Argh I’ve been meaning to

justj74
justj74 Community Member Posts: 221 Contributor
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My bedside drawer is completely chockablock. It’s got so full I can’t close it and I have to do that thing where I reach inside to fiddle about with the mess to open it. Sometimes I even get my hand stuck in it!!

I’ve been saying I’ll sort it for months now but it’s actually worse now than when I first noticed it.

What little thing have you been meaning to do for ages but somehow never get round to?

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team

    I've been meaning to put up the shelves I bought months ago. They're next to the wall but are still in the packaging 😂

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 6,234 Scope online community team

    Fix my lampshade😅 It became loose at the beginning of summer somehow so now it looks wobbly!

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 760 Pioneering

    Aaargh indeed LOL. I've been meaning to put a small clip tacked with double-sided tape above the window in the front door. Normally when I don't want to risk someone ringing the doorbell, I put up a note using regular tape saying I am resting and not available. But when I don't use the note, it is on the table and soon covered in cat hair, no longer able to stick to the window which also gets dirty. So I thought I was being clever putting up that clip instead. Took me weeks, but I've added it yesterday. Yay. Cliffhanger: I've not written a new note yet…

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,456 Championing

    Argh I’ve been meaning to

    There's so much… 😱

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 396 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1153422#Comment_1153422

    😂😂

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 396 Empowering

    I keep meaning to buy a waterproof coat and I need some new pyjamas :)

  • egiste2r
    egiste2r Posts: 287 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1153422#Comment_1153422

    In 50 years, these unopened shelves will be valuable to collectors. Consider that you have made an investment.

    😁

  • stacedancer
    stacedancer Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    ive been meaning to sort my whole life out lol

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 760 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1153499#Comment_1153499

    When you come round to that, please tell me how it works 😋😵‍💫🤪

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community Member Posts: 15,550 Championing
    edited October 14

    I often empty out a drawer into a pile, throw away or re-home some things from the pile, then try to put the new smaller pile back in the drawer… and it doesn't fit!!

    A little bit of consolation, so you can justify to yourself that it's not so bad you haven't got round to it 😆

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team

    😂 @egiste2r maybe I should leave them then! Surely basic Amazon shelves can only appreciate in value 😂

    Can you also let me know too @stacedancer!

    I also need to buy a waterproof @yellowpineapple84. Well, I think I do. But then I think about how much I'm actually outside, which isn't often 😆

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 760 Pioneering

    Oh dear, this thread reminds me of more and more unfinished business I've got lying around… Like a stack of papers waiting to be shredded since December and uploading knitted baby booties or patterns for knitted Xmas trees to my Etsy store… one day, peeps, one day…

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 396 Empowering

    @Rachel_Scope hiya :) I hope you can get your shelves up soon 😆 I’ve been gradually improving my waterproof situation. I have waterproof trousers and waterproof walking boots and I even have a waterproof backpack. Not that I go very far but I wanted to have waterproofs for the winter season as I can’t move fast and so if I was to get caught outside I wouldn’t be able to escape quickly. I have a waterproof coat but I bought it last winter when I was staying at family and left it there. So I could do with one here in the south and hopefully I can get one soon. I really enjoy autumnal colours and season and would like to try and enjoy being outside this autumn as much as my health allows :) 🍁

  • Rag_793
    Rag_793 Community Member Posts: 841 Empowering

    How long is a piece of string….

    Cook a Meal

    Deep V

    Clean the Flat

    Organise all Clothes — because I don’t wear them much, they go musty

    Organise and Sort all Paperwork

    Do Physical Exercise

    Better Personal Care

    Eat Healthy

    Put in Place a Savings Plan

    I am failing at so much…..

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 5,417 Scope online community team

    I don't think it'll be anytime soon @yellowpineapple84 😂 Sounds like you're on your way to a complete waterproof set! It's lovely that you want to enjoy autumn more, so being waterproof is a must. I love the changing colours too, it's beautiful.

    You're not failing @Rag_793. I could add lots of things to my list but I know I can't get them all done so I'll just do the little bits that I can. Which thing would you prioritise?

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,819 Scope online community team

    I've been meaning to clear out our freezer properly. Peas. Peas everywhere.

  • justj74
    justj74 Community Member Posts: 221 Contributor

    I decided to be super productive and empty my drawer out entirely over the carpet to organise it

    ……it’s still exactly where I emptied it 3 hours later lol 😬

  • justj74
    justj74 Community Member Posts: 221 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1153813#Comment_1153813

    peas are little menaces I swear

    They get everywhere

  • justj74
    justj74 Community Member Posts: 221 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1153515#Comment_1153515

    I wish I’d read this before I emptied it all out and gave up trying to sort it!!

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,819 Scope online community team

    They absolutely do @justj74! I swear there are loose peas in the freezer drawers where we've never kept peas. Sneaky little blighters!

    Good luck with your drawer pile! For me, tidying a drawer almost always ends with the drawer looking worse or having things stuffed in other places. I hope you have more luck with your tidying than I do 😂

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