LolaLayla Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Plum-OH gave me some wire that is used for computer networking (CAT 5). It has plastic coating on it which I was to going to strip off on some or leave on for funky legs. If you know anyone who works with computers they may have offcuts. I reckon someone will be able to let you know the proper wire to use. The fact I have the wire out doesn't necessarily mean I will make the birds I am always full of good intentions and hopefully it won't join the UFO's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 A pair of bird legs are a work of art in themselves Off to raid OH's stash of computer stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 A pair of bird legs are a work of art in themselves Off to raid OH's stash of computer stuff OH just showed me that this wire can be wound round a pencil to make a coil..unusual legs I know Back on thread, I cleared the conservatory today Both OH and YS asked what had happened as it looked so different. That led onto tidying the utility as I took a lot of hen potions, rabbit brushes etc in there and had to find space for them. The amount of dried up shoe polish (some I am sure was about 30 years old ) was ridiculous. I now have another big black bag for the dump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I am well overdue a big clear out, especially in the utility room, I don't have any time off until christmas now though, so it will have to wait until then, especially as I have some DIY/decorating projects on the go. I have re-organised my larder cupboard though - it was impossible to find anything in it and the door was booby-trapped so that everything fell out at me I brought back from work the lids of boxes of photocopying paper and have used them in the cupboard as pull-out trays; it's so much easier to find things now and I have been able to have a good stock check in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Ooh, haven't visited this thread for ages I've inadvertently started a clearout in my junky spare bedroom, by deciding to decorate it Unfortunately, I ended up moving lots of boxes to the loft. In one way that is good as I can work my way through them all over the winter. I had taken bags and bags of clothes and nick nacks to the charity shop, but ran out of time, as I did want to decorate this decade! Suppose it really is a good way to declutter as everything is going out of the room, there's no hiding place! I'm keeping it as a dedicated spare bedroom, so there will be no junk in storage in there, and plan to have a bit of work done in the loft next year, so I will be able to sew and craft up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've finally purchased a shredder! Now I have no excuse for not getting started on the mountain of paperwork that needs to be got rid of! Old bills and stuff. If I could just get in to the habit of doing a little something everyday, that would be, well, something! Less than 7 weeks till Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 We use shredding in our nest boxes. Girls love it! I am proud to say that I no longer need Flylady after moving here. This place is different - no daft stuff, no impulse buys - old clothes now get torn up for rag rugging & weaving. I have a spotlessly clean house - don't know what happened there. Probably just so proud of what we have now. Gone are the days of hoarding! I still have my large wool stash, but it is being used. I find it a joy going to my wool cupboard & finding I have the right wool & colour for a project. Never thought we'd be tidy & conquer the years of stuff you collect, but living here has made us realise that with great views, lovely location, land & lovely home - we actually don't need or want much. ( just more animals) Good luck to anyone who is cluttered up to the eyeballs, been there & you do have to be harsh with yourself. Plus this time of year, think how much Xmas money you could make from all your stuff you don't really need. Bag it up & sell it. Get rid! Or have a rule of one new thing in, one old thing out..that's a start! Free listing on ebay until midnight tonight too! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 That's good news Emma. Due to an ongoing stream of builders, I am forever boxing up stuff and stashing it while work is going on - I don't buy anything that I'm not going to use more or less immediately and have regular de-clutter sessions. Just need to get Rosie on message now - I am going to help her with her room for an hour on Tuesday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Wait until Rosie is old enough to have her own home - she will be totally different then - house proud & everything! I think it's all part of growing up, having untidy rooms. Mine was awful as a teen. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Emma you're our role model Room now a lot more organised. Fabrics in plastic boxes or seagrass baskets all in types or colour coded and s"Ooops, word censored!"s organised Lots of drawers for hoarding Emma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Flylady rules have gone out the window. We decided to tidy out a room that YS uses for gaming with friends and entertaining. To cut a long story short we have 8 large bin bags in the hall (been there since Sunday), various piles of books, some for oxfam...and about 20 that are school books that the children have gathered over the years A wetsuit with a burst zip Several shirts, toys, games with bits missing, a music centre I won in the 80's and enough old school worksheets to cover the walls of the room. Complete mess. Most of it was cleared when YS was not about and he is insisting on checking what is in the bags before they are dumped I have to say the room is amazing but the hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Give him a time-limit - the bags are going on Xday and you have until them to check them ... or put a couple straight into the boot of the car, unless he's counted them, of course! Sounds brilliant. One Flylady tip that I have really picked up is this thing about putting your charity bag into the boot as soon as it's full, then it's with you when you happen to be near a charity shop or recycling bin, and it doesn't hang around the house gradually being reabsorbed. With eight bags and all the other stuff, that's probably not practical, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Some progress. The bags have been looked at and an assortment of items reclaimed I am sure the fridge magnet like a piece of cheese with a mouse on it was a treasure Anyway everything that has been taken out the bags is in his room to find a place for....I am not going in there in the foreseeable future He also has the shirts to ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Well done, wish I could get the boys to sort through their stuff. After my stepmother and dad chucking out the books I care about and keeping my nursing books that I didn't years ago I am cautious about making judgements on what matters to them. But pinning them down ........grrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Did a similar thing with YD's room last week, the rubbish was shocking, why it is easier to shove rubbish down the side of her bed or into drawers than to drop it into a waste paper basket I will never understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Tell me about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Did a similar thing with YD's room last week, the rubbish was shocking, why it is easier to shove rubbish down the side of her bed or into drawers than to drop it into a waste paper basket I will never understand. So true. I have even demonstrated the complex task of putting rubbish in the bin We found a fork in the drawer under the bed in the room we have just tidied. Along with pakora under the TV. OH was a bit concerned as he couldn't see what it was at first in the dimly lit room YS has a long history of hiding unwanted items. When he was about 3(and not a good eater) he wanted an empire biscuit from the supermarket. I was sure he just wanted the jelly on top but he said he would eat it all so I bought it for him. At home he sat down to eat it and I was really impressed to find it had all gone. A few days later I happened to spot it stuck behind the dresser...he had licked the icing and used it as glue to fix it there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I am so glad that I am not the only one with revolting children. I now have ED 18 just about trained, she still collects mugs and leaves them lying around the house too, but she gives her room the once over each week and is fairly organised. DS is a slob, I have got him to the stage of washing daily but his room is another story, although he did shock me at the weekend by putting his dirty washing in the basket, Rome wasn't built in a day and I think that he has actually been revising for his GCSE mocks which started today, time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 At home he sat down to eat it and I was really impressed to find it had all gone. A few days later I happened to spot it stuck behind the dresser...he had licked the icing and used it as glue to fix it there! Sweet! Going off topic rather but I remember as a child of about 8 I was told I could not leave the table until I'd eaten my broccoli, I protested that I (genuinely) did not like broccoli, but Mum persisted, as did I, and after what seemed to me to be hours, I was still sitting there. Mum would come and go so I decided that the ONLY way to get rid of this hateful stuff was to post it, bit by bit, down the back of the HUGE boiler we then had . I was SO scared I'd be caught, but got away with it and of course have NEVER eaten broccoli since (lesson to parents, do NOT use the "you'll sit there till you eat it" routine with children!!!) Fast forward ten years or more to when the boiler was to be replaced - I was actually really scared that said broccoli would still be there and I'd be rumbled but reckon I'm in the clear now. (Long as you guys don't dob me in to the broccoli police!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Made it to the dump, Oxfam and the school to hand back all their books YS still has to finish in his room where all the saved treasures went. He seems to have spent more time putting up a display of photos that had been unearthed than tidying the floor It is awful but at least the mess is contained I do still have a double mattress against the wall in the hall that we had kept for his friends to sleep on when they visited but they don't seem to use it so that will need to go......the only thing is I bet I will need all the things we have turfed out next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Well done on getting it out of the house, and don't forget that even if you do need some of the stuff, you would never have been able to find it when you wanted it! I have just turned out the cupboard under the sink, not somewhere I venture very often if I'm honest, as I am lucky enough to have a cleaner and I leave it to her to say if anything needs replacing. I seem to have overstocked on Nilglas (Lakeland's fabulous window cleaner) as I have two full bottles, and I know there's another under the stairs. I found five brand new e-cloths, six brand new dusters, two pairs of rubber gloves, three packets of disposable gloves, four unused sponge cloths, four dishcloths, and a quantity of used cloths, dusters, etc which don't look as if they've seen daylight for ages, as well as the three or four cloths/dusters that are in current usage. There's only about three bottles of actual cleaning stuff, which is all that should be needed anyway, and I found a pile of chewed dusters that had obviously been used by a mouse in temporary occupation - no recent sign of said mouse, it was probably one of the cat's escaped victims that either got caught again, or trapped and released by me. I now have a pile of cloths to go in the washing machine, a clean duster to do the windscreen of the car when it's misted up, lots of old cloths for cleaning/drying the Eglu, and a lot more space in the cupboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 but have you got the mouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 but have you got the mouse! he'll have gone to the charity shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Olly - you will need to try to walk past the household cleaning aisle when you shop Your posting reads a bit like the cleaning version of the twelve days of Christmas I too have found some chewed towels which had been stored in the bottom of my airing cupboard. I had a mouse problem about 2 years ago and it obviously marauded all over the house I think I must have too many towels as these hadn't been moved for years. In my defence it is more a long term storage area as the regular use towels are in another cupboard in the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well I'm shocked at the e-cloths, as clearly I must have bought these - they are brilliant things, but how many did I think I needed? I usually have two for washing up/cleaning the sink, one in the wash and one in use, and a couple of dusters, and a bathroom cloth. I am not exactly Mrs Houseproud, and I don't think Aggie & Kim could possibly need all these cloths! I am quite pleased to realise that actual cleaning products are now down to all-purpose cleaner, limescale remover, Barkeepers friend and a few special stain-removers - bathroom cleaner and bleach are kept upstairs. I hate having masses of bottles of stuff when you really only need a few. Oh, and the Nilglass, of course - did I mention it It makes cleaning windows a pleasure, and no I don't have shares! The clean-up was prompted by some mysterious scuffling noises in the kitchen, although I have seen no other signs of Mouse. I'm still baffled, but I'm encouraged to clean out the pulses-tins-and-random-condiments cupboard next, it's amazing how much space you can create when you have a turn-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
