Shall we solve each other’s simple problems?

[Merryoldgoat]

So. I have a whole load of shit I’m dealing with that cannot be easily solved.

However I also have a variety of very straight forward issues that I could do with people helping with - so how about we all solve each other’s simple stuff??

Things I need help with and would appreciate answers from people who know:

1. How many towels do I need for a family of four?
2. What is the best way to keep Tupperware properly organised?
3. What shoes do I need to be smart in all weather?

TIA?

@Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease was it just skimmed or full depth plaster?

Either way, you can see when the plaster is dry because it changes colour. Heating and ventilating the space will help it dry faster. You can also do a mist coat when it is still a bit wet.
Five months seems a bit excessive to me unless it is lime plaster?

We have a bath robe, hair turban, flannel and a bath towel each. It does the trick.

I dyed everyone's towels in their own colour when all the family were at home, and now it's just us, I have dyed all the towels in two colours that go with the bathroom curtains and rug.

Agree that the Vaseline is a good call for softer feet.

I have a large plastic storage box in the pantry for the Tupperware. I leave them until thoroughly dry and store them with the lids
I tried numbering the lids with a sharpie but it quickly wore off.
I haven't had the smell problem but occasionally wash them out with a bicarbonate of soda solution.

I am loving everyone else's question and saving all the responses x One more from me what is the best and most reasonable priced bed sets? I want comfort and luxury but.....Im also on a budget. Thank you to all posters for great tips! Xx

I’m obsessed with teddy bear fleece bedding!! I’ve held off getting it for a long time because I’m that age…. Sweat like a bastard! I thought it’d make me really hot but it doesn’t. It’s weird. It’s really cosy and warm when you get in but it doesn’t make me too hot! I’ve got my mum and sister into it too. Bought DS1 and his fiancé sore for Christmas but haven’t had any feedback yet. I got theirs and my last one online from OnlineHome Shopping (OHS). I think a double was about £14!

Gorgeous bedding with up to 70% off at bedeckhome.

They do Joules, Ted Baker and others. I wish I needed some more but sadly I don't

My probelm is I can't find any nail varnish that actually stays on for more than a couple of days. It all peels after the first shower. I suspect the ingredients that made it stay longer are now illegal!

Thank you.

Just skimmed. Going from electric to oil heating.
Have asked him a few times as thought I'd misunderstood, seeing as new builds are up and painted in no time.

1. You bet!
2. Lakeland but £££££

@AmberLime Rather than red paint (which, as noted by PPs, would be difficult to overpaint), how about a feature wall of black or red damask/flock gothic design wallpaper? The bedside lamp could have a shade that carries on the theme.

My quandary: I have a tall (about 7 ft high) bookcase with tongue and groove boards at the back. The weight of books on the shelves was such that the boards opened up and the shelves then collapsed off their supporting pegs. How can I ensure the shelves stay in position?

Piles of clean washing. Anyone over 12 does their own laundry. They get a lot less inclined to chuck stuff in the basket after trying it on etc. Any Laundry left in public spaces gets put outside- careful, cos they will do it to yours if they catch you.

@outofofficeagain I resorted to picking our cat up and pushing her through her cat flap to go out. She soon got the idea when she wanted to go in again.

Thank you! I'll have a look.

Screw them to the wall with brackets?

Cat tip. Put a bowl of tuna inside the cat flap and prop the flap open a smidgeon.....

A brilliant red candle thought it was a Christmas angel, flew up into the air and sprinkled bright red wax down the wall and over my guitar before alighting on the carpet. Thankfully, someone had just blown it out, so nothing caught fire but how to get rid of the red wax stain?

One large towel. Diet after Christmas. No big exercise until then, except for Christmas Day short walk to get the grub down.

dont know if anyone has said this but turbie twist hair towels really cut don on the number of towels needed, far smaller to launder too

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laicky-Microfiber-Drying-Absorbent-Buttons/dp/B0FJFQ8GS5/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=57113630081&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y3ph7Y466KGXpwm7M8stKfD6juCnHRNgTFoDtQF3FIrrTXHx19B3KUSz8CANedSXRwts81o4tZCMTcHVXgP97FoXokpecI5gxWN0QDQElJVcztwhn6KkvLraFqhuwkDTk4q_uckTQw-GOC0g4rP1zHnRc-HQiotdBbj3zanuDkNbZ-Y5PKjGGAalCWreOB1WYPuRxAr7vRo21myc7QTN4tihDZGqJdOck2f8a0TMWCHjv-tHi0Nh4pHCa2hR9ekkz_KYkJy1VEj_J_znAtWcxyoxqyk2Vu7VIr_ZXTxap6Q.WuNOUKhQomaK_jUjvipIjOmfAWHJQ9wAB73g0ZUP8Bg&dib_tag=se&gad_source=1&hvadid=783941577312&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9214684&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=3946317717538930548--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3946317717538930548&hvtargid=kwd-309910587555&hydadcr=28179_2441469&keywords=turbie%2Btwist%2Bhair%2Btowel&mcid=6e03317f5d963e0ea4ac2e93842f13e8&qid=1766866786&sr=8-2-spons&aref=QkzXpgRHXY&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Just buy new covers, not whole new cushions.

Wax on clothes you put newspaper over the wax and iron it. Not sure if that will work for the wall....

Agree with pp - head to Greenwich! Calmer, more enjoyable and easier to navigate with DC. I absolutely the maritime museum - there's plenty there to keep kids happy.

I’m going to Egypt and there’s no WiFi in the hotel. I’d like to get an eSIM to use Egypt’s ‘cellular network’ (the 4g that is just ‘out there’ / ‘in the sky’).

has anyone done this? Is it easy?

Down load the Airolo app.

Perhaps plain white paper towels rather than newspaper?

But if modern newsprint doesn’t come off it wouldn’t matter.

@Smallorveryfaraway you are my hero with your laundry rules. DH is the main culprit in our house. He piles up slightly worn clothes next to his bedside table, and then once it reaches about knee-height, he tips it ALL into the basket, regardless of whether worn for ten minutes or for three days. It means I finish up with my last load, all smug, only to turn around and find the basket literally overflowing immediately. Drives me mental.

When I have downed tools and insisted he does the laundry, he inevitably shrinks or ruins something incredibly expensive/ sentimental or will only wash his three pieces of gym clothing and disregards all of mine and the kids’ stuff… 🙄

Brown paper is best.