New Year Traditions

Definately, a tradition that is more important in Scotland than in England, but it exists in the south and west of Denmark too.

I cleaned house on the 29th, did the washing and ironing yesterday, had already sorted the year's accounts out and laid them aside for filing in the coming week, made out the new household budget spread-sheet and backed my computer up to an external hard drive.

Haven't reached the stage yet of cutting back on this preparations, but I do now spread them over more days, and as the house had been thoroughly cleaned before Christmas, as every year, there wasn't all that much to do.

I do sort out the airing cupboard for reasons beyond me it’s a habit half of which is now in bags for charity. I like an empty wash basket clean bedding and clean flooring that’s it for now.

I used to do exactly what you did but I can no longer do it. About all I can manage is the washing and bed changing. I am not sure if it is a Scottish tradition or if my mother was obsessed with cleanliness.