tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post713806917051959771..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: Jettisoning StuffSue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-6262549041464262882019-07-30T16:50:35.376+01:002019-07-30T16:50:35.376+01:00Well done on your car boot income, Sue. I really ...Well done on your car boot income, Sue. I really must get on with doing one. I'll have take hubby's car, can't fit much in my Fiat 500!! Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642030639809060976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-15882957588485811732019-07-28T18:18:25.884+01:002019-07-28T18:18:25.884+01:00Sounds fun! My other half has been on TV a few tim...Sounds fun! My other half has been on TV a few times, me I'm far to shy (AKA antisocial). VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-3524195641405252842019-07-28T12:04:38.109+01:002019-07-28T12:04:38.109+01:00I've done FAR too many silly o'clock start...I've done FAR too many silly o'clock starts for boot sales in the past, it feels very civilised to be arriving at 10am on a Sunday morning. It gives us time to have a good breakfast and make sandwiches and flasks to keep us going ... which stops us spending any of our earnings on refreshments.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-74828641926166497042019-07-28T12:02:23.320+01:002019-07-28T12:02:23.320+01:00Wow ... an exciting weekend for you then. I'm...Wow ... an exciting weekend for you then. I'm glad not too much stuff was lost as I guess lots of folk would have been really upset by that. <br /><br />My biggest realisation that I had fallen out of love with my 'stuff' was when I realised if there was a fire and we lost everything, as long as we and the animals were safe I really would not have been at all bothered at starting from scratch in a much simpler and more restrained fashion.<br /><br />I did fight the urge to burn the house down though ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-53539124012746566082019-07-28T11:58:50.491+01:002019-07-28T11:58:50.491+01:00I totally agree, which is why our decluttering sho...I totally agree, which is why our decluttering should really work this time ... we've stopped buying stuff. Gosh think of the money we are going to save for doing other things with.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-81166070654370214952019-07-28T11:57:33.271+01:002019-07-28T11:57:33.271+01:00Oh it's a few years ago now, we were still liv...Oh it's a few years ago now, we were still living in Oxfordshire when it was shown. Yes, our niece ... who's a big Escape to the Country fan lets us know whenever it is shown again.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-48911869592845142052019-07-28T10:10:43.589+01:002019-07-28T10:10:43.589+01:00Wow, well done on the boot sale. Ours around here...Wow, well done on the boot sale. Ours around here start at silly o'clock 6am and I can't manage that on my own (G works every weekend) but I do agree that it feels so liberating clearing out cupboards, drawers, bookcases etc I feel a bit freer (is that a word?) every time I do it :) Double wow on being in Escape to the Country! I must try and spot you and Alan at some point in the future. Have a great Sunday Sue xPensive Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753467730053378848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-21745604446461579202019-07-28T09:35:16.671+01:002019-07-28T09:35:16.671+01:00Jettisoning stuff is indeed cathartic! I've b...Jettisoning stuff is indeed cathartic! I've been on a Great Edit and Purge for some time now and rent spaces at a local Antique Mall. We had a Fire there Today so that was my excitement for the Weekend, being on the Fire Clean-Up Crew! Thankfully due to the Heroics and lightening fast response of staff working that Morning, they put the fire out within 9 minutes and even before the Fire Dept. arrived or it could have been so much worse! Nobody hurt, not much Inventory lost, Unity of Purpose of us all coming together to run damage control and put things right so we could re-open in the Morning had such Positive Energy flow! Can't really do Boot Sales here, it was 111 degrees Today!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-36973780335350209332019-07-28T08:39:19.918+01:002019-07-28T08:39:19.918+01:00Its horrifies me how much money is wasted on stuff...Its horrifies me how much money is wasted on stuff we don't really need. I declutter every so often but don't sell only send to charity shops. I would be a millionaire now if I only knew then what I know now.WorcsAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299903309965097635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52458146276224378062019-07-28T07:38:38.253+01:002019-07-28T07:38:38.253+01:00I love 'Escape to the Country' but don'...I love 'Escape to the Country' but don't specifically recall that one. They keep showing repeats so maybe . . .<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-76827945390991946092019-07-27T22:55:10.929+01:002019-07-27T22:55:10.929+01:00Me only for a split second, but Alan was on for ab...Me only for a split second, but Alan was on for about five minutes, showing the folk who were looking to buy a house in our area how to look after pigs. They spent over half a day filming on our farm but just used a little bit. It it was a great experience and a good laugh with the film crew ... eating my home-made scones around our kitchen table.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-11113648962125264832019-07-27T22:52:37.958+01:002019-07-27T22:52:37.958+01:00We buy virtually nothing now, even at the car boot...We buy virtually nothing now, even at the car boot sales. All Alan bought today was a refill cup of tea for his flask. Even our food shopping is still minimal as we are still eating our way through the freezers ... our big chest freezer is going to be sold as soon as it is empty!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-21752730820020805062019-07-27T22:50:12.439+01:002019-07-27T22:50:12.439+01:00Our only secret to doing well is always to take a ...Our only secret to doing well is always to take a few 'big ticket' items. Today it was some electric fencing and all the accessories needed to set it up, and an animal medicine injector/dose measure thingy. Those two items alone brought in £50.<br /><br />I bet a lot of folk that knew you watched it though ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-56605995990668543592019-07-27T22:46:30.423+01:002019-07-27T22:46:30.423+01:00Thank you, we did.
I'm glad I found it, it wo...Thank you, we did.<br /><br />I'm glad I found it, it wouldn't have been the end of the world to lose it, we have the memories of that day ... but having the disc is a bonus :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-90835542563901321732019-07-27T21:45:25.308+01:002019-07-27T21:45:25.308+01:00Wow fame, I didn't know you'd been on tell...Wow fame, I didn't know you'd been on telly!VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-47587304963023156282019-07-27T21:20:15.397+01:002019-07-27T21:20:15.397+01:00Nothing like a good clear out...Do you now find yo...Nothing like a good clear out...Do you now find yourself buying less? Best to you.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-77302416481164963632019-07-27T19:07:55.518+01:002019-07-27T19:07:55.518+01:00Rain here almost all day and for tomorrow too - no...Rain here almost all day and for tomorrow too - no boot sales! You do so well earning at your sales, my stuff to sell is always such junk and worth nothing much as it was probably bought from a boot sale in the first place.<br />My 3 minutes of TV fame was only on a local BBC news during the last bird flu outbreak......I didn't watch it!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-43788803057127289612019-07-27T19:05:36.138+01:002019-07-27T19:05:36.138+01:00Great going at the car boot sale. You did very wel...Great going at the car boot sale. You did very well.<br /><br />Glad that you checked everything over first. Losing that CD would have been too bad.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-89655706514871808732019-07-27T18:07:54.598+01:002019-07-27T18:07:54.598+01:00My younger son was on Fifteen to One a couple of w...My younger son was on Fifteen to One a couple of weeks ago, I think the whole family has him 'saved' on their various TV 'boxes'.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-29826248751825246222019-07-27T18:02:19.645+01:002019-07-27T18:02:19.645+01:00I remember that episode, and leaping up and down s...I remember that episode, and leaping up and down saying "Look, I read her blog!" Very glad you found it. The recording of my OHs one TV appearance (in 1984) did get recorded, but the videotape degraded so we have no reminderAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-84049912515778121272019-07-27T17:48:35.322+01:002019-07-27T17:48:35.322+01:00Aah shame, thanks for replying Sue xxAah shame, thanks for replying Sue xxElaineDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882426529151235780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52541288920777517052019-07-27T17:43:47.908+01:002019-07-27T17:43:47.908+01:00It really is ... mind, soul and cupboards ;-)It really is ... mind, soul and cupboards ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-53506345627195918332019-07-27T17:31:04.340+01:002019-07-27T17:31:04.340+01:00Great result from the car boot sale. There is some...Great result from the car boot sale. There is something quite cathartic about getting rid of stuff we no longer need. Its like clearing the mind and soul.Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-77092210572962112202019-07-27T17:23:19.818+01:002019-07-27T17:23:19.818+01:00It pops up on other channels from time to time, tw...It pops up on other channels from time to time, twice in the last year our niece has been in touch to say Uncle Alan is on the tele again with the pigs!<br /><br />It's definitely surprising what you find, I was literally just putting our flasks away after this car boot sale when I found some enamel mugs in the cupboard that we don't use anymore ... they will be added to the box ready for next time.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-42810430254076858972019-07-27T17:20:11.065+01:002019-07-27T17:20:11.065+01:00Yes, it only rally works if everyone is in agreeme...Yes, it only rally works if everyone is in agreement. Although saying that, until Alan was fully on-board with this I did still go ahead selling everything that I considered to be mine.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.com