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Boxes.

Lots of boxes, marked:


*Useful

*Possibly Useful

*Might come in handy one day

*Possibly useless but you never know

*Haven't used this in a while but it might come in handy

*Why the hell am I keeping this anyway?

*Take to the dump at some point




Store stuff on bed in appropriate box. Put all the boxes under the bed.
Congratulate oneself on a cosmetically tidy living space and open can of something alcoholic.

Job done


Till next week, anyway.

Unfortunately there is no 'under the bed' to put 'em in! You'd think that, with this being a small London flat, they'd have put a bed in with space or drawers underneath but, no, not a bit of it.

Between clothing and stuff that I don't need as much as I thought I did I'm gradually getting through it.

No space under the bed???

Good Grief

I'd be completely stuffed without a gap under the bed and a dangly bedspread to hide all the corners. What can't be seen doesn't need to be fretted over.

I suppose a spare corner is out of the question? If you were feeling particually tidy/creative/poncy you could sort of stack the boxes in a corner and make 'em into what my House Proud Designer friends call "A Feature"

Or maybe not...



I'm currently taking all the crap the lads have left lying around and parking it all outside of their rooms - they'll have to acknowledge it's presence as they trip over it before being able to open their respective doors before hurtling into what they laughingly describe as their beds.

I'm seriously considering spending the night over with the house proud friend so I don't get woken up by their swearing and ranting.

Its bad/boring enough tidying up after myself, being an untidy person, but I'm sick to the back teeth of clearing up after 2 apparently adult young men, as well.....

Having seen the space in question I reckon there is going to be a hell of a lot of tripping, stumbling and probably some tumbling downways of the stairs.

All my corners are occupied. It doesn't help that there are only two right angled corners in the room, one of which is hindered by the kitchen door, the other by an alcove. Still, I'm getting there.

Raise the bed. Put something under each corner to lift it, creating space underneath.

Knowing your stature, I presume your flat and furniture are Roy-sized. Try putting a loo-roll under each corner. Use half a dozen matchboxes to create a flight of stairs to get up into the bed. Get a friend to help you move your laptop over beside the bed. Tilt the screen at such an angle that you can use it as a slide to get out of bed in the morning.

>>Having seen the space in question I reckon there is going to be a hell of a lot of tripping, stumbling and probably some tumbling downways of the stairs.<<

Yeah... probably

Wiv a bit of luck




They really, *really* should not have criticised my cooking quite so harshly

Or at least, not within earshot.

IS six PCs in one front room over the top? We've been having fun here today too breaking PCs Anyone fancy going out for a curry tonight I can't be bothered to cook?

I've found a surprising quantity of lighters, and laid a few booby traps for 2legs when next he visits.

SWL - I tried the loo roll approach. I fell in and it took me two hours to climb out. Couldn't even knock the bleedin' thing over.

Easiest way to rearrange furniture:

* Make big pile in the middle
* Take a deep breath
* Exhale
* Watch pretty flames

See, no worries...

There is merit in that plan.

I'm pretty much done on the rearranging front, but have a problem with the speakers. When I'm at the computer the speakers are at 10.00 and 5.00 to me, which is obviously very, very wrong as we should, between us, form an equilateral triangle.

I'm not sure what I can do about this. Or the pile of junk that is no longer on the bed but now piled up under the table.

Throw away, give away...
what else is there to do?

Unfortunately it's important junk: paperwork, cables and stuff. Stuff that would go in drawers if the drawers weren't already full of similar stuff.

Blast. Sell it to highest bidder then?

I mean, if it's important, someone may pay for it?

Union personal case papers, VirginMedia stuff and a bunch of receipts? I don't think I'd raise much!

Hmm. too bad. Have you thought about getting binders and putting it on a shelf?

Shelf? I have no shelves, but I am considering installing some shelvage at some point. There's a perfect little alcove behind me that would do the job right proper.

shelves are good... along the ceiling is interesting, over doors and around the room can look quite nice.

I don't want to get carried away: it's a small rented studio flat!