old units.

rtandon27

definatley an oops! - hopefully make-up and toiletries has skewed that elsewhere!

but we are still thinking of you Watty1 & with you in those unamed struggles!

Watty1

Just over £230 spent yesterday and I love the results. A local company offers field work as one of their services along with weed clearing and similar so I booked them to come whilst the person who works for me doing the yard is on holiday.

Two fields completely cleared of horse poop and the chaps also cleared the brambles that were taking over in one area. Both garden bins full of bramble plus one ton bag. I went for a walk to check their work and I felt my peace with the fields return. The drought has made a mess of the fields, there is nothing but short crispy burnt frizzles where grass should be, there is certainly no winter grazing so hay bill will be high - but - the fields are now clear.

I then had a lovely evening sweeping, clearing and weeding the stable yard - it was so lovely to just potter around doing that. I love clear empty spaces (ahem bathroom cupboards!!) Put a large item on a facebook group for free as I want it gone and it might need restoration to get it to work so decided to just give it away and that is being collected this morning.

Yard person due back from hols next week. I plan to talk to her and say that as of Tuesday evening everything was sparkling so she either needs to now keep on top of it - or - reduce her work to just the mucking out and I can get someone else to do the field. Bestie who manages a livery yard commiserated on how hard it is to find anyone to stick to their work and feels she runs around after her staff with a broom just to keep them doing the work!

Cherryfudge

How lovely to have the fields clear - when the rain comes and they green-up again, they will have a fresh start.

Sorry to hear the dishwasher failed its MOT. Are you replacing it? Ours saves us so much in terms of time, water usage and heating.

rtandon27

Your dishwasher adventure reminds me that ours has been sitting in a cupboard since we moved here, as we need electrics hooked up in that cupboard and the washing machine switched with the dishwasher. Another item for the home 'to-do's' list!

Watty1

New dishwasher purchased, it should arrive next week. Old one will be taken away. Paid via my credit card but I really need to do a sort our of accounts, there is enough in the EF to pay for the dishwasher so all good.

Had hair cut, hairdresser suggested she had a shampoo that would help with the scalp dermatitis and so yes dear friends, despite the overflowing cupboards, I did indeed buy the shampoo. As I paid I did laugh to myself, I know I could have found it cheaper elsewhere but I like the salon, it is a small local business so I justified supporting them rather than shopping online and I also had a hunch that having so much "stuff" in the bathroom I would not have purchased it and continued to put up with the dermatitis. Interestingly today there is about a 50% improvement in scalp so it was a good call on her part to try the product.