Life and stuff: How to save time
I never thought mopping would inspire me to do anything but here I am, writing a story about a mop – or to be specific – the best mop in the world.
I have been slopping away at my polished board floors for years with a straggly-ass thing that eventually snapped in half because the handle rusted through.
The First Husband promptly popped up the street and invested $12 in a new mop.
Mon dieu – what a difference! This mop has a rotating head, lots of ‘hair’, a suitably long handle and covers twice the territory in half the time.
This got me thinking – what else was slowing me down? How could I save more precious minutes?
Over the years I have come up with lots of ways to save time that would make Swiss ancestors roll over in their perfectly organised graves. Here’s a selection:
1. I don’t bother folding underwear.
2. I don’t iron anything that doesn’t absolutely have to be ironed. This includes pillow slips, doona covers, tea towels and jeans.
3. I don’t even attempt to keep my cupboards tidy (except for my clothes). If I can find things, that’s all that matters.
4. I got my eyeliner tattooed on.
5. I don’t straighten my hair anymore. Instead, I just try to control the frizz with products or tie it back in a pony tail.
6. I don’t paint my fingernails.
7. I rarely wear high heels because they are hard to walk in, hurt my feet and slow me down.
8. I always use my own computer for work because other people’s computers tend to suck.
9. I wash my face with water and slap on some moisturiser in the morning. I don’t bother with cleansing and toning.
10. I do a big grocery shop every now and then so I always have food in the house.
11. I eat lots of fruit (no preparation required).
12. I don’t watch TV (it is the biggest drain on time of anything ever invented).
How do you save time? Care to share your best time-saving tips?
I play scrabble on my iPhone while walking to and from work.
Haha all of these totally make sense! And while I iron my sheets and pillow cases there’s no way I iron underwear. Even hubby’s tshirts don’t get ironed in Winter as he wears jumpers and no-one will see them! 😀
Love a good time saver!
Mine are: laser hair removal, bus instead of train (reception for calls/texts/email), dry shampoo, and typing while nail polish is drying.
I save time by not washing Lucy….
Only time saving thing I really manage is in the kitchen. I make a big pot of tomato sauce once a week (4 x cans of tomatoes, 2 x chopped onions, handful basil, salt, pepper, red wine, tomato paste, any left over herbs – which takes about 10 mins to chuck together and 1 hour to simmer) and freeze it in little bags then use it for chicken parmigiana, pizza, pasta – super easy and quick to throw a meal together. Also do a big cooking day when I have time and make 3 or 4 meals then freeze into portions – lasagne, soup, kofta etc. I buy food in bulk and freeze it and plan the day before to yank something out. Means I cook far less and there’s always something yummy to yank out of the freezer.
I’m with you on the no ironing. Can’t remember the last time I ironed.
I would love more time to clean but just don’t have it so we are going to get a cleaner… I’ve resisted for years but now I think probably worth the investment 😛
Ha, I’d forgotten that people actually do iron their sheets – Lorraine, you’re too funny!
If I had money, I’d hire someone to save time for me. An assistant who does all the boring things: sit on hold while waiting to talk to the electricity company, go to Medicare for my refunds (or sets it up so I can claim online), go to the post office to pick up parcels… that would be very handy!
And seriously, that mop is amazing.
If anyone needs a new mop, there is a little shop on Marrickville Rd that sells them for $12 and they are quality! Total bargin.
I can’t believe I’m so excited about a mop? Hmmm……
Are you guys trying to enroll us in some kind of pyramid mop selling scheme? If so, I’ll take two.
Mel – you saw straight through our evil scheme! I wanted to sell something sexy, like Amway cleaning products, but Stevie decided that mops had high profit margins…
The jig is up, I guess…
I don’t fold when I pack!! Chuck it in.. It’s gonna end up messed up anyway.
If it fits in the bag- go for gold!
(much to security and customs disgrace 🙂 )
Actually Mel, you’re new place could do with an amazing mop with all those tiles to keep clean. Consider it a house warming gift! lol….
Do you have a Facebook page or Twitter? Would love to follow you there, I’m on my iPhone and love reading your stuff!
Hi there. Yes, we do! Please follow @SheGoesOz or go to the SheGoes facebook page (although I am terrible at updating it!)
You are a very clever individual!