Part of my New Years promise to myself was to stop wasting my precious pennies on frivolous periphials while simultaneously watching my way of life shimmer down the slippery slope to poverty-ville.
I am in the habit you see, of appeasing my need for goodness knows what with little piles of utter nonsense and Housekeepers, dear darling Housekeepers, trust me:- six bars of baby soap, an over-sized bottle of lemon juice, a Pot Noodle, Take a Break magazine, and a bottle of the kind of cheap red wine liable to be downfall in the near future, simply doesn’t touch the sides of contentment on any level at all.
What I am seeking is a little luxury and what I am buying is a big pile of junk. Ugly junk. Banal boring dull, what is it good for junk. Literary junk. Alcoholic junk. Junk, junk and yet more bloody junk, all adding up to a whole lot more money than anyone can afford to spend on junk when her heart yearns for beauty. For momentary culinary pleasure. For words that inspire her to do something wonderful. For objects she will treasure and everyday necessities that have her feeling positively demented about getting on with the same necessities in hand.
Which is my little pumpkins, my rather long-winded, all round the houses way of saying, now goodness me, would you look at that beautiful soap! Because yes indeed, soap is what it is, soap in bottles with patterns to sell the cat for, soap in fragrances as inviting as Pomegranate & Redcurrant, and Sea Watercress & Chai, soap that would beautify any bathroom and at £8.00 in the UK from the gorgeous Hush, and $11.00 from ShoeString Home in the US, soap that won’t break the bank if we are only willing to sacrifice a little junk..
So this is my plan: I am going on a JUNK DIET. I am giving up cheap chocolate and sugar-free lemonade by the bucket-load. I am giving up trawling the pound shops, and seeking two for ones I don’t need, buying weekly magazines, supermarket paperbacks, piles of cheap anything and cardigans that disintegrate into holes after one spin through a delicate wash. I’m done. I’m keeping my purse in my pocket and instead saving my pennies to buy real treats. Pretties that make my heart sing! Soap that makes me feel proud! Books that improve my cabbaged little mind!
Are you with me, or are you with me? The time for teeny luxury is now…
A mosquito tipsy with blood, the children dozingPrams are curdling on the patioHere a high buzz of female conversationOver cups of coffee, intelligent, worn young faces. The house has a lot to answer forBut no-one asks it to account for itselfInstead they address themselves to the well of experienceA long, long throat before you hit…
I do apologise. Yesterday passed in a haze of recovery, christmas un-decorating and some pretty frenzied de-cluttering. The tree is languishing in the garden and all the little twinkly things (bar one-I’m supersticious!) are cradled in tissue paper and packed in their heart shaped baskets. I couldn’t stand it for a minute longer… So here…
This is a thank-you to all those of you who have already bought and downloaded the Christmas Planner: I truly wasn’t expecting such an enthusiastic response and I want to tell you how very, very grateful I am… Finley has caught a hideous vomiting bug and so with a hot little body on my knee…
So it’s a rubbish day. My common law husband has gone AWOL, the baby will only eat "bapples" (tangerines) and it is bloody freezing considering it’s July: so thank heaven for the joy of junk! A quick scout around my usual haunts threw up two lovely rosey oils (dated 1936, according to the framers…
Oh, Lordy, how cute are these little tea towel dresses? Based on 50’s US kitchenalia they are shaped like little dresses and designed to hang on a hook. I love them. Find them at Olde Glory and add a little bit of fifties kitsch to your kitchen.
Welcome to my world. A world where the grass may not always be greener but you can be sure its scattered with daisies. Welcome to BrocanteHome… Support the Honeypot Childrens Charity Here.
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