Saving for 'Best'? DON'T!

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Sharkie Mar 2017 12:21pm, 21 Mar 2017 11,152 posts	0 Sharkie aka - the front room is never used. Let the sunshine in! This is a companion thread to 'Do a New Thing for Spring'. It's inspired by WA's post on Saturday. 'Newts' are thread shorthand for new things, by the way. This is what she posted: 'My newt today is a bit odd. I'm sick of wearing trousers (uniform for work and jeans at home). So today I've been wearing a 50s style cocktail type dress. Just in the house and mooching about. Why wait for best ?'
Sharkie Mar 2017 12:28pm, 21 Mar 2017 11,153 posts	0 Sharkie Saving for best might be a bit of an age thing. Perhaps the younger you are the less likely you are to do it? I think 'best' was perhaps more important last century.... Whatever. I still do it... and I need to do it less. Putting food to the back of the shelves is sensible but not if it means you rarely eat anything brand new fresh. I rarely wear my favourite earrings - too scared I'll lose them. But they're going on TODAY. Little things mean a lot.
Bintmcskint Mar 2017 12:31pm, 21 Mar 2017 35,044 posts	0 Bintmcskint I like this. I like this very much.
McGoohan Mar 2017 12:35pm, 21 Mar 2017 28,511 posts	0 McGoohan The room we save 'for best' is such a pig-sty - as we don't use it, we've ended up filling it with junk!
Sharkie Mar 2017 12:42pm, 21 Mar 2017 11,155 posts	0 Sharkie I think that's the way it goes McGoo (is the room thing working class I wonder?) they either become junk depositaries or take on a Miss Haversham air of cobwebs and rotting wedding cake.
Velociraptor Mar 2017 12:55pm, 21 Mar 2017 35,877 posts	0 Velociraptor When I moved to this part of the world, I made a resolution to tidy myself up a bit and started going to work wearing my "best" frocks and proper shoes. The natives were very suspicious of me, and they were much happier when I went back to my old hiking tops, black trousers, and trainers.
Diogenes Mar 2017 1:04pm, 21 Mar 2017 21,662 posts	0 Diogenes Very true. I am improving my wardrobe and getting rid of the old, shabby, scruffy, and unloved stuff.
becca7 Mar 2017 3:14pm, 21 Mar 2017 7,185 posts	0 becca7 I'm all for this except that the "best" stuff probably needs dry cleaning and so a dress that can go in the machine and not need ironing afterwards will always win.
WA Mar 2017 3:25pm, 21 Mar 2017 4,403 posts	0 WA Lol! This is a great thread! We've got "best" cutlery and crockery. It sees the light once a year, at Christmas. We spent ages choosing it as it was a wedding gift. We've used it about 18 times in 18 years! And takes up an entire cupboard. I'm going to use it tonight now
Sharkie Mar 2017 3:32pm, 21 Mar 2017 11,158 posts	0 Sharkie Attagirl WA!