March Resolutions

Friday, March 06, 2020



This year I'm making my resolutions at the start of each month, hoping that this will refocus my attention and make the year a productive one.

1. Get my green skirt zip professionally mended
I tried to replace the zip on my favourite skirt but made a really bad job of it. I haven't worn it for months but I want it fixed and ready for Spring.

2. Get out
I've been hibernating, it's time to get out and about a little more. At the very least I want to have visited the Ed Sheeran Exhibition at Christchurch Mansion, and the new (and only) independent bookshop that's just opened up in the town centre.

3. Get listing
With an ever growing pile of items I want to sell on ebay, I need to put aside some time to get everything listed. It's part of my plan to make 2020 a year of decluttering.


Here's how I got on in February

1. Make a start on my office blind
This is underway. The problem I had was the sun coming in through my office window and blinding me, but, being an awkward sort of person, I didn't want to put up blinds and sit in the dark. I have voile curtains that keep out the sun about as much as a fine mist would, so I needed an alternative.

After some pondering I came up with a solution.

Step 1. Buy a spring loaded shower rail (easy to install without the need to drill holes) to go inside the window recess.

Step 2. Temporarily hang a large scarf over the rail to create a panel that I can slide across as the sun moves round over the course of the day.

Step 3. Create a handmade panel, using either patchwork, lace, felt, possibly some simple embroidery, or a mixture of some or all of them.



Until I decide on how I want to construct the panel Step 3 will remain on the to-do list. As it stands the problem is solved, the solution just needs to move from temporary, to finished. For now I'm just happy that I can sit at my desk and work without being blinded by the sun.

2. Bathroom improvements
I had only three tasks on the list. Install a towel ring, replace the shower head bracket, and reseal the bath. I spent a cold a blustery weekend getting these things ticked off the list.

3. Plan eco friendly crackers
I have a collection of items to use as fillers (kept from crackers of days gone by, all collected during my decluttering in January), along with the snaps, the hats, and the jokes (all recyclable), so now I need the cracker part. I've found some on Amazon - don't judge me, I haven't found any elsewhere - that are plain white recyclable card that I can decorate according to the season or occasion.

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  1. Making monthly resolutions sounds very sensible, as I'm sure this way you'll have a much higher success rate. Get out would definitely be one of mine, too, so let's hope an improvement in the weather gets me out of my lethargy. Step 1 and 2 of your office blind solution sounds very sensible too. Last Summer, we needed to find a solution to keep the sun from shining through the glass pane above our front door, and also used a spring loaded shower rail, to which we attached a large, charity shopped curtain in a heavy fabric, to cover the whole of our front door. As a temporary solution, we fastened the folded over fabric with ... safety pins, but as nobody can actually see these, I think they will remain there permanently :-) xxx

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    1. I'm having more success with them than with other yearly resolutions I've made in the past.
      I can't wait to get out more, I had some time pottering in the garden yesterday and it was wonderful. I felt so much better for it.
      The safety pins sound like the perfect solution to me!
      xx

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  2. Well done for getting things on your list done!
    I'm not judging....I just hate the big A!!! :-)

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    1. You know I love a list! I try not to use Amazon but couldn't find what I wanted elsewhere, and these come from a small business rather than being fulfilled by Amazon so it feels a tiny bit better as it's a small business that uses the Post Office for delivery.
      xx

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  3. wish you were my neighbour! I need guidance on how to reseal my bath and you would be so handy to nip in and show me how to do it properly :) There's always plenty to do here - get some pictures framed, make up a photo board from a frame a friend gave me, sell old clothes on ebay, get my hair done (growing it but it needs something doing).

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    1. I watched some YouTube videos before sealing the bath. I thought that if I made a mess of it, it's easy enough to let it dry, peel it off, and have another go! I can't say it's as neat as a professional but I didn't do a bad job.
      I think everyone has a perpetual to-do list, adulting is never ending!
      A trim and a tidy up is always good when growing your hair, it stops you getting fed up and cutting it all off again - something I've done more than once in my lifetime!
      xx

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  4. Well done on getting stuff ticked off your list!
    I'm terrible with home stuff, I have to be in the mood to do anything creative or I'll just make a hash of it. Yesterday was one of those days when inspiration struck, I reupholstered an Edwardian bench that had seen better days. Hooray! xxx

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  5. It's a good idea to make monthly resolutions, I gave up on New Year's resolutions a long time ago as they soon get forgotten. We'll be able to get out much more now that the weather's improving, I hate being cooped up indoors.

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    1. For a while there I started to feel like a caged animal. We're seeing the sun a bit more now, and it's more than welcome sight!
      xx

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  6. Your monthly lists are such a good idea. I realised the other day I still haven't set any resolutions for the year which is most unlike me. Shocking.
    Hope you get to wear that green skirt all spring! xx

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    1. I'm finding it much more productive than making yearly ones.
      It is unlike you not to set any. I'm really looking forward to getting my green skirt back in working order.
      xx

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