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posted by [personal profile] purplerabbits at 06:57pm on 31/12/2010 under
People who know me know that I really really like making lists, so just to show why I want to do the compact, and for my own records, here is an almost certainly incomplete list of stuff I bought new in 2010Big stuff
1 Isaac the robot hoover (easily the best purchase of 2010)
1 steam cleaner (not even out of its box yet)
1 backup hard drive

House decorating stuff
Flooring
Lining wallpaper
Much paint
2 sets of curtains
3 rugs (one since given away)

Furniture etc
1 light up rotating globe
1 giant bed of storage
1 giant wardrobe, ditto
1 temporary clothes rail
1 shoe rack
1 solar rechargeable light
1 metal bathroom bin
1 metal bathroom loo roll holder
1 metal loo brush holder
1 corner shelf
3 storage boxes
Many coat hangers
A new cushion for the second hand chair which was black
A sofa cover

Knitting
Enough yarn for three sweaters (one of which is made, one awaiting making up)
1 circular knitting needle

Birding
1 new memory card and reader for the camera
1 rainguard for the binoculars

Kitchen
1 icing set
Some silicon cake tins
Cookie cutters
Assorted kitchen tools caused by visiting Ikea

Odds and sods and tat
2 lots of mini Xmas lights
2 lots of Xmas decorations
1 pack of Xmas crackers no-one wanted
12 rubbish rechargeable batteries
A tea light holder from the German Market
3 cheap necklaces
2 hair bands
1 windup lantern
1 power adapter for Europe
1 fancy but mostly unnecessary notebook for BiCon
1 fancy padlock
1 mini kaleidoscope
Ostrich and other feathers for costume

Clothes
2 hats
1 vest top
1 silk velvet scarf
1 pair linen trousers
1 pair of shoes
1 skirt
Yaktrax for my walking shoes
(There are less clothes here cos my mum got me new jacket, shoes, 3 bras, popsox, 2 tops and 2 trousers)

From Portugal
1 moulded leather face
1 tile picture of a cameleon
1 wee model reader and a picture to go with it
1 postcard made of cork (as a souvenir, so it counts, unlike the ones I sent)

Books
I Shall Wear Midnight
RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe (for Portugal)
Flora Celtica
Forty Signs of Rain
Wind in the Door

Gifts
1 folding walking stick
1 calendar with photos by me
1 bird feeder (via Katy)

Beltane
Materials for Bower practice masks
Coloured pens
My mask (well Sandy made it, but materials were new)

Stuff that would be allowed under The Compact
2 pairs of glasses
1 toothbrush
3 pack of flannels
Earplugs
3 new bras
A bunch of sox
A hearing amplifier for when I was deaf
Printer ink

Second hand and therefore would still be allowed
A Macbook Air (yay!)
An academic robe and a hat and a stole for my costume for BiCon
A furry stole
A lovely chair
A picture frame
1 fold out hat
1 nice Chinese bowl
1 picture frame
1 Galileo thermometer (gift)
A waterfall cardigan


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