tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post8236367914491537037..comments2023-04-11T22:53:39.343+10:00Comments on CityCottage: Tiny Tip Tuesday - Accidental StyleThe Accidental Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-13722384639635336402012-05-10T07:42:48.028+10:002012-05-10T07:42:48.028+10:00Oh, I know! Just use my aquifer, why don't you...Oh, I know! Just use my aquifer, why don't you! Silly buggers ;)The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-77910166235514998652012-05-10T01:58:37.795+10:002012-05-10T01:58:37.795+10:00Thanks for the reminder! I want to scream when I ...Thanks for the reminder! I want to scream when I hear people say "We don't have watering restrictions, we are on well water." That is my little pet peeve.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671734421067213452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-64265107312792887822012-05-09T20:47:27.188+10:002012-05-09T20:47:27.188+10:00I'm a north Sydney girl too!
My grandmother l...I'm a north Sydney girl too!<br /><br />My grandmother lived in a beautiful house, (full sized marble statues in the garden!) but still used each tea bag twice! She pegged them over the stove to dry. You are absolutely right, waste is waste. <br /><br />We have a dishwasher, I love it, but we only run it when it's full. I still end up washing up after every meal though, so many non-dishwasher plastic baby stuff! Still it will really come into it's own in a few months. <br /><br />What is WITH plugs on a chain?! Doesn't that just make another thing to get grubby?The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-72565951721697121742012-05-09T16:10:40.848+10:002012-05-09T16:10:40.848+10:00It's good to be reminded about water consumpti...It's good to be reminded about water consumption. I'm not the best in this regard but we do use a front loader and have those low flow water fixtures that reduce the amount of water that comes out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-21725465850271896412012-05-09T12:55:49.135+10:002012-05-09T12:55:49.135+10:00PS i was raised wealthy but waste is waste & m...PS i was raised wealthy but waste is waste & my father marched around flicking lights off, timing showers (he was in the Navy, raised on 2 minute showers, tough to take as a teenager with long hair) & the air conditioning came on as a last resort after swimming in Summer & rouging up in Winter. My parents were born in the Depression, so even though they had 4 children in private school & a huge home on Sydney's North Shore, we still had dripping in the fridge, we never ate it,but it was there just in case?? Parents, love their tips & guess what, we do the same, flicking lights off & rouging the children up before heating is an option. Love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-2895137663040450932012-05-09T12:53:19.722+10:002012-05-09T12:53:19.722+10:00So long as you don't use one of those gawd awf...So long as you don't use one of those gawd awful tubs inside your sink!! I don't know what the hell is going on in England (since i was a baby) i have noticed my aunties with tubs in their sinks & add to that, the plug on a chain. We used to laugh the whole way back to Australia about their sink issues. I do a shallow sink as it's mainly pots & pans as after 10 years we got a dishwasher, 5 years ago, LIFE CHANGING with 4 children & i didn't have bottles to wash, but plates & cups, more plates & cups, oh & another plate & cup thanks, no matter how many times i requested they dust off crumbs & reuse. <br />A great tip for dishwashers & washing machines is to experiment with the amount of powder you use - often you only need half to 3/4 of what they recommend, never go tablets either, they are 4 times the price, for what, being lazy?? Budget & reducing use, listen to me, domestic goddess, love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-65704147825078048932012-05-09T11:59:35.732+10:002012-05-09T11:59:35.732+10:00My house is a tiny tip!
Worse than normal, actual...My house is a tiny tip!<br /><br />Worse than normal, actually, once puppy toys (and messes, oh the damn messes!) are added to the mix....<br /><br />They all grow up, right? This is just a stage?<br /><br />*rocks in the corner*The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-56573116628901308772012-05-09T11:57:24.713+10:002012-05-09T11:57:24.713+10:00I'm exactly the same! I grew up on tank water,...I'm exactly the same! I grew up on tank water, so we were very very careful. <br /><br />But I do remember seeing a doco on an American family who used to run the hot water in the sink, because they liked the way it sounded.... Egads! Surely an anomaly, but still, they're out there...The Accidental Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903019781422765851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-44415430756234610202012-05-09T08:58:44.643+10:002012-05-09T08:58:44.643+10:00Okay, I have a double sink. They are both the sam...Okay, I have a double sink. They are both the same size and I am a rinser. But do I get credit for only using about 5 cm of water in the bottom of each of them? I can't imagine filling them half-way (and I still manage to get drowned, so I'd better not try making them any fuller! ;) )<br /><br />I need the big sink to wash up big pots and frypans.<br /><br />It's actually interesting coming from a careful working class background. Many of the tips about saving energy and water etc are things that have been part of the way I was brought up. I couldn't believe it when they started saying you could save water by not running the tap while brushing your teeth. I've still to meet anyone who would do that - so I'm not certain how much water has been saved.Hippomanic Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285378246081322317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-31098523844106018162012-05-09T03:14:41.913+10:002012-05-09T03:14:41.913+10:00Haha, oh gosh you give me way too much credit ;)
...Haha, oh gosh you give me way too much credit ;)<br /><br />And thanks for the tip Mrs. A! I really needed the reminder. I have a double sink and you're right, why am I NOT using the smaller sink?? LOL, I love your completely unsubstantiated statistic, by the way ;)Sarah @ Natures Nurturehttp://naturesnurtureblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649782126359701245.post-87350699438593194272012-05-08T22:47:37.807+10:002012-05-08T22:47:37.807+10:00You can tell its late, when I read that "tiny...You can tell its late, when I read that "tiny tip'...I thought you were referring to a house full of mess, uno, like mine is today, I have a small house, see "tiny' and yes, today it looks like a 'tip'.....<br />Go to bed.....................Enchanted Momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861732559521175206noreply@blogger.com