I identify so much with so many of the comments made here. in my forties I moved home five times in 4 years and developed a loathing of packing of all sorts , and became better at deciding what to hang onto and what not: there`s nothing like packing the same ornament that you are not-really-in-love-with-but-hang-onto-because-someone-gave-it-you for the 4th time to make you think of putting it in the charity shop bag . I usually try to have one on the go - usually 2 supermarket bags one inside the other for strength hanging on the back of a door (!) and pop bits in as and when i think "Why the dickens am i giving this house room ?" i try to imagine what good the money the charity shop will do , for example to children`s hospice charity shops , and imagine someone who can`t afford to buy new presents being pleased with their charity shop bargain . Have come to the conclusion that if I have an enormous clear-out and am faced with bin bags full , the logistics of getting it out of the house to wherever is too enormous , but taking a bag into town with me when i go shopping is no big effort ! However , in case you think that all sounds a bit GoodyTwoShoes , I will add that as i get older the reasons for hanging onto things seem to multiply, for example having got rid of lots of books, i am now starting to collect them again as inspirational tools for our new business , and having got rid of bags of toys from my days as an infant teacher and given up hope of grandchilden ,i now find i AM to be a granny after all - so i will be dawdling round shops looking for kiddy things again !
Is there such a thing as delicious ready meals?
Shall we reboot our cartoons thread again? 😁