Today it is time to tackle the utility room… ahh! I knew this would be a tough one, so I had a little look before breakfast to get an idea of what I'd be up against.
This room gets treated as a bit of a dumping ground. Does anyone else have that problem?
We went to a lot of effort last year to tidy it up and sort everything out and we tried to get rid of the stuff we never used. We came to the realisation that Mr Pitt is a bit of an Imelda Marcos, but we persuaded him to part with three bags of shoes and as a result the shelves are are lot more organised.
This pile of jackets needed attention too. How many sets of gardening clothes does one need, after all? I washed the jackets and decided three of them were only fit for the rag bag, but the others are now dried and hung back up ready for chilly days in the garden. Among these, I found my favourite fleece jacket, which had been abandoned after getting covered in burdock. As this week is all about giving things attention, I decided to invest the time picking out the burs from the fabric. The only solution!
It took me about about 15 minutes, but the jacket is now good as new and back in my wardrobe.
The one thing I'm left with now is this saddle. It needs a clean (and I'm going to try to bring myself to do that this evening), but once it is cleaned, what can I do with it? Does anyone have any ideas how to part with an old saddle? Could be a tall order!
Onto the the daily email all about swapping disposables for reusables. I have to say, I'm not one who is going to be swapping to reusable toilet roll, lovely as it looks. I have a septic tank, and just like a compost heap it needs 'brown' and 'green' contributions to keep it healthy. The 'brown' contribution is, in fact, the toilet roll, and the 'green' contributions,well that's the … you know!
However, I am going to play swapsies! Firstly, I'm going for reusable sanitary pads. I've already given them a try, so today I've ordered everything I need from Made by Gituce. Previously I burnt our sanitary pads in the wood-burner, so it is not going to reduce my landfill. But it is far better to reuse than to burn resources and for a little outlay today, I reckon I'll be making savings within a year.
The next thing I'm going to work on is razors, as that's something that does end up in our landfill bin at the end of the year. I'm still undecided as to what exactly to get. Can anyone suggest an alternative to disposable razors that work well for teenage girls?
Oh yes! The crisps didn't happen last night after all, but they did happen today, and they are going down very nicely right now!
Junior Daughter was first taster and the conversation went like this:
Me: "So, are they alright?"
JD: "They're lush!"
Me:"Really?"
JD:"Anything home made always tastes better."
Me:"Why is that?"
JD: "I don't know, but I think it must be the little spoonful of love that you added."
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The saddle, is there a Riding for the Disabled centre near you or a Riding School who may want it? or howabout a pub? they may want one as decoration?
ReplyDeleteHi Raksha. Thanks for your suggestions. There is a local Riding for the Disabled group and someone also suggested The Blue Cross, so I'll check out those options today. I've just listed it on reyooz.com which might take care of any local pubs or theatre groups. Someone else also suggested up-cycling it into a bar stool. That would be so cool!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, we have the spoonful of love conversations too! I Hope you like the reusable san pro. I love mine and not sure about the saddle, but loving the idea of a donation to riding for the disabled. I know when my DD went riding she wasn't expected to have her own gear it was all provided so a stables should be grateful for the donation. Great week you're having Anna and yes, we have many 'dumping grounds' all over the house!
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