Summertime 2026

Rhyddid2026

I'm on fire! My hairdresser finally has some appointments available so I've booked in for September. I haven't been able to get in for about 3 years. My long thick curly hair has been ravaged by hormones so I think I'm going to have to have it cut short. It's thin and scraggly and not really growing.

I unblocked Hetty's pipes and gave them a good clean.

I've also hosed down the patio and troweled mud out of the two drains.

C_J

I have been valiantly plodding along pulling up shoulder-high nettles individually by the roots to try and avoid re-growth. I’ve been filling a one tonne builders bag and taking it to the tip four times a week - and I have very very nearly finished clearing the garden. I am exhausted but so proud of myself. I do have the excuse of my husband’s illness and subsequent passing last year as the reason for the garden being left to run wild like this, but I have vowed I will never ever let it get like this again. On the plus side I now have time on my hands, and I do actually really enjoy gardening so there’s hope!

My next job is to start emptying the (very old, seen better days) shed in advance of dismantling it and ordering a new one. I have no idea what is in there, but there will doubtless be lots of spiders. Wish me luck!

Brie

@C_J - may I suggest wearing a hat or a scarf to cover your head? I like a baseball cap when doing dirty cleaning jobs as then I know nothing is going to drop right in front of me too easily.

C_J

@Brie That is a very sensible idea! There is nothing worse than coming back indoors for a cup of tea and suddenly having a spider fall off your bonce.

I am stupidly excited about the prospect of a new shed though :)

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82105980#Comment_82105980

new sheds is good!!

Wednesday2000

I need a new shed! I want my old one pulled down and a new one put up in it's place. I assume I will need a handyman. I will call one next week as I'm now going out in London tomorrow.

PennysIntoPounds

Bought two LED candles in a pack the other day, and one didn't work. Could hear myself starting to go 'well they were only a couple of quid, and you only really wanted one anyway' so marched myself back to the shop where I got a replacement pack and was allowed to keep the working one.

Haven't checked the new ones yet but the OAT principle stands

C_J

Aaaargh, I am not ready for my new shed yet BUT the company I have decided to use (they supplied and built my garden studio a few years ago, and I have been delighted with it) have a sale until the end of August. I could save £500 by ordering now …… I wonder how close to emptying and dismantling the old shed I could get in the next 10 days?. I didn’t want to contact them until the site was cleared and ready (in case there are issues etc), but it’s a chunky and tempting saving.

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82107055#Comment_82107055

likely they wouldn't be able to do anything for a while so you'll have more than 10 days. or maybe I shouldn't say that if it means you'll procrastinate!!

PennysIntoPounds

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82107055#Comment_82107055

Go for it. It's already getting autumnal, dedicate yourself to smashing it in the days and treating yourself in the evenings, and get the shed you want from a company you trust at a decent price, before the horrid weather kicks in for months and months and months. We believe in you 🥂