Mildly Out of Sorts

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I've been feeling a bit glum despite efforts to cheer myself up. Today was one of those days when, if I were still in the cycles, I would think I had PMS. Without that excuse, I guess I'm just ... a bit out of sorts. I locked myself out of my office, I kept dropping things, I spilled something greasy on my favourite pants. There is a strong, rather cold, wind blowing, and my walk with Robinson in the park this afternoon was not all that pleasant. I did badly on all my exercises on Wii Fit, and it told me I had a fit age of about 65 :( (previously, I had come in at considerably under my age). Robinson now appears to have an upset tummy, which is going to necessitate my giving his bum a wash...

It's not late, but I feel that I should go to bed and get this day over with.

Comments

[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

Ugh. In the hopes that you'll be feeling back in sorts by the time you read this, I'll offer a wonderful grease-cleaning tip. If you don't need it, or if the trousers are delicate dry-clean only, skip the rest!

Take an old, clean toothbrush, dunk it in washing-up liquid (just regular, not for machine dish-washers!) and rub into the grease spot in circular motions. Then wash as normal. I found a video on-line a while ago done by a woman who'd been 'a lady's maid for many years', and it's worked so far for me.

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

lady schrapnell is right about using washing-up liquid (dish soap for us North Americans) for grease on fabric. This often works even after you've washed and dried the item.