tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6702088817340751230..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Use it or lose itExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-77493634617012456042009-02-06T12:01:00.000+00:002009-02-06T12:01:00.000+00:00I have piles of cosmetics too and have just made t...I have piles of cosmetics too and have just made the self same resolution to work through the damn stuff. And one look at my face demonstrates that miracle creams do not delay the onset of ageing, although there is always the faint thought of what I might look like if I didn't use them.<BR/>Throw them all away. Go on, I will if you will.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-46356826278692000132009-02-06T01:07:00.000+00:002009-02-06T01:07:00.000+00:00must confess to having 'I must clear out' thoughts...must confess to having 'I must clear out' thoughts quite often... I always start off well then I start reading, reminiscing, dawdling.. then grind to a complete halt. Fortunately I do have a couple of great friends who are ruthless and they get me back on track. Thank goodness....<BR/><BR/>[the term 'Queenager' I so have one of those ;-)]70steenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855009735939666409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-85537360692219174432009-02-05T23:33:00.000+00:002009-02-05T23:33:00.000+00:00PPS: have just popped over to the new blog and see...PPS: have just popped over to the new blog and see that your companion currently lives in Horsham - just round the corner almost from where I was born and brought up! Nice little link for me. Shall be back to read more etc.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-1153866539033091732009-02-05T23:22:00.000+00:002009-02-05T23:22:00.000+00:00PS: previous post sounds interesting stuff. Brings...PS: previous post sounds interesting stuff. Brings to mind Alistair Cooke's fabulous 'Letter from America'.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-9365386148166907352009-02-05T23:20:00.000+00:002009-02-05T23:20:00.000+00:00Ah yes with you and Milla here. I reckon if I put ...Ah yes with you and Milla here. I reckon if I put lipstick on and off all day for the rest of my life I wouldn't get through them! I was a sucker for the Clinique Bonus when I was younger and poorer. God, I've got thousands of the things. I even have a Boots No.17 lipstick in a basket somewhere. (Actually, I know EXACTLY where!). Now that truly IS vintage! Ignore the germs stuff. I reckon they're still good to go (on your face, not in the bin!). Still, like you, I HAVE made a NY (that's New Year, not New York) resolution not to buy any more lotions and potions till I've got through the stockpile. Yeah. Pigs might fly.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-65668859835858397312009-02-05T19:13:00.000+00:002009-02-05T19:13:00.000+00:00I go through periodically purges - blackbinbagging...I go through periodically purges - blackbinbagging this, that and the other. And the house looks better and I feel good but, after a few months, the stuff seems to creep back in. Endless, like Groundhog Day.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-72483774318467658712009-02-05T17:54:00.000+00:002009-02-05T17:54:00.000+00:00You go girl!Giggled at the Costoc ziploc bag thing...You go girl!<BR/><BR/>Giggled at the Costoc ziploc bag thing as I've done exactly the same thing before and am now stocked until the next millenium so that's something.<BR/><BR/>Trinny and Susannah say if you haven't worn it for three years (and you are well out of the baby/pregnancy stage) you should pitch it. Or live in an old English house with no bloody storage space. Whichever. <BR/><BR/>Ruthless!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284270452155749700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-53191481928438015672009-02-05T14:54:00.000+00:002009-02-05T14:54:00.000+00:00this SO ran a bell! I kept going yes, yes YES at y...this SO ran a bell! I kept going yes, yes YES at your list! But will you change? no, of course not, neither will I. Our drawers will just get fuller. Ooo-er, missus.Millahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28702054721194025962009-02-05T02:44:00.000+00:002009-02-05T02:44:00.000+00:00Yes, know exactly what you mean, my friend. Been t...Yes, know exactly what you mean, my friend. Been there, done that.<BR/><BR/>BTW, thanks for your comments. Action IS best. I give to some children as do my kids through Compassion Intl. and then we support our time at a pregnancy crisis centre but i still feel so much hurt for those that are almost completely unreachable and so very far away. Your work is admirable indeed. Keep it up!!Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-22644595674235158272009-02-05T02:28:00.000+00:002009-02-05T02:28:00.000+00:00Oh, good point there. Into the bin.Oh, good point there. Into the bin.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-88529418824888131812009-02-05T01:57:00.000+00:002009-02-05T01:57:00.000+00:00Cosmetics and lotions can actually turn bad and ha...Cosmetics and lotions can actually turn bad and harbor germs. That's why they have expiration dates. Toss them all, you'll feel better when you're done, and it's faster than trying to use them up anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-46257553687294647112009-02-04T16:11:00.000+00:002009-02-04T16:11:00.000+00:00the moment you throw those circa 1865 items of clo...the moment you throw those circa 1865 items of clothing away, the moment they will make a comeback - I am still pining for that yellow jumpsuit and those pink shoes my MOTHER threw away on my behalf. Still. Probably for the best. and well done for putting up pictures - you can join my "man drawer" club (mentioned in my last post!) xfamily affairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896692261265817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-89614157800012759292009-02-04T03:52:00.000+00:002009-02-04T03:52:00.000+00:00good for you!sounds v cathartic. You inspired me a...good for you!<BR/>sounds v cathartic. <BR/>You inspired me am off to empty the laundry room cupbaord!Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-17443249290548562322009-02-04T03:20:00.000+00:002009-02-04T03:20:00.000+00:00We'll I moved back to my house after living 3 week...We'll I moved back to my house after living 3 weeks in an furnished (hotel like) apartment. (house needed major reperations!)I packed a whole car full, I was amazed how I could collect so much stuff in 3 weeks. 3 weeks - 10 years, it's just in us! and of course, I also took the half used little shampoo and the body lotion they had at the apartment. You never know...O. the expat momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139119681001251285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-27824324292430262722009-02-03T23:55:00.000+00:002009-02-03T23:55:00.000+00:00What? You don't throw away all cosmetic items at ...What? You don't throw away all cosmetic items at their recommended 6 months from opening expiration date? Shame....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59369358485624077122009-02-03T23:27:00.000+00:002009-02-03T23:27:00.000+00:00as we used to say, as we sat round the fire at our...as we used to say, as we sat round the fire at our house, on the clippy mat (hello Clippy) <BR/><BR/>" that will come in handy for nowt"Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-30365710512394733922009-02-03T22:28:00.000+00:002009-02-03T22:28:00.000+00:00Be ruthless woman - it's invigorating! I tear thro...Be ruthless woman - it's invigorating! I tear through the house chucking stuff at will. Thank God I have a husband who has no clue of what he owns. <BR/>he he he (evil laugh)Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-215496405328010762009-02-03T18:51:00.000+00:002009-02-03T18:51:00.000+00:00Agghh! Well, since I didn't grow up ever using tha...Agghh! Well, since I didn't grow up ever using that phrase (much further north in fact) I haven't a clue. Now that I think about it - you're probably right. Well, I'll go t' foot of our stairs!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-39287014928040065382009-02-03T18:48:00.000+00:002009-02-03T18:48:00.000+00:00Even I have that 'am I the only one doing stuff ar...Even I have that 'am I the only one doing stuff around here' feeling sometimes...it comes to us all, I guess.<BR/><BR/>More importantly, is it really "do I 'eckers like"? I used to use that phrase a lot, but never having put it into written word before, I assumed it was "do I heck as like"? I need to know...britoutofwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021559187679807322noreply@blogger.com