Make do, Mend and Minimise in 2018

Evening everyone, minimised a bag of bric a brac and costume jewellery for charity shop. Also got a bag of paperwork ready to be burned in incinerator in garden and a bag for recycling. Just minimised some mint ice cream that had been in freezer for a while, was very tasty.

Mended a hole in my pj top. Made do with stocks from freezer again tonight. Quorn Pie, chips and peas. I’ve made a meal plan for the week with stocks from cupboards and freezer.
Another NSD today which results in a NS weekend.:j

Had a bit of a shift around of furniture yesterday in my dining/sun room, I got rid of a bookcase which has had come from DS's room but didn't match anything, it is in the garage at the moment and I am hoping to make some shelving from it (it's an MDF one). I'm very happy with the new layout and positioning of lamps.

I sorted out the books on the above bookcase and got rid of several more, it is a process for me, I can't just get rid of everything overnight, latest to go were some home decorating/diy books, a lovely cook book that I've never used and a few paperbacks.

The kids and me also went through our massive collection of crayons, coloured pencils and felt tips, we have kept a selection for us in case they need to do anything for school but the rest have gone in the charity bag in a bundle and any past their best have gone in the bin. Also got rid of the last colouring books and some oil pastels which are brand new.

A small amount of minimising when a small portable phone battery charger/power pack left, (along with a charging cable), a brand-new too small Leifheit ironing board cover, and a ditto (but non-Leifheit) dress. All given to a friend who gave up her time to take me shopping at A!di earlier.
I have to take giving away books in stages too. I had very few books as a child, but I absolutely loved to read. The number of times I read the cookbook that came with my mum's Main gas cooker must have been legion.
The only recipe I can really recall now was one for Beef Tea that advocated scraping raw steak into water in a coloured glass, to hide the blood-red colour. I think my brother and sister made toffee a few times, too, from that book.

JackieO - one of my occasional Xmas treats is left-over panettone (didn't get any this year!). Makes the most fantastic bread-and-butter pudding. You've probably eaten it by now, but had to say in case anyone else gets any - they often seem to be in the shops at Easter.
Glad you're still here - I always follow your posts with interest (I'm really jackyann, had to sign up again after the password debacle!)

Had a fantastic afternoon with 2 grandchildren sorting my button box: inherited from my mother/ grandmother, I have of course added on the way, and was also given one by the family of a neighbour who died. I am making a denim shirt at the moment, and thought it would be nice to have some sorting help - really took me back!

I love button boxes, and last year when I was knitting the poppies for the local poppy appeal I raided half the boxes in my area of Kent for small black ones :) All my friends now have none at all in their boxes, as I made 145 poppies :):) which went into the Royal Engineers exhibition at their museum in Chatham. Originally they had hoped that local people would knit around 5.000 but they ended up with over 22.000 instead.:):):) the exhibition was amazing.

I am now knitting Christmas bells for my friend for sale at the Dickens Christmas festival to raise funds for the Making Miracles charity thats in between knitting baby blankets and blankets for the Linus Trust. :):)
I like to multi task when I am sitting watching TV:):):)

My DDs say I am like Alice's white rabbit, always rushing around :) but I like to keep busy.

This morning I shall host the U3A coffee morning in Dobbies and then get my food shopping (only second shop this month ) then after lunch I shall pop to see a friend who can't get out and take her fresh library books, then off to DDs to keep an eye on my DGS until either Mum or Dad get home from work, then a quick cuppa back at my house before off to Quiz night at the pub as I am the coordinator for the U3A team there.

With luck I will be home by around 10.30 pm tonight and I will put on the SC with a bit of gammon (bought this morning) and it will cook overnight.

So a busy day ahead for me but I shall be
Making do: (with a jacket spud for lunch)

Minimising: knitting up some of my spare yarn whilst coffee morning, and

Mending: I will repair the hook on the back of the larder door as it needs screwing in firmly as its about to drop poff (Its a to-do job that so far hasn't been done )

retirement isn't all beer and skittles you know :):)

Have a good day chums what ever you do,enjoy it

JackieO xx