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["couldbecousin"]

 At this time I have filled 4 bags with trash and 5 bags with recyclable paper.   

["couldbecousin"]

  Time to bump this thread!  It's cleaning day! 

['andersom']

How appropriate of you to bump this.

I collected a bag of shoes for the thriftshop, some books to go there too. Some appliances I once bought, but that won't work for me, and a coat.

Also threw out bits and pieces from a shelve/cupboard in the hallway. Put the thing in another place, creating a better place for the shoes. Hung the coat hanging thing 25 cm to the left, to create more space too. And, now finally have hung my WWII German map of the area I live in. (Including holes where they have once put markers)

Time to do a little bit more, and then my hallway be less easy to clutter, and much nicer to go through.

['andersom']

And, time to get myself going again, after my mini-break.

The throwing away needs to be finished by the time my girls come back, or they will object, and tell me how attached they are at things they have not seen in two years, and shoes they don't fit any more.

Best case scenario, everything is tidy, when they come back, that makes "adjusting at being home" the easiest for all of us.

I'll be back, for another mini break. One with coffee. 

['andersom']

Hallway looks better than it has done in a long, long time.

Wanted to paint the walls too, but, there are not enough hours in a day, and not enough energy in a Hyke for that.

Time to get rid of the last bits and pieces that are now scattered through living room and kitchen. Girls will be home in a bit more than an hour. That should give me just enough time.

The coffee is good, btw.

And you, dear Weeble, how are you doing? You did not bump this thread just for fun, did you?

["couldbecousin"]

Hallway looks better than it has done in a long, long time.

Wanted to paint the walls too, but, there are not enough hours in a day, and not enough energy in a Hyke for that.

Time to get rid of the last bits and pieces that are now scattered through living room and kitchen. Girls will be home in a bit more than an hour. That should give me just enough time.

The coffee is good, btw.

And you, dear Weeble, how are you doing? You did not bump this thread just for fun, did you?

  I bumped it to motivate myself! I am doing many loads of laundry today!

['andersom']

Hallway looks better than it has done in a long, long time.

Wanted to paint the walls too, but, there are not enough hours in a day, and not enough energy in a Hyke for that.

Time to get rid of the last bits and pieces that are now scattered through living room and kitchen. Girls will be home in a bit more than an hour. That should give me just enough time.

The coffee is good, btw.

And you, dear Weeble, how are you doing? You did not bump this thread just for fun, did you?

  I bumped it to motivate myself! I am doing many loads of laundry today!

And now to fold it, when it comes out of the dryer, and to pack it away immediately.

I somehow end up with this huge Mt. Foldmore most of the time. 

["couldbecousin"]

Hallway looks better than it has done in a long, long time.

Wanted to paint the walls too, but, there are not enough hours in a day, and not enough energy in a Hyke for that.

Time to get rid of the last bits and pieces that are now scattered through living room and kitchen. Girls will be home in a bit more than an hour. That should give me just enough time.

The coffee is good, btw.

And you, dear Weeble, how are you doing? You did not bump this thread just for fun, did you?

  I bumped it to motivate myself! I am doing many loads of laundry today!

And now to fold it, when it comes out of the dryer, and to pack it away immediately.

I somehow end up with this huge Mt. Foldmore most of the time. 

        Fortunately, most of it is my bedding, so it will go right back on my bed!

[bodie]

Ladies -  I wish to inform you that i have been cleaning, clearing, dusting, sanding, polishing, buffing, tidying, uncluttering and washing!

["couldbecousin"]

Ladies -  I wish to inform you that i have been cleaning, clearing, dusting, sanding, polishing, buffing, tidying, uncluttering and washing!

  Please elaborate!  I'll bet your house looks amazing! 

[bodie]

No it doesn't.  but it looks a little better.  I got a meeting at 10.45am about the funding for the urchins school.  So i am just concentrating on the front room and have no intention on showing them round the rest of it.

I got wood panels all the way round which go halfway up the walls and i limed them years ago.  I love limed wood.  Unfortunately it shows up the sticky fingerprints (many!) and the urchin has drawn his special spaceships    on them too  (see pic) so i been trying to get the wood back to 'natural' by sanding and using suar soap, and now i am waxing it.

['andersom']

Ladies -  I wish to inform you that i have been cleaning, clearing, dusting, sanding, polishing, buffing, tidying, uncluttering and washing!

Did not do the sanding, polishing and buffing.

Did remove nasty stains and sticky tape remnants though.

Just hung the last washing, and folded away most of what was dry. Only my clothes still need the folding process.


Are you using wax on your wood Bodie, or oil? Flax oil and walnut oil have proven themselves to be more kid proof than beeswax, in my household. Oil outdoes varnish all the time too, because it does not get damaged by a scratch.


The spaceships of the urchin are amazing. The positive side is of course that he will see space-ships drawn on fences outside, heading for their docking station, and nothing else than that. 

[bodie]

Thanks Hyke and yeah i am using beeswax.  It was all i could get without going into town.  I wish i was using oil now. Oh well.

Yeah i find the spaceships really funny.  My mum didn't, when she found one on her bathroom door

['andersom']

Thanks Hyke and yeah i am using beeswax.  It was all i could get without going into town.  I wish i was using oil now. Oh well.

Yeah i find the spaceships really funny.  My mum didn't, when she found one on her bathroom door

Would have loved seeing her reaction.   

Beeswax does smell better than oil. So, that's a plus. When stained, is easily removed with the same sugar soap, or hot water with sodium carbonate in it.

[Queen Victoria]

I didn't remember this thread at all.  I haven't been doing enough tossing and thrifting lately.  Since I'll have to stay close to home for the next 2 or 3 weeks I hopefully will do a lot more of toss and thrift.

Lord knows what I was referring to in this post.  Over a year ago? 

I cut up a pair of thong underpants.  Along all the seams.  It was a very nice pair, so I have some lovely enclose in satiny-type material elastic and some chiffon type material.  The waistband is long enough to make a V-necklace which I can attach a decorative pin to and the leg elastic will be on my mind until I find a use for it.  The chiffon I may make into a flower.  All this is in the future.  Clean and clear first.