KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Greenbee - I already have two tall freezers and a fridge freezer so thanks for the offer but no thanks! But whatever you decide to keep you can certainly have some homegrown produce to put in it - happy to help

Siebre - I feel your pain with the dresses. An aunt of mine bought my grandaughter a purple satin dress!!! She was only 8 moths old

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nooooo! Needless to say it was never worn - such a waste of money.

Thanks for the reminder, GQ - I have library books due back tomorrow and you've jogged my memory.


I've moved fairly recently into a flat which had seen better days, the previous owner had lived in it since it was built and it suffered quite heavy wear and tear as he wasn't at all domesticated. The kitchen in particular had suffered heavy and not very careful use. But - synchronicity to the rescue...


I've been given a perfectly good and not very old oven, hob and fridge freezer from a very kind neighbour who's having her kitchen stripped out and completely renewed. They were otherwise going to be dumped, and that would have broken my eco frugal heart.



The hob in my kitchen had old fashioned solid rings which were badly pitted and corroded and shed chunks of rust every time I cleaned them, so it's great to inherit a ceramic hob.



My kitchen units are okay and are staying, some of the doors have needed adjusted, and the hole for the hob needed enlarged to fit, but the oven which is immaculate has slotted in fine and there's plenty space for the fridge freezer. My neighbour's carousels fit my very awkward corner base cupboard, so no more hands and knees excavations of the furthest corners :j



So the handyman who is swapping things over has kondo'd the old hob, oven, which was kaput, and a section of work surface where the fridge freezer will go. (The previous owner had an under the counter fridge).


My lovely neighbour now has a gift voucher to enjoy, for an experience rather than more Stuff; items with useful life in them have been kept in circulation, and instead, really worn out items have been put to be recycled instead, so everyone's happy :j:j.

The final bit of work will be to visit an architectural salvage yard for a replacement sink. Somehow the previous owner has managed to wreck and corrode the taps, and the sink itself has seen much better days. Elbow grease and heavy duty cleaning haven't done the trick, and unfortunately the neighbour's sink is smaller so can't be used. All in good time, but the old sink will be recycled to the metal bin at the dump when it finally gets replaced. :)

:T Wow, Wee Midgie, what a wonderful haul of kitchen appliances etc. A win-win for the neighbour and for you.


Pleased to hear that others have successfully experimented with combining lotions and potions. I've often meditated on the sheer amount of toiletries which must go down the sink/ into the landfill bin unused, it's very easy to buy or be gifted with more than one can use before they go off. I'm aiming not to be a repeat offender.


Looking forward to getting shot of the CRT monitor from the old pooter when Dad comes up to help me harvest spuds, which will be at some point in the next month or so, depending when the tops go over.


I shall probably be carbooting at the weekend as a seller, if weather permits. Hope to turn some clutter into cash, it's so much more portable, don't you find?:rotfl:

Siebrie wrote: »

I once read somewhere that shower gel and bath foam are the same, so now I buy bath foam and refill a handy shower gel bottle with it.

A lot of products are detergents inc surfactants, perfume and preservatives, so it's al l pretty much of a muchness.


Have been allotmenteering for just over an hour. Have done some tidying up preparatory for the pre-pond prep. I blush to call my inherited pond a Pond as it's all of 2 ft long by about a foot wide and approximately shaped like a peanut shell.


I am planning to move it from the stupid place where its original owner left it (slap bang in the middle of Plot2), over to Plot1 in an area I call The Flowerbed. This is the end of Plot1 where it's by the path and I don't really want veggies there as it's just a bit too tempting for passers-by, IYKWIM.


I've never moved a pond liner before so will be going about it very methodically, being careful to keep the original pond water to refill afterwards. Then the little froggies will have a home not too far from the stand tap, where they also like to congregate.


And I'll have uniimpeded use of a big chunk of ground for veggies.