We're In!

Well, I'm in.

Gary is away for work so I'm running wild and free on my own for the first week, but the important thing is that I'm wild and free IN MY OWN PEMBERLEY!

Here's what I've brought with me as a starter pack as I start doing little odd jobs to clean and prep for big jobs:

Safety
  • Safety glasses
  • Gloves
  • Ear muffs (Is that what you call the noise block out ones?)
  • Light bulbs and sensor lights
  • Work lamps
  • Dust masks
  • Padlocks for gates 
  • Sombrero and sunscreen
Cleaning
  • Toilet paper (haha)
  • Sugar soap, spray and wipe, chux and sponges 
  • Heavy duty bin bags 
  • Hardcore vacuum for dust, chunky rubbish and liquids 
  • A dustpan broom gaffa-taped to the end of an extendable pole to make a handy high ceiling cobweb remover
Tools
  • Cordless drill
  • All the regular bits and pieces that came in my Her Tools set of pink tools that mum got me for Christmas that actually turned out to be awesome (hammer, screwdrivers, scraper multi-tool, measuring tape, pliers etc)
Other
  • Snacks
  • Camping table and chairs 
  • Buckets 
  • Portable speakers 
  • More snacks 



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