Preparing for winter III

tugrin

Thaks to tooti and rinabean to - you uys are so great and supportive - I didnt even know there was a CHristmas thread (Im a bit of a thread stay at home on this one), so Im nipping over there now. The subscription ideas is really cool too! X

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The biobulbs are definitely working well and I have 7 unpacked and working now, three in table or standard lamps and 2 in ceiling fittings in and around the lounge and snug and 2 in bedside lamps upstairs so am lit by biobulbs until we sleep. I have been sleeping all through the night since day 1 with a biobulb, which is on the ceiling light in the snug, in which we sit all evening. 7 hours+ without waking and I was previously waking and having to get up between 2 and 4 every single day and the same goes for dh, he is now sleeping like a babe and no tossing and turning or waking for a pee. I have had to swap lampshades a couple of times ie the stringy metallic one has gone elsewhere because it makes the light too harsh and replaced with a creamy white silk one. I have just ordered another standard lamp and this time with a taupe square 35cm square shade. So far so good, those energy saver lights with a narrow spectrum were doing us no good at all.

Raksha

Turgin, many years ago, when I was a young teen, I couldn't think of anything I wanted for my birthday. So my Dad too a small bottle, filled it with water, made a cardboard box to fit it, made a label for both box and bottle which said 'Rain Cheque' and inserted a piece of paper which explained it could be exchanged at a later date for a mutually agreed gift.

tugrin

Raksha - what a hoot! what a sense of humour from your dad - I just love it! One year when I did have some money I put £30 in an enormous empty box along with a couple of small jingle bells, warpped it and put it under the tree for DS (this was when he was much younger and £30 meant a lot to him) - it caused great hilarity on Xmas day. This year I cant do that but the inventive ideas I have got here have really helped- THANK YOU EVERYONE!

mardatha

Kittie, I'm going to get bio bulbs, for table lamps. Small Ikea white ceramic ones, I hope they fit. I seem to spend my whole life in gloom and semi-darkness in winter. Pure white car this morning took the RV ages to get into it for his doc appt. I supported him bravely from the livingroom window
Could I say its best not to leave the xmas food order to the last minute? Too easy for snow to ruin things. I have a plan B always that involves the freezer

Eenymeeny

Sorry to hear that you have 'the white stuff' already Mardatha. We have ground frost, it gives you a bit of a mental push though, doesn't it!:)

greenbee

Pipes exposed when the electrician took up a floorboard are now lagged as far as I can manage, which means I don't have worry about them when he nails the board back down. Had to buy some more pipe laggin though (£4 but I have some left over) as I'd given most of it away thinking I didn't need anymore!

Gettingtherequickly

I have offered to cook dinner on Sunday for family, only problem is I have no idea how many, it can be anything from 6-12, gulp! Best thing is that I have very little to actually do prep wise, as my freezer still has all the food I prepped for last Christmas day, which went horribly wrong because of the weather. So all I have to do on Sunday is actually peel the tatties & cook! There are even mince pies there

Best thing, I now have room to justify a vist to the C&C to fill up again!

Fruball

Managed to book my MrT slot for 22nd Dec - The days are being released one at a time here, ie yesterday you could only book up to 21st, today 22nd and so on. Tomorrow I will try to get the 23rd. Already got the 13th, and will get one between Xmas and New Year - if I plan it correctly I will not have to visit the SMs even once this festive season :j

We have the golden orb today :T altho the car was covered in a heavy frost earlier :eek:

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very cold today, 5 degrees and 87% humidity outside and I, trusting the met office, did two full sets of flannel bedding before light, which are now hanging limp and still. It`s going to be a nightmare getting them dry. I booked a delivery with waitrose on 22nd, knowing that I`ll chop and change my basket until the day before. They only had 2 spaces left. I am putting christmas treats in but am not holding my breath, they cancelled last year due to the snow.