Confessions of a very tired old styler. Please join in.

buxtonrabbitgreen

Lillibet wrote: »

Humm.....forgot to bring the washing in last night (actually for the last 3 nights:o), including my duvet & bed linen, now it's frozen to the line & getting steadily covered in snow........:rolleyes:

I went out this morning to get the school shirts off the line and all the snow fell down the sleeves of my dressing gown, brrrr. My ds was looking out of his bedroom window laughing. However I just left the rest of the washing and the snow melted and it was dry this afternoon. So I needn't have bothered.
I have been doing all the OT going while my oh was out of work. He has a job now so I will ease off a bit now. But I have been too tired to bother much about anything.
I had a good day today (apart from the cat wee incident) and cleaned out the fridge, because I knew there was 2 ood sausaged in there somewhere and I was worried someone might cook them and poison themselves. Cleaned out my wardrobe, only because I went out last night and couldn't find the skirt I wanted to wear and everything ended up on the bedroom floor. I still haven't found it though. And cleaned out my purse as my handbag was getting to heavy to carry. That's it.

EmptyPurse

Well, if you thought I was a Bad Girl for using Method, I've really gone and done it this time!!! I've just been through the drawers in my bedroom and got rid of a whole heap of clutter. What's so bad, I hear you ask? Well, have a look in the bins......half empty bottles of perfume (+5 years old, admittedly), posh lipsticks, perfectly servicable jam jars, old pairs of glasses etc. And then there's the huge bag of clothes ready to go to the charity shop that I really could (and should) sell on Ebay but just can't get organised to sell. Honestly, I feel such a failure. But at least my bedroom's slightly less cluttered.....

buxtonrabbitgreen

Emptypurse
Dont throw the old glasses away. Take them to the charity shop too. In the wardrobe tidy I did today I too have a bin bag for the charity shop also can't be bothered to e bay either. ps is this method good stuff then?

laughing_cow

rosh12 wrote: »

Anyway, my admissions... fruit bowl contains 3 bananas, and by the side of it, all the fruit which is going brown and mushy (is it true that bananas make other fruit ripen super-quickly?). This happens every week.

Yes - bananas emit some kind of gas which speeds up ripening in other fruits. If you ever buy an avocado which is rock hard, the best way to ripen it quickly is to put it in a paper bag with a banana.

My confession today (eco warriors please look away now): I've got a pile of ironing which is so crumpled that I have put it through the washing machine again - I just couldn't be a!!!!d to attempt such hardcore ironing. Not very MSE I know.

However, I have how rehung my curtains after washing/ironing them after my recent decorating. And I have finally put away all the CDs on the newly painted shelves - I can now see the floor and there's now space to sit on the sofa! Hurrah!

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

angchris wrote: »

i feel so much better now knowing im not the only one with a "black hole" cupboard with the doors wedged closed and delicately tip toe past it daily for fear of an avalanche.

I used to have a black hole wardrobe...but now I just have black hole boxes...in the wardrobe...and stuffed under the bed...

An improvement of sorts I guess :laugh:

Have spent far too much time on here this afternoon...my excuse is that OH has spent 2 hours on a practice exam paper so I thought I'd keep nice and quiet as not to disturb him...I did manage to paint my nails in 10 different colours - I have 5 No7 Colour Miracle polishes, the ones that change colour when you apply clear polish to the top...only I'd forgotten what they changed too...Then I decided to have a look in the shed and had the shock of my life after clambering over a big pile of recycling...a carrier bag full of daffodil bulbs had not only started shooting, but were sitting bolt upright with flipping great flowers on :eek: No soil, no water, nuffink but lovely Tesco carrier bag goodness to keep them happy Have promptly distributed said bulbs in every available patch of soil in garden :rotfl:

laughing_cow

lotto-dreamer wrote: »

With the taking your shoes off/leaving them on debate - what happens if you go to a dinner party wearing your Jimmy Choos (should you actually own a pair) - I think I'd be a bit miffed to have to remove them at the door .

I think that happened in Sex + The City - Carrie was asked to take off her Manolo Blahnik's at a party and someone nicked them!

laughing_cow

Softstuff wrote: »

People over here in Australia tend to take the shoes off at the door, it's more of a comfort thing to my mind though. As one of my friends has gotten more comfy in here he's taken to putting his sweat pants on, mostly since I've already told him that it's at least another year until he can sit on my sofa in his boxers :rotfl:

When I was in Port Douglas in Queensland, I remember seeing quite a few locals walking down the street in bare feet - they must have really hardened feet because the pavement was boiling hot! I also saw a couple of people at the petrol station who had driven there barefoot. I like Aussies - they take casual dressing to a whole new level

Softstuff

laughing_cow wrote: »

When I was in Port Douglas in Queensland, I remember seeing quite a few locals walking down the street in bare feet - they must have really hardened feet because the pavement was boiling hot! I also saw a couple of people at the petrol station who had driven there barefoot. I like Aussies - they take casual dressing to a whole new level

Barefoot shoppers in the mall took a bit of getting used to, but I still giggle at restaurants where you see a dress code that actually states you need "footwear" and "a shirt"

lainz

It's the 'No thongs' that gets me everytime :rotfl: . (They mean flip flops!)

Anyway as I was sat here in my pj's reading the papers - I came across this article - not that I'm implying anything ...:rotfl: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2008/04/07/hclean107.xml

Just mustering up the energy to shower and attempt the pile of ironing (was v disappointed to learn there was no ironing fairy :rolleyes: ). The ironing board and iron have been in the corner of the room since Friday when I was doing some and was then invited out to lunch (Ironing v lunch - no call!)

ampersand

I was pleased by the article lainz - thanks for the link.
The photographer was quite a decent chap - caught my best side.
re: the ironing fairy - she was trained up by the Tooth Fairy, therefore cannot operate until you lose your iron.
...........and she definitely can't then, can she?