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KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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  • Charly27
    Charly27 Posts: 602 Forumite
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    I might be adopting your mantra GQ. I’ve found you again! I’d not noticed the lack of my weekly update in my in box !!!128577; I’ve been unsubscribing from lots to clear my head but not this. Snow day two and I’m cracking on with my list of jobs. Missed you all and looking forward to catching up x
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  • Slinky
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    I'm reminded of side to middle sheets when I was a kid. I hated them, the seam was always uncomfortable to lie on. You're tougher than I am GQ!
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  • GreyQueen
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    Slinky wrote: »
    I'm reminded of side to middle sheets when I was a kid. I hated them, the seam was always uncomfortable to lie on. You're tougher than I am GQ!
    :) I never notice the middle seam. but I always catch the selvedges down with a widely-spaced zig-zag stitch so they don't runkle up and make a nuisance of themselves.
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  • oceanspirit
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    Have taken advantage of the weather and been sitting in front of the fire reading through hobby (membership of an organisation) magazines going back a few years. They're now in a bag waiting to go to a rellie who also likes to read them and from there they'll go into recycling. Still have one left from 2016 plus 3 from 2017 to read.

    Friend's son got books down from top shelf for me today and now have a pile of read then donate and some of them may go direct to donate. Will go through them later.

    Four sheets been taken out of airing cupboard - been stored up on top shelf for years not being used at all and now not looking so good. Will use them as dust sheets in new house whilst the work is ongoing.
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  • Knit_Witch
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    Having Kondo'd the heating boiler on Monday :eek: we got heating and hot water back this afternoon :beer::j:beer:
    Must use my stash up!
  • GreyQueen
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    :)oceanspirit, this may or may not be the issue with your sheets but white cotton can go yellowed and a bit peculiar if stored unused for years in a warm cupboard.

    If this has happened to anyone and they want to resolve the issue, a 90 degree wash and line drying will mostly resolve the problem. HTH.
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
     John Ruskin
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  • greent
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    Knit_Witch wrote: »
    Having Kondo'd the heating boiler on Monday :eek: we got heating and hot water back this afternoon :beer::j:beer:

    Yeay! :j :T
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  • maryb
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    My mother used to sides to middle sheets with a run and fell seam which was really thick and lumpy. She wasn't known for housewifely excellence
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  • Slinky
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    maryb wrote: »
    My mother used to sides to middle sheets with a run and fell seam which was really thick and lumpy. She wasn't known for housewifely excellence



    Never heard of that seam before, have just googled and learned something new, thank you.
    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific to 29/2/24 £184.97, Chase Interest £11.88, Chase roundup interest £0.18, Chase CB £16.96, Roadkill £1.10, Octopus referral reward £50, Octopoints £6.30 to 31/1/24, Topcashback £4.64, Shopmium £3
    Total £279.03/£2024  13.8%

    Make £2023 in 2023
    Water sewerage refund: £170.62,Topcashback: £243.47, Prolific: to 31/12/23 £975, Haggling: £45, Wombling(Roadkill): £6.04,  Chase CB £149.34, Chase roundup interest £1.35, WeBuyBooks:£8.37, Misc sales: £406.59, Delay repay £22, Amazon refund £3.41, EDF Smart Meter incentive £100, Santander Edge Cashback-Fees: £25.14, Octopus Reward £50, Bank transfer incentives £400
    Total: £2606.33/£2023  128.8%

  • Siebrie
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    Youngest dds feet seem to have grown 2 sizes overnight and all her socks are too small. They are now all in the donate box in the attic and the 1- size-up socks are in her drawer. I like it when my system works, it feels like giving a buddhist prayer mill a push to keep it going, or some intricate, but non-electrical sorting macine :).
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