Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden 🌻

Cheery_Daff

I've been trying to just get one body lotion out of the cupboard at a time and USE IT TIL IT'S FINISHED 😂😂 It's surprisingly difficult 😂😂 I'm very close to the end of an 'apply when wet' one now (although I confess that's not the one I have out for everyday use so I'm breaking my own rules there anyway 😂)

rtandon27

@Cheery_Daff - I am the worst hoarder for lotions and potions! Definately not fastidious in any way shape or form.

I've had to learn new ways over the past few years in order to use them up, and still make mistakes like the 5L anti-bac gel!  I tried the use up one at a time rule to no avail, as I'm partial to a scented product and use them as strikes my mood! I do now make a point of using products on weekends as well, a good excuse to slather on the deep treatments and thicker moisturizers that don't get used up during the work week.

I have actually switched to smaller sizes of everything (on sale of course) so that I could still have the thrill of a new product without wasting old ones.  I've also employed the snowball effect, using up all the samples first to create room & then moving on to the other open products.  I do however fall foul of seasonal gift boxes with 20-odd sample sizes of the latest fad.  All in budget of course, money being the limiting factor to my whims.

Of the back of this convo with you, I've had a look at the summer scented potions this morning and  and moved the ones with the least left in them to the front of the queue so that they are done by the 21st when I move back to autumn scents.  thankfully most products have a 12 to 24 month shelf-life before they give up the ghost, so can be used again next year and give me the illusion of a new to me product!

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, I love that you have a new round of scents for autumn - a bit like @foxgloves and her autumnal nail varnish! I like seasonal changes, but it never occurred to me to change nail colours or scents. I might try!

Greying_Pilgrim

Hey Cheery - I'm sure you're aware but Attic 24's blog is back up and functioning - hopefully will be there until the 30th/9, and obviously, as you know, she's trying to transfer it elsewhere.  I'm not too sure whether to start the Woodland or not.  I have the yarn, but I'm not a fast crocheter.  Still, first world problems.  

Greying X

Cheery_Daff

Thank you Greying! Some lovely person posted the info i needed on a Facebook page so I'm all set. Could you copy and paste the bits you need? There's often a pdf pattern download so you might be able to find that!

dawnybabes

I’m on a use up phase at the min, I’ve loads of body lotions, hand creams and stuff so trying my hardest not to replenish, shop from stores only ! I was delighted a few weeks ago when the stars all aligned and I finished 4 different ones in the same week !

Cheery_Daff

Ooh, that's very satisfying,  well done! 

I'm going to have a decluttering of nail varnish i think - this one I've put on today is ancient and looking rather patchy and gloopy 🙄 I'll be leaving it on for tonight,  and then getting rid.  The two I bought at the same time (several years ago) are equally grim.  I only really noticed when I bought a new one for a party recently (bright pink,  not my usual colour!) and it went on beautifully and didn't go gloopy at all! 😂😂

PennysIntoPounds

If you like them try putting a drop of nail varnish remover in them and giving them a shake

rtandon27

There is also a dedicated nail varnish thinner that I've seen at of all places TKMXX - I've used products like this in the past, but now that my nail varnish wardrobe is thinned down & seasonal, I tend to finish the bottle before it thickens!

Jellytotts

How would anyone use 20l of lotion????  Actually don’t answer that!

I’m so naff at being a woman, I don’t own any nail varnish and only have a big blue pot of Nivea that gets used on body/face/hands….add a small tin of Vaseline for my lips and that’s me done.  Don’t own any make up but do have a pot of hair gel/wax to tame my staticky fine hair.

I only own one handbag too!

I really should hand back my “female” card.