Thanks for making us laugh mother ,we always use the back of old envelopes for our shopping list and hot soapy water to clean floors toilets wash basins.It is all my mother used and everyone else for years and kept everything clean we are not doing brain surgery no need to disinfect with a hundred products. Love Nana inAustralia
I add pearl barley to my soups an stews and dried lentils ,I've made a couple of draft excluders for my outside doors from some leggings stuffed with old socks ect I also pinned some extra fabric to my curtains to keep the heat in . Making the most of what I have is what I do
This made me smile. I'm having a no extra spend month and thrifty living tips are grand. Someone I know has offered some frozen ham they are tired of and a Lady with chickens gave me eggs so the month going well. I have a well stocked pantry. Not buying keeps the oldest used up. The cat wrappers bag is so fun.
Great video thank you Ilona. I hang my clothes up straight away after drying no iron required . Also it is possible to get the shower time under 3 mins . Wet the skin and hair . Turn off the water whilst soaping up . Rinse and out . Sorted. Batch cooking works as well if the oven is on make lots of food once a week and freeze if possible . That is what I do . Also I turn off all electrics that don't need to be on . Microwaves can be turned on and off when needed no need to keep them on all the time . The clock function has no idea what the real time is lol . We are all struggling with cost of living hope this helps someone too .
I don't have an electric dryer. I hang my clothes on a metal wardrobe rack once they've had a second spin in my little washer. For big things, I have a clothesline in my back garden or just hang them over the shower curtain rod. Socks and undies hang on a freestanding towel rack. Jon in rural BC, Canada
Love the bag from cat food pouches..... Years ago I knitted bags made from old plastic carrier bags, cit into strips, rolled and then used like yarn... strong and worked a treat. When I was a child, all our floor cloths were my dad's old underpants and the dishcloths were old vests.. My grandkids didn't like my thick porridge they were used to 'instant' stuff..... I just put my rolled oats into the blender made it as usual with a little milk and honey and they didn't know the difference.
Wow I'm very impressed with the cat pouch bag ,you are so inventive, you can tell that you enjoy getting a bargain and sharing your tips. I have been known to put a weetabix in my stews so porridge is a yes from me. Fab post thankyou for sharing 😊
I actually love to iron; it reminds me of hot summer nights growing up when my mom was teaching us to iron by having us do my dad's hankies. Love that smell of hot cotton! :-D
I remember my mum teaching me how to 'boil' the hankies clean in a 'special' pan,and prodding them with a 'special wooden spoon, before putting them in the washing machine with a roller on the back, it was electric, that was only in the 60s,,,,,,can u imagine doing that now!!!!!! Ughhhh
Wow I couldn’t believe the cat bag it’s such a nice looking bag and what a great idea.🥰 in the states they used to make clothes out of flour sacks for the children during pioneer days.
I think the whole world should start back pedaling and go back to how it used to be. Work out how to make things before clicking through an online site and getting things sent to their door. ilona
Instead of flavored water, we add a splash of bottled lemon or lime juice to regular tap water (we do have a faucet filter)…..put it in a re used water bottle, pop it in the fridge and it is good to grab and go for a drink! I also put some mint from the garden sometimes! Love your mindset; this is how I was raised.
How refreshing not to have a vlogger beg for likes and subscribes before I've had a chance to see if I even like their content. I did like yours. :) Jon in rural BC, Canada
You can cut up torn tights to use as string. Or you put in big onions in, make a knot between every onion and hang it in the attic for storage. They don't rot and you can cut one onion at a time, when you need it. Grandma lived till 105 and these are her little tricks to save some money and reuse things for saving the planet.
Of course, I love the excellent tips, but I really enjoyed your joyous presentation of making the most of what you have, and how to keep the food from being "the same." Marvelous. Thank you.
Love this Iiona, I do all of the things you do and thought I was the only one who goes to these extremes. I thought the bag made from tights was an incredible idea I shall be making a couple to keep in my bag. You are a star if everyone lived like you do we would all be much happier and out of debt.
I am thrilled today as I make Irish bread with wholemeal flour. Usually more expensive than white flour, a lot more. Anyway, I got a massive bag of wholemeal flour (Indian) from Tesco for £3! It doesn't take much to make me happy he he. junOmars from Ireland Jesus bless you.x
I love your cat pouch bag! Pity I don't have a cat!! I do make my own shopping bags though, I never throw fabric out. It can all be used. Thank you for all the money saving tips, all just common sense really not that many people seem to have that any more! Love your enthusiasm Mother!!!
I love the huge reusable bag u made!!!! I agree about the no ironing. I also wash my own car. U r so right about having the right mindset. Also I make saving on things into a little game mentally. It works for me.
Oh Ilona, I love you and your channel, you always make me smile😊💛 And your bag made from tights made me chuckle☺️ Thank you for all your hints & wisdoms. You really are a treasure🌟
This video made my day. I laughed so much at the tights bag! But what a brilliant idea. Love, love, love your tips and money saving ideas. Thankyou so much!
Delighted you have made one of your money saving videos...you make it fun I wish I had your personality....and omg love the bag!!!!!.........sending love and best wishes xx
Pleased to say I do most of the things you have on this video. I have done these things for so long they are just second nature to me. I love your videos you make me smile.I love your down to earth plain speaking attitude. Totally agree with the ironing comments.
Haven't used my iron in years! If I don't dry clothes on the line due to the weather I hang them on small nails I've nailed on the inside of my airing cupboard door!
I have some old pleated skirts that I had to take to the cleaners. (I wore them many, many times before taking them in). They came back to me covered over in plastic. I took the plastic off carefully, saved it, and used it to take out my rubbish!
This is such a great video .many of the things you are talking about I already do .probably picked it up on your previous videos. Love the cat bag so Inventive. Hope you do some more videos like this
I haven’t used, dish soap for the past 3 years, I leave some orange peels in vinegar for 2weeks, after I dilute it,half water half the vinegar orange mixture in an sprayer bottle and use it to wash my dishes .
Interesting. Many years ago i was told by wife f worker n a factory that makes wash up liquid -he wld not let her buy it as it was dangerous stuff. Must try ure idea
@@anoodono1841 , right . I have multiple sensitivities so I try to use the least toxic cleaners at home.. I learned this tip from some frugal people here in the USA 😊
I love making a big pan of soup by boiling up a chicken carcass till all the scraps of meat drop off. I then do what you do and use up anything to bulk up the soup. I like putting a handful of rice in to thicken it up. I chucked my ironing board out over a year ago when my son moved out, never missed it ! Love all your tips, you are an inspiration 😊
Thank you for your tips. I really like the cat food pouch bag. They are so resilient With the layers of plastic and aluminium. I think they are very hard to recycle so your idea is just fantastic.
I add a squirt of dish wash liquid to my bucket when washing the car. Works a treat and is way cheaper than proper car wash liquid. Love the cat food shopping tote. You are so creative. Keep well. Hugs xoxo
The Cat bag is fantastic.. The bag made from tights is an inspiration.. Will try that one.. It's pretty cold here. So I just add layers of clothing for warmth and keep busy.. I switch on my heating in the evening for a while.. There are many ways to cut costs with food. A big pot of soup or stew is my go to. Lots of veggies. Lentils or pearl barley .. But there again I love soup🥣😊 in the cooler weather.. I like your unique videos. CHEERS..
I’m with you on the no ironing clothes. I’ve put things in the charity bag rather than iron them 😂….. love the cat shopping bag. You should sell them on eBay.
,only just watched your saving money tips, nice one about the washing up going to use that one l also put a bucket under the hot water tap so I don't waste the cold water it can be used for other things I now save £200 per year on water
I do EVERTHING that u showed us, AND I too have an iron..... NEVER USE IT!!!! Only if I'm sewing like u, but I did use it to iron shirt for my husband when we went to a garden party at Buckingham Palace in 2002,not used it since!!!! As u say waste of my time. I'd rather be gardening or sewin/knitting, or going away in camper van. Love ur vids🌷
@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 It really does and I was so surprised when you said that because I thought I must be the only person in the world who does this!! Hahaaa Thank you Meanqueen! Love your videos!! Love & Blessings from the US ❤️🙏🇺🇸
Love the bag illona 👍🏻🙂wished I didn’t have to cut the grass but it has to be done.I think ironing is silly if it doesn’t need it,it doesn’t need it .I mean some people iron their knickers,they must want something to do lol 👍🏻🌸
Hi I think your tips are good and there's plenty of people young and old which need them ..since I left school I have always been a carefully budgeted person . Simply cos I don't like waste ..poverty is all around us and going to get worse ..I'm old ..and carnt imagine what the futcher holds for the little ones of today..thanks for sharing your time with me catch you soon xxjo ❤
I do just about all your habits already. I usually sweep the most trafficked areas of the carpets first, then quickly vac....wash my hair once a week, one week water only the next week shampoo (hair is fairly dry so this works for me) and the odd occasion if Ive been doing muddy gardening or something like that. Water rinse most dishes and pans, only using dish liquid if something is extra greasy (rarely). Everything is going up here horrifically also (Sydney, Aus)....petrol is over $2 a litre, heard its going to hit $2.20 before long. I dont drive, but when the petrol goes up, of course everything else follows ! p.s. oh yeah almost forgot I have the blastard quick growing lawn here, currently replacing huge patches and the edges with low growing pretty groundcover plants, donated by neighbours cutting back their gardens. When those need to be tamed after a long time, it will be a pair of shears like you demonstrated, not the petrol guzzling lawn mower. cheers Meanqueen... from grand daughter of a Geordie and daughter of a depression era baby !
I have an iron as well that I never use. I got it because when I got a new benchtop in the kitchen the instruction said that you can iron on the trim piece in the end. So anyway ironing it on didn't actually work and I had to use wood glue which worked fine as well. So I did a combination of iron it on and glue. I really could use that hedge trimmer thing you've got. I got a new tool to tidy up the edges of the lawn one one of those electric things would be super handy. The iron I got very cheap. The hedge I've got to trim is a bit difficult because I have to stand on the top of a ladder to trim it which is a big hazard and of course it's got too dense up there to do it with the manual hedge trimmers because its a bit of a challenge trimming up there safely. I got a plan to reduce the height of a my trees to a height I can manage or else ladders are treacherous.
You gave me a good ideal,someone i know threw out a bottle of mouth wash they paid alot for but didn't like it,so i use it to clean my toilet ,inside bowl an out ,dose a ood job and smells fresh 😄😻ty for your blog's love an always look forward to them
Who the heck buys mouth wash ! ! ! Lucky you finding it. I picked a bar of Lifebouy soap out of a skip the other day, still wrapped. It smells lovely. 😄
We used to say mishmash in the 1950's.....Your video brought back memories.....England, and America have changed so very much since way back then....
Thanks for making us laugh mother ,we always use the back of old envelopes for our shopping list and hot soapy water to clean floors toilets wash basins.It is all my mother used and everyone else for years and kept everything clean we are not doing brain surgery no need to disinfect with a hundred products. Love Nana inAustralia
I add pearl barley to my soups an stews and dried lentils ,I've made a couple of draft excluders for my outside doors from some leggings stuffed with old socks ect I also pinned some extra fabric to my curtains to keep the heat in . Making the most of what I have is what I do
“I don’t iron clothes, because it is such a boring thing to do.” 😁 I agree wholeheartedly!
Me too yes
Wash, fold and dry … they will get nicely pressed on the radiator for a couple of hours! 😂
Ilona, you crack me up 🤣 😂 in the best possible way. Love the cat bag and 'tights' 😂 shopping bag. Great advice delivered with gusto. Brilliant 👍👍
Fantastic bag, looks like a shop one.
This made me smile. I'm having a no extra spend month and thrifty living tips are grand. Someone I know has offered some frozen ham they are tired of and a Lady with chickens gave me eggs so the month going well. I have a well stocked pantry. Not buying keeps the oldest used up. The cat wrappers bag is so fun.
I always get a bit happier😁after watching you’re videos!
Thank you for the super tips!👏🏽
Great video thank you Ilona. I hang my clothes up straight away after drying no iron required . Also it is possible to get the shower time under 3 mins . Wet the skin and hair . Turn off the water whilst soaping up . Rinse and out . Sorted. Batch cooking works as well if the oven is on make lots of food once a week and freeze if possible . That is what I do . Also I turn off all electrics that don't need to be on . Microwaves can be turned on and off when needed no need to keep them on all the time . The clock function has no idea what the real time is lol . We are all struggling with cost of living hope this helps someone too .
I don't have an electric dryer. I hang my clothes on a metal wardrobe rack once they've had a second spin in my little washer. For big things, I have a clothesline in my back garden or just hang them over the shower curtain rod. Socks and undies hang on a freestanding towel rack.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Love the bag from cat food pouches..... Years ago I knitted bags made from old plastic carrier bags, cit into strips, rolled and then used like yarn... strong and worked a treat. When I was a child, all our floor cloths were my dad's old underpants and the dishcloths were old vests.. My grandkids didn't like my thick porridge they were used to 'instant' stuff..... I just put my rolled oats into the blender made it as usual with a little milk and honey and they didn't know the difference.
Love the bag. Thank you so much for all your tips! Tights can also be used as elastic bands.. They're great for use in the garden sometimes!
I so enjoy you sharing and chatting with us. Thank you :)
Love your cat pouches bag! And the tights one too! You are a clever lady!
Wow I'm very impressed with the cat pouch bag ,you are so inventive, you can tell that you enjoy getting a bargain and sharing your tips. I have been known to put a weetabix in my stews so porridge is a yes from me. Fab post thankyou for sharing 😊
. Admire your creativity and your tips are so good.
Great advice, thanks so much for sharing 😀 👍
I actually love to iron; it reminds me of hot summer nights growing up when my mom was teaching us to iron by having us do my dad's hankies. Love that smell of hot cotton! :-D
I remember my mum teaching me how to 'boil' the hankies clean in a 'special' pan,and prodding them with a 'special wooden spoon, before putting them in the washing machine with a roller on the back, it was electric, that was only in the 60s,,,,,,can u imagine doing that now!!!!!! Ughhhh
@@susanwoods174 Wringer washing machines! Cleaned clothes so much better than our newer ones.
Wow I couldn’t believe the cat bag it’s such a nice looking bag and what a great idea.🥰 in the states they used to make clothes out of flour sacks for the children during pioneer days.
I think the whole world should start back pedaling and go back to how it used to be. Work out how to make things before clicking through an online site and getting things sent to their door. ilona
Another happy and cheerful video full of great money saving tips 😊
Instead of flavored water, we add a splash of bottled lemon or lime juice to regular tap water (we do have a faucet filter)…..put it in a re used water bottle, pop it in the fridge and it is good to grab and go for a drink! I also put some mint from the garden sometimes! Love your mindset; this is how I was raised.
@@triciapotter3331 we use glass bottles…I should have said re usable….yes, some plastics are not good.
Excellent. Loved your tips and you make laugh at the same time x
How refreshing not to have a vlogger beg for likes and subscribes before I've had a chance to see if I even like their content. I did like yours. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Wow, you made your own summer house out of pallets, would love to see it! Thanks for the great advice
Check out her previous videos, it was shown on one about six years ago
@tabi katz you can see the summer house on her site
Open Day five years ago.
meanqueen-lifeaftermoney.blogspot.com/2017/06/open-house-at-summer-house.html
Bravo! So many great ideas I can’t wait to try some of these! Thank you
You always make me smile, love your energy and ideas! Always look forward to seeing one of your videos making an appearance x
You can cut up torn tights to use as string.
Or you put in big onions in, make a knot between every onion and hang it in the attic for storage. They don't rot and you can cut one onion at a time, when you need it.
Grandma lived till 105 and these are her little tricks to save some money and reuse things for saving the planet.
Fantastic tips. Thank you. ilona
I love how your brain works, thank you for the tips x
You're so creative! That bag is fantastic. Well Done x
Excellent tips and advice. Thank you.
My daughter would like that cat bag good advice ☺️
You always make me smile while giving such good advice 😘👏🏻
Of course, I love the excellent tips, but I really enjoyed your joyous presentation of making the most of what you have, and how to keep the food from being "the same." Marvelous. Thank you.
I love all your thrifty tips Ilona and you are so clever making things out of nothing 🌈🌈
Love this Iiona, I do all of the things you do and thought I was the only one who goes to these extremes. I thought the bag made from tights was an incredible idea I shall be making a couple to keep in my bag. You are a star if everyone lived like you do we would all be much happier and out of debt.
Cut the legs off just below the gusset. Close up the waistband and sew it together. Thicker tights are best.
@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 💥A great idea. Will do. Thanks for this informative episode of tips. Very enjoyable.🌿
You could also make a bath/beauty hat with thinner tights. Just leave some of the leg length to tie it off.
I am thrilled today as I make Irish bread with wholemeal flour. Usually more expensive than white flour, a lot more. Anyway, I got a massive bag of wholemeal flour (Indian) from Tesco for £3! It doesn't take much to make me happy he he. junOmars from Ireland Jesus bless you.x
I absolutely love watching your videos, you’re so much fun.
I love your cat pouch bag! Pity I don't have a cat!! I do make my own shopping bags though, I never throw fabric out. It can all be used. Thank you for all the money saving tips, all just common sense really not that many people seem to have that any more! Love your enthusiasm Mother!!!
I love the huge reusable bag u made!!!! I agree about the no ironing. I also wash my own car. U r so right about having the right mindset. Also I make saving on things into a little game mentally. It works for me.
Oh Ilona, I love you and your channel, you always make me smile😊💛 And your bag made from tights made me chuckle☺️
Thank you for all your hints & wisdoms.
You really are a treasure🌟
Thank you.
I LUV your hand crafted supermarket bag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This video made my day. I laughed so much at the tights bag! But what a brilliant idea. Love, love, love your tips and money saving ideas. Thankyou so much!
Great Tips!! Certainly will be using some thank you
Delighted you have made one of your money saving videos...you make it fun I wish I had your personality....and omg love the bag!!!!!.........sending love and best wishes xx
HaHa liked the ‘Edward Scissor Hands’ Demo Ilona 🤣
Love your entertaining presentation! Would certainly remind me to be frugal and keep it fun!
Just found you on YT, you put a smile on my face, love you and your channel thanks
Great advice. 👍
Pleased to say I do most of the things you have on this video. I have done these things for so long they are just second nature to me. I love your videos you make me smile.I love your down to earth plain speaking attitude. Totally agree with the ironing comments.
Well done Meanqueen x
More good tips on thinking outside the box…. Thanx for sharing.
Haven't used my iron in years! If I don't dry clothes on the line due to the weather I hang them on small nails I've nailed on the inside of my airing cupboard door!
I have some old pleated skirts that I had to take to the cleaners. (I wore them many, many times before taking them in). They came back to me covered over in plastic. I took the plastic off carefully, saved it, and used it to take out my rubbish!
Really good video, information good too. Loved the bag, ingenious idea.
This is such a great video .many of the things you are talking about I already do .probably picked it up on your previous videos. Love the cat bag so Inventive. Hope you do some more videos like this
Great video Ilona, great tips. I love that cat shopping bag you made. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and I hope you have a good day. Xxx
Nanna, that bag looks fantastic! Well done, Great video as always 👌 😍 👏 😸 🌻
I haven’t used, dish soap for the past 3 years, I leave some orange peels in vinegar for 2weeks, after I dilute it,half water half the vinegar orange mixture in an sprayer bottle and use it to wash my dishes .
Interesting. Many years ago i was told by wife f worker n a factory that makes wash up liquid -he wld not let her buy it as it was dangerous stuff. Must try ure idea
@@anoodono1841 , right . I have multiple sensitivities so I try to use the least toxic cleaners at home.. I learned this tip from some frugal people here in the USA 😊
Oh my goodness, that bag you’ve made is stupendous!! Beautiful lining too, how clever you are x
I just adore watching you.
It would be a hoot to spend an afternoon with you! You are so entertaining and thrifty.
You go girl. A penny saved a penny earned.
In the pan...love it! Plus the cat bag!
I love making a big pan of soup by boiling up a chicken carcass till all the scraps of meat drop off. I then do what you do and use up anything to bulk up the soup. I like putting a handful of rice in to thicken it up.
I chucked my ironing board out over a year ago when my son moved out, never missed it !
Love all your tips, you are an inspiration 😊
I still have my ironing board. It doubles as a bedside table, so it's always there ready for use, with the iron next to it.
@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 That's a good use for it.
I sweep with a broom to don't iron clothes no garden inspirational person thank you xx
Thank you for your tips. I really like the cat food pouch bag. They are so resilient With the layers of plastic and aluminium. I think they are very hard to recycle so your idea is just fantastic.
I don't iron either! I don't think I've ironed for years. Love your video, you're funny 🌺
I add a squirt of dish wash liquid to my bucket when washing the car. Works a treat and is way cheaper than proper car wash liquid. Love the cat food shopping tote. You are so creative. Keep well. Hugs xoxo
washing up liquid will dull the paint work...... but if you got an old car i guess its ok
@@46joe I haven't really noticed any difference Joe. My car is old and I do live beside the sea.
@@cathymacnee1051 at least you wash it..........i never wash mine.....i let the rain do it.......LOL
@@46joe That’s what I do!
The Cat bag is fantastic.. The bag made from tights is an inspiration.. Will try that one..
It's pretty cold here. So I just add layers of clothing for warmth and keep busy..
I switch on my heating in the evening for a while..
There are many ways to cut costs with food.
A big pot of soup or stew is my go to.
Lots of veggies. Lentils or pearl barley ..
But there again I love soup🥣😊 in the cooler weather..
I like your unique videos. CHEERS..
Love all the great money saving tips Ilona.
Great video!
People are now having to reduce their food at last, maybe they will lose weight, takeaways are now a luxury hopefully, 🤔
I love your money saving videos, they’re my favourite 🥰 I made a bag once out of capri sun pouches I scrounged and then swapped it for craft supplies.
That was a good deal.
My favorite tip is adding a little rolled oats to thicken a stew or soup!👍 I love to hear you talk about living frugally! Thank you!🤗
I remember my dad doing that in the 60’s, he loved his daily soup bowl ,we children thought it was weird 😊
Thank you Ilona 🇦🇺❤️
Excellent Iona 🙏🏻😘I tend to do similar with most things xx
I’m with you on the no ironing clothes. I’ve put things in the charity bag rather than iron them 😂….. love the cat shopping bag. You should sell them on eBay.
I love your cat pouch shopping bag, very nicely made!
It took a while. Very difficult to get the seams precisely right, and to feed it through the machine.
"Just because it's water, doesn't mean I don't dilute it."
Took me a while, there. Ah, FLAVOURED water.
😂
What a fantastic idea using cat food pouches to make a re usable bag. Waste not. Want not. Love it!
,only just watched your saving money tips, nice one about the washing up going to use that one l also put a bucket under the hot water tap so I don't waste the cold water it can be used for other things I now save £200 per year on water
I do EVERTHING that u showed us, AND I too have an iron..... NEVER USE IT!!!! Only if I'm sewing like u, but I did use it to iron shirt for my husband when we went to a garden party at Buckingham Palace in 2002,not used it since!!!! As u say waste of my time. I'd rather be gardening or sewin/knitting, or going away in camper van. Love ur vids🌷
I feel sorry for anyone who has to wear a shirt every day. I believe you can buy non iron ones.
Your bag is fantastic love the video.
Very nice and good ideas you have,you are inspiring and a star 🌟in my eyes
Love your bag that you made. All excellent tips. 👍🏻
Your shopping bag is terrific. You have good ideas & good color sense.
I love your personality! Great video😄
Hi from Northern California
We chop the oats too! Like them much better that way! ❤
I do. It makes a much smoother porridge.
@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 It really does and I was so surprised when you said that because I thought I must be the only person in the world who does this!! Hahaaa Thank you Meanqueen! Love your videos!! Love & Blessings from the US ❤️🙏🇺🇸
Love the bag illona 👍🏻🙂wished I didn’t have to cut the grass but it has to be done.I think ironing is silly if it doesn’t need it,it doesn’t need it .I mean some people iron their knickers,they must want something to do lol 👍🏻🌸
Love your cat pouch shopping bag so awesome
Just what I was thinking about ways to save money especially in the times we live in now mostly saving for goals to achieve
Great video,love to reuse everything ,great ideas
Hi I think your tips are good and there's plenty of people young and old which need them ..since I left school I have always been a carefully budgeted person . Simply cos I don't like waste ..poverty is all around us and going to get worse ..I'm old ..and carnt imagine what the futcher holds for the little ones of today..thanks for sharing your time with me catch you soon xxjo ❤
The Felix bag is awesome 👍👍🐾🐾
Ha ha! Excellent work 👏 thank u.. Toodle- pip Ilona x
Wow that bag is fantastic u are so talented.
I do just about all your habits already. I usually sweep the most trafficked areas of the carpets first, then quickly vac....wash my hair once a week, one week water only the next week shampoo (hair is fairly dry so this works for me) and the odd occasion if Ive been doing muddy gardening or something like that. Water rinse most dishes and pans, only using dish liquid if something is extra greasy (rarely). Everything is going up here horrifically also (Sydney, Aus)....petrol is over $2 a litre, heard its going to hit $2.20 before long. I dont drive, but when the petrol goes up, of course everything else follows !
p.s. oh yeah almost forgot I have the blastard quick growing lawn here, currently replacing huge patches and the edges with low growing pretty groundcover plants, donated by neighbours cutting back their gardens. When those need to be tamed after a long time, it will be a pair of shears like you demonstrated, not the petrol guzzling lawn mower. cheers Meanqueen... from grand daughter of a Geordie and daughter of a depression era baby !
You make a lot of valid points. Thank you.
I have an iron as well that I never use. I got it because when I got a new benchtop in the kitchen the instruction said that you can iron on the trim piece in the end. So anyway ironing it on didn't actually work and I had to use wood glue which worked fine as well. So I did a combination of iron it on and glue. I really could use that hedge trimmer thing you've got. I got a new tool to tidy up the edges of the lawn one one of those electric things would be super handy. The iron I got very cheap. The hedge I've got to trim is a bit difficult because I have to stand on the top of a ladder to trim it which is a big hazard and of course it's got too dense up there to do it with the manual hedge trimmers because its a bit of a challenge trimming up there safely. I got a plan to reduce the height of a my trees to a height I can manage or else ladders are treacherous.
Love these tips!
Very good tips! Thank you.
Hello Mum, can you hear me? - Love it. :)
Love that cat bag, its brilliant! 🤩
You gave me a good ideal,someone i know threw out a bottle of mouth wash they paid alot for but didn't like it,so i use it to clean my toilet ,inside bowl an out ,dose a ood job and smells fresh 😄😻ty for your blog's love an always look forward to them
Who the heck buys mouth wash ! ! ! Lucky you finding it. I picked a bar of Lifebouy soap out of a skip the other day, still wrapped. It smells lovely. 😄