Before I show you my starting point, I want to give it some background. Some context. Not excuses - there really IS no excuse, to be honest. I can’t excuse the fuckery to which my entire life has become. I would, however, like to give the narrative that surrounds said fuckery.
So hi. I’m utterlyfubar - well, at least for Tumblr purposes I am (although let’s be honest, I am pretty much fubar’ed). I’m 36 years old, wife to who we’ll call B here, and mother to 4. I met B on the internet and after spending the first 4 years of our now almost-13-year marriage in the U.S. (where I’m from), we moved to the UK (where he’s from).
(The rest is under a cut, because OMFG is it huge.)
Welcome, and I look forward to seeing even more of your progress!
You seem to already know the answer to this. Unfuck your drawers, and put your damn clothes away.
Like, hand sanitizer? It has its place. I usually have some in my purse for when I’m out and about and in contact with gross stuff. I do think it shouldn’t replace regular thorough handwashing, but sometimes, if you’re in a pinch, it’s just what you need. Plus, I handle cash a lot, and money is FILTHY.
(I am not a doctor, scientist, or anything with credibility or who makes a lot of money. This is just my own opinion.)
Have you tried a Magic Eraser? No, seriously. I think it might work.
Otherwise, yeah, a soak (in the tub, maybe?) with really hot water and some soap and a scrubby brush might be good.
ETA: Obviously, I am no sort of expert on high chairs. I defer to the parents on Team UfYH on this one.
Heavy-duty carpet steamer.
Your use of the letter ‘u’ in “colour” leads me to deduce that you aren’t in the U.S., so I don’t know if you can rent steamers at the grocery store like you can here, but a professional-type steamer is probably your best option.
Make sure the shower wall is really really clean. Use rubbing alcohol if you have it. Some people have luck with moistening the suction cup itself to make it stick. If your shower walls are textured, you may have difficulty in creating a good seal. If you can’t get it to stick, maybe try hanging it over the showerhead or setting it down on the edge of the tub?
-I just let it do its thing overnight, then a quick scrub and a flush.
-At least one pot of fresh water, otherwise your coffee will taste weird.
-You can also use vinegar for everything. My new favorite use is to pour it straight on weeds. It kills EVERYTHING, though, so only use it when there’s no other vegetation that you want to keep alive. (I use it for the stuff that grows through the cracks on the patio and driveway.
Recently I moved, the bane of every 20-something. We had to downgrade to a smaller place due to job issues (no job, whoops.)
The Second Room in my new house became sort of the catchall for everything that didn’t fit in the rest of the house. It also became a catchall for unlabeled boxes. and labeled boxes no one bothered to read. And a bunch of other random stuff.
This room is supposed to be a craft room/office for me. I’m going to be studying for the bar exam (for the third damn time) this summer and I really need a study area.
Here is what it looks like now:
From the entryway:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lilusa/1337267644708.jpg
The pile goes to the wall!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lilusa/1337267677381.jpg
Another angle:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lilusa/1337267705639.jpg
I have no idea where to even begin sorting this stuff. Also, since there are a bunch of unlabeled boxes, a bunch of stuff I need for the other room (closet storage mostly) is trapped in this pile. All my office supplies: trapped in the pile. ETC. (For example, I could study in the library but my flashcards, pens, post its, highlighters, etc are in the damn pile.)
HALP!
One square foot at a time. Choose to either start from the top and work vertically, or start from the end and work down the line. But you start with one box or stack or bag, fully and completely ddeal with it, and then move on to the next one. Take your breaks. Stop looking at the big picture for a minute. Focus on one thing. One. Deal with that one thing. Then keep going.
Go clear off the surface of your coffee table, end table, or kitchen counter. Don’t have any of those? Go clear off your dresser top or nightstand. You can come back in 10 minutes.
Up.
Off your ass.
Ready?
Set?
Unfuck
Chewed? Best case scenario, you can lightly sand it, use some wood putty, and hope for the best. More likely scenario, you have the cost to replace it taken out of your security deposit.
