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Trivial reasons for doing the lottery......

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keepcalmandcavachon Mon 20-May-24 13:20:35

If I ever remember to win the lottery (really should get 'round to it, I know ) I will -
Employ someone purely to refill the birdbath, 5 times already today!grin

What trivial thing would you splash out on ?

Ali08 Sat 25-May-24 03:15:49

Like Amalegra, a cleaner!
A gardener. And I'd have a veg garden set away from the lawned part to grow plenty of veg that they could also help themselves to!

Ali08 Sat 25-May-24 03:12:26

Dogmum2

Changing our bed! Of all the 'jobs' it's the one i would gladly pay someone to come in and do.

I used to love doing this at school. I'd also make the beds while my friends were in them, apparently a lot of them loved this as it made them feel snug, but this was back when we used top sheets and blankets!

john34231 Thu 23-May-24 23:25:20

Change my will weekly.....

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 22:35:03

Oh and someone who will decorate my bedroom, and no what I want (I don't). They must not only be skilful in hanging wallpaper, painting, making new curtains etc, but must also have interior design skills. And be a mindreader

maddyone Thu 23-May-24 22:30:46

A cleaner.
A gardener.
A decorator on permanent standby.

Greyisnotmycolour Thu 23-May-24 22:23:39

Personal chef and a gardener. I'm happy to dust, hoover, wash up etc because I can do them (for now anyway) as well as anyone else can. Upscaling food and gardening would add a level of luxury I can never managed for myself.

4allweknow Thu 23-May-24 22:15:54

Change the cover on the duvets and clean the inside of windows.

albertina Thu 23-May-24 20:12:25

I have a fancy for owning a Jaguar.

Recently though I have been trying to win the lottery to pay for a last hope operation for my little dog. The idea was to take him to see the Supervet to see if the diagnosis was correct.

I tried Hotpicks and chose to try for 4 numbers. I was one out on each number ! Pudding didn't make it in the end, but at least I tried.

grandtanteJE65 Thu 23-May-24 17:01:28

A gardener and someone to paint window-frames, doors when necessary, clean gutters, put up a new garden fence, and I am sure I can think of other jobs for this handyman or woman.

Lizzie44 Thu 23-May-24 15:27:51

Clean bed linen every night; windows cleaned weekly; bathroom, toilets and shower cleaned daily; oven and fridge cleaned weekly; someone to bake me a cake regularly and do all the washing up afterwards, leaving me with just the lovely smell of home baking and of course the cake itself.

Blackwit Thu 23-May-24 15:25:41

Someone to clean the bathroom. It’s a job I hate.

win Thu 23-May-24 14:30:02

Germanshepherdsmum

hollysteers

A full time housekeeper and cook, but they would have to work as they did in Edwardian times, that is out of sight as I would be irritated by their presence 😁

My thoughts exactly.

and mine

heavenlyheath Thu 23-May-24 14:21:55

Just what wouldcyou do all day if these petty little jobs were done for you.

Allex50 Thu 23-May-24 14:17:08

Think of a number between 1 and 30 million.

WRONG!

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 13:41:33

MissAdventure

Oh, yes please, HousePlantQueen

Can we have dumplings, please?

Then we'll get the washer upper in while we sit in our high backed chairs observing the fish smile

that sounds like a plan!

Amalegra Thu 23-May-24 13:40:07

A cleaner who would come only when I needed them! Wouldn’t mind having them on permanent paid daily standby as, living alone, I wouldn’t need them every day! Just think.-no more vacuuming! And a chauffeur of course. And a pooper scooper operative to clean up after the two or three dogs I would have. The list goes on….!

AB22 Thu 23-May-24 13:39:29

If it’s a big win I would pay off my children’s mortgages plus give them some money to lock away. For myself; change my car to a lovely old Audi A1. I’m not into the modern technical gadgets that you get on new cars.
Go on a cruise; holidays to Canada; Europe then later get some regular heavenly massages!! Am hoping the lottery winning is a mega amount!!!

pably15 Thu 23-May-24 13:39:06

A decorator ,electrician, plumber joiner...who know when these jobs are needing done without having to be told ..

MissAdventure Thu 23-May-24 13:33:16

Oh, yes please, HousePlantQueen

Can we have dumplings, please?

Then we'll get the washer upper in while we sit in our high backed chairs observing the fish smile

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 13:29:21

Germanshepherdsmum

Yes, HPQ, the crows. It’s like watching ‘The Birds’, if you remember that.

I do! They swing on the feeders, and inevitably it ends up on the ground where the squirrels finish it off. We came back from a few days away ( near where you live, I believe) and it was carnage, broken bird feeders everywhere. I don't have a bird bath as we have a large wild life pond with shallow areas; it can be entertaining watching the blackbirds having a good splash and clean up!

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 13:26:24

MissAdventure

I'd have a huge aquarium built into one of the walls, and people to come round and see to it. smile

ooh! a marine one? We have friends who had one, years ago, and I used to spend hours, sitting on a floor cushion beside it, just watching what was going on. If you get one, I will come and sit beside it, although it may now have to be a high backed chair as I find getting up from floor cushions an undignified process these days. I could perhaps pop a casserole in the oven for you in exchange?

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 23-May-24 13:25:34

Yes, HPQ, the crows. It’s like watching ‘The Birds’, if you remember that.

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 13:23:22

I would have my bed changed everyday (funny what a popular choice this is!), crisp Egyptian cotton sheets of course. I would like someone who can anticipate what is needed; keep the house clean, the lawn cut, beds weeded, but leave the pottering in the greenhouse bit to me.
Fresh flowers
Wardrobe tidy and laundered
handmade shoes
Someone who can know what I will want for dinner, pop in and cook it without bothering me (maybe while I am in the greenhouse, pottering)
Regular hairdresser, manicure, pedicure

HousePlantQueen Thu 23-May-24 13:18:08

Germanshepherdsmum

I would pay someone to feed the birds, which I do all year round. They are currently eating me out of house and home and though I enjoy watching them, I confess to finding putting the various different foods in the feeders and refilling the bird baths tedious.

Yup, and I spend an inordinate amount of time picking up battered bird feeders from the lawn after they have been mobbed by the crows which live in the trees over our hedge.

TanaMa Thu 23-May-24 13:10:33

Another wish for someone to make my bed with lovely clean sheets every day! Love getting into a cold bed - summer and winter!