71p and Three Nappies

Sunshine12

You should start a diary on Twitter. Before long you will have loads of followers and have companies paying you to advertise on your page!!!

ClootiesMum

Yo memory girl - way to go

I love reading your diary - like so many others I'm always inspired after I read them then I get distracte...........

I read a tip on this site some time ago & instead of a leccy blanket we have a duvet under our bottom sheet - really does work a treat, honest. If it's really cold then a hot water bottle added for half an hour is perfect. It's really worth a try - if you don't have a spare duvet, then PM me - I have a mother's house full of stuff in the garage all waiting for a good home - or indeed a naughty home (the spare duvet is in the spare room to keep it warm !!!)

Have a good evening

CM

vandanfc

Sunshine12 wrote: »

You should start a diary on Twitter. Before long you will have loads of followers and have companies paying you to advertise on your page!!!

What a great idea - go for it MG.

sop1974

I've been reading your thread and don't know if this will help , but you might be in titled to a cold weather payment when you are on income support

carlos*the*mackem

Memory_Girl wrote: »

DAY 006


I’ve got a light fitting in the kitchen that has 5 halogen bulbs – I assume that this eats electric as it seems to warm up the kitchen quite well – LOL. I need to keep an eye open for a cheap light fitting to replace this one as it is the room I spend most of my time in, and as its north facing I tend to like having an a light on.


Memorygirl

Hi Memory Girl and all MSE fans,
I'm a long-time lurker, MSE follower, but first-time poster, so please be gentle with me!
We have a light fitting in our kitchen that had 4 halogen lamps in (GU10 type I think); always seemed to blow every few weeks :mad: and was very greedy on the electric.
Thanks to a friendly electrical wholesaler (I work in building services), we now have the same fitting, but it has Megaman CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) versions in. They produce a lot less heat, and use a lot less power (44 watts in total, compared to 200 watts with the halogens in). Best of all though, they have a much longer life; based on 3-4 hours use a day, we reckon it would be around 12 years before they need replacing.:j
B&Q* now stock Megaman lamps; they are a bit more expensive than your normal energy-saving ones, but worth it. We managed to get ours at a discount through the trade, but you may be lucky elsewhere.

* other DIY stores are available

Good luck on your DFW journey; you are doing great!

Carlos

spendtoomuch

Hi Memorygirl, hope you and children had a fab Christmas. Keep posting so we know how you are doing. x

NAEFAGS

HI
Just dropped by to say merry chistmas your doing well will keep popping in

take care

xx

EssexHebridean

Everything OK with you MG? You've gone a bit quiet recently - hope it's just christmas overload and you're alright.

Verbatim

Hope all is well and looking forward to an update when you have the time MG.

carlos*the*mackem

Everything OK? Hope you're alright. Let us know how you're getting on.

Carlos