Dear 1950s Diary..

So here we are embarking on yet another week of living virtually 1950s styleee, this will of course now mean my first full month, it hasn’t been all plain sailing by any means, but my routine is a least sort of set up, there have been those days where I must admit I’ve strayed off that somewhat straight and narrow path, specially this week, a couple of days I didn’t just stray, I went right off the beaten track into the undergrowth…it’s ok living this way until your body begins most vehemently to protest,which mine began in the week, somehow getting up faced with its usual icy shower, going down to the river to beat the wash against an obliging rock (ok slight exaggeration there on my part) the sink😁, just didn’t fill me with the joys of spring,

Confession

Saturday on waking I was in fact more than ready to go turn on the water heater, fling my clothes in the washing machine and drag out the now dusty Vacuum cleaner from its hiding place in the bedroom cupboard, (swear these gadgets are having an easier time of things than I am, I think actually their all off enjoying a holiday someplace, and any day now I’m expecting a post card from them “saying glad your not here”) back to being serious though this thought filled me instantly with guilt and remorse, I had started on this journey to fulfil a commitment(pay a large bill) …and the word commitment is the name of the game, usually when things get tough and rocky, I waver in my course, I hear those doubtful nagging voices of my past, saying ” you know this is too tough” your only going to give up halfway, why not now, you never commit to anything….this infact instead of making me feel defeated, it put my determination foot to the peddle, things in our world never are meant to be easy, life certainly isnt, but where life’s concerned I’ve never been ready to give up, so I will face this challenge head on with that same bloody minded stoicism it deserves….

By Saturday afternoon I had discovered why everything seemed to take that bit longer, like trudging through Manuka honey(would say Molasses only I don’t like it). Friday night I had suffered long bouts of chills, these alternated with fevers, when my nose began dripping, I knew either I was allergic to my new way of life(no Treez that’s not a legitimate way out😁) or I had in fact the beginnings of a cold, nice!!!, I suspected something a miss, but as you know I not only live alone, I don’t socialise at all either, So where it came from I’m not going to try and guess, but it’s here now and though it’s not conducive with cold showers and doing chores without the help of electronic gadgets I’m determined to push on …

There have been a few mishaps along the way here and there,(or as I like to call them laughingly, learning curves😁) like when I hit on the brilliant idea of cooking up a whole chicken instead of frozen pieces, the idea here being, chicken for the whole week,(keep this in mind)All the while only using one lot of electricity, plus I love cold chicken, so no heating it up again once done., But what I didn’t bank on and really should have, was I do really love cold chicken….I hate to say it and it’s with some embarrassment that I do, the chicken only actually lasted two days 😳, this in the world of budgeting does not make economic sense at all, if I could have eeked out said chicken for the week it would have been more cost effective…but that’s not taking me into account😁, so it’s back to frozen chicken pieces for me, which are cheaper than fresh chicken and help someone without portion control manage😁 ….lesson learnt.

Remembering to remember….

During the day apart from boiling the kettle for coffee, and my fridge freezer, which is on permanently of course, I try not to use any electric, hence the ban on gadgetry..(I wasn’t sent to my room and banned from its use) . What I do have though at my disposal are four power banks, these of course do have to be charged, this in theory should be achieved at night, when the tariff is somewhat cheaper😁, I say in theory here, because by the time I haul my tired body into bed at night, guess who forgets to hook them up to the electric?….this is an area I have to improve on and very quickly, …

There has been the odd discovery along the way, as you know on waking I put all yesterday’s clothes in a large bucket of cold water, that I have pre swirled a cap of bleach and small drop of detergent in, you leave this to either Marinate over night, or if not while you have a cuppa and play ludo online😁, the bleach won’t effect your wash if you’ve mixed it well, what it will do though on the other hand is kill of bacteria and leave your was smelling beautiful, specially if you line dry it, ..And in the spirit of none wasting, this bleachy detergent mix then gets poured down my Loo, give it time while you rinse your wash, attack it with your trusty brush and tahdah, you have a sparkling throne fit for a king, works brilliantly….

All I need is one of those funky cross over aprons(pinny) a headscarf, few curlers underneath and I really will be in the spirit of the fifties, Apron may keep my clothes clean too, this venture is a lot harder than when I first thought about it, and I guess if I’m being honest …if I really had thought it through in the beginning it would never have got off the ground, but I am here now with a crazed determination to see this through, even if it’s just for the duration of paying the bills, ..forgot to mention there is one rather large plus side on this…I have lost 8lb in the past week alone, whether it’s through the extra effort of cleaning or dietary budgeting, likely a bit of both, this part of the experience I like a whole lot ….Anyway folks back to the grindstone, I’ve washing to get in off the line and floors to go over with the carpet sweeper….yet to take the rugs out to beat, but that’s not saying it won’t happen😁, take care out there all, and hope your enjoying the sunshine..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤