Household organisation update

[mstakenidentity]

Spare wardrobe tackled on weekend with the help of mc_shamo. HUUUUGE packing box taken to op shop, almost as huge pile again of stuff divided between recyclable and non-recyclables and placed in the correct outside bins. The wardrobe took about two hours with two of us, pretty insane.

Now the only things hanging in there are our wedding clothes, an old coat of my mother's I can't bear to throw away (and really will have to get mended soon) and my old dark blue cloak and green velvet dress (if anyone remembers, it is the dress impostinator used to call the "not fair" dress) I plan to offer this dress and cloak to my young cousin, though I'm not sure she is still into fantasy stuff- think she's gone sideways into anime. Would anyone else be interested? The dress is beautiful, and cost about $300 new. It's one of a kind made by someone in NZ from memory. The cloak was made by a crafty ex's mum, it's blue velveteen and has slits near the shoulders so you can wear a backpack with it. Free to good home, I'd like to know they were getting worn again.

Today I cleared out the bathroom. It's amazing how many toiletries and hair products two people can accumulate, not to mention out of date medicine. I managed to fill half a small box with op-shoppable stuff and four garbage bags to be binned. Our garbos won't know what hit them this week. Also, it was disturbing how far from white our shower tiles had got. Ick.

At this point I'd like to thank Agatha Christie, and also the BBC, were it not for a laptop I could drag round the house as well as radio plays and you-tubed television programs based upon the late Dame's work I'm pretty darn sure this household organisation mission would have run out of motivation by now.

Comments

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

OMG, I WANT THE DRESS (er, that is, if your cousin doesn't! she should get first dibs). I will take good care of it, and feed it and love it, and wear it in inappropriately public places.

Only snag is that I wouldn't be able to collect it from you until September -- is that deal-breaky?

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Not at all a deal breaker! It's just sitting in a wardrobe, it can sit there until September no worries. Looking at my cousin's recent FB pics I doubt it would fit her anyway- she is a gorgeous young Amazon, rather more endowed in the chest department than I was or indeed am ever likely to be, and the last time I wore that dress it was a bit of a strain across my front.

I am very glad to think of you tearing aropund the streets of Oxford in it, would you like the cloak as well?

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha, being built on the hobbit scale pays off at last! ;D

Thank you so much, lovey -- it is such a gorgeous dress, and I will definitely take care of it and love it. Not sure if I can home the cloak, although it's very nice of you to offer -- for some reason, they tend to look absolutely ridiculous on me, which is very disappointing given my geeky inclinations >:( Perhaps it's like hats, and some day I'll miraculously reach an age when I'm able to wear them convincingly.

Again, thank you so much! Eee!

[sylver-spiders.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in the cloak if you haven't found another home for it.

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Done! I will try to arrange to get it to you pronto :-)

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Hiya, life is crazy at the moment, was wondering if you could send me your address and I'll either mail it or shove it in the letterbox? My email is chris(dot)curtainmagee(at)gmail(dot)com

[sylver-spiders.livejournal.com]

Sure, have sent you a message.

[musosian.livejournal.com]

Having been recently reminded of the chaos I came from, I wholeheartedly support this household organisation mission! Congratulations! Well done :)