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Preparing for winter IV
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Sunrise alarm clocks are on Ald!'s special buys from Sunday priced at £24.99.
I have a ph!llips one and couldn't be without it in winter. It makes waking up so much easier
Hope that helps someone
It certainly does. Mornings have been such a struggle for me this week. Lucky for me I have a week off next week to sort myself out
I've been having a clear-out in anticipation of restocking for winter and it's becoming apparent that it's been too long since I last did it properly. A couple of tins out of date in April .... 2008 . Oops!
I'm going away for a few days next week and, once back, it'll be time to crack on with a big shop, some batch cooking, washing the stored-away winter woolies and putting up the winter curtains etc.
No need for much more clothing, I think, apart from a nice warm cardi or two for work.
I've been able to reclaim my work space and so will be leaving the usual bag of emergency supplies there; cheap lounge clothes I can sleep in and slipper socks; travel size toiletries, medication and toothbrush; a couple of snacks and drinks I can make with a kettle, charger from the £ store.0 -
I had hat, scarf, gloves and winter coat on today as it was so chilly when I got up! Tomorrow I am going to go through the food cupboards and see what we have and make a list of what we will need to get through the winter.Taking responsibility one penny at a time!0
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luckycat99 wrote: »You can get curtain rails that move with the door. I can't think at the moment what they are called. But they are attached to the wall at one end. When you open the door, the curtain moves with it, so the curtain won't get damaged.
Sorry - name of it escapes me...:(
I'm glad I've just seen this because right now I am looking for a curtain for our front door.
I need a to do list really:- Get curtain and rail for front door.
- Make 4 draught excluders.
- Buy thermal curtain lining on ebay and line lounge curtains. (if good do the same in the bedroom)
- Find dog jumpers and wash them.
- Put foil panels behind radiators.
- Work out how to use foil survival blankets on windows in a way that still allows windows to be opened, and doesn't make my house look like Apollo space shuttle.
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Confuzzled I have only just got my Lakeland airer. I have used it twice, clothes do dry better laid flat but as we are a large family there is not much space to do that. I had it on in my dining room overnight and it was warmer in the morning, but it wasn't a very cold night. I didn't put a sheet over it as we have laminate floors and I didn't want to risk any condensation.
So far I am very happy with my purchase.
Pollys
thanks for that polly it's very helpful
as it is i think i will adjust my normal wash schedule and only do a load or two a time so i can do the laying flat/stacking option. also, the shop below us finally opened and my washing machine has a 1500rpm spin (got this model specifically for that knowing i had no outside space to dry stuff) and it seriously shakes the floor, like a rocket launch!
i don't think the shop below will appreciate that during opening hours so i'll do my laundry so the spin is right after they close then when they turn their heat down for the night if it's wash night at least it will keep the cold at bay a bit til bedtime
how sad is it that i'm not thrilled there is a new shop opening, i'm thrilled they will pay for heat during the day (of which some will wind up heating my floor) so i don't have to turn mine on much when i'm working at home :rotfl:
it was quite nippy this morning for the market, 7C with a real feel of 5, but it was brilliantly sunny and gorgeous with that lovely smell of autumn in the crisp air. i think the horrid weather the mail tried to scare us with happened for a few hours in the morning yesterday, as i awoke to rain really coming down, went back to bed for an hour, got up and the sun was splitting the heavens (though it was quite windy that wednesday night)
hope everyone is staying warm
tomorrow project finish up all the curtains i've half finished
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greyhoundcrazy wrote: »I'm glad I've just seen this because right now I am looking for a curtain for our front door.
I need a to do list really:- Work out how to use foil survival blankets on windows in a way that still allows windows to be opened, and doesn't make my house look like Apollo space shuttle.
perhaps you could make cardboard shutters that can just be taken in and out of the window? if you use the space blankets right up in the window be careful it's nowhere that will blind drivers, it really reflects the light! if you attach the space blankets to curtains be warned they make a lot of noise so aren't good for bedrooms if anyone will be frequently near the curtains, been there, done that :rotfl:0 -
Confuzzled wrote: »perhaps you could make cardboard shutters that can just be taken in and out of the window? if you use the space blankets right up in the window be careful it's nowhere that will blind drivers, it really reflects the light! if you attach the space blankets to curtains be warned they make a lot of noise so aren't good for bedrooms if anyone will be frequently near the curtains, been there, done that :rotfl:
I can imagine. Earlier this year we had to spend a week sleeping downstairs on sofa, under space blankets, trying not to move AT ALL EVER. My dog was afraid of the noise.
Maybe some corex then, with space blankets glued to one side only. Then drivers will only see the corex. Card might get a bit damp.0 -
I currently have cardboard shutters in my bedroom as I've just moved house and haven't got round to putting up curtain poles everywhere. I hadn't thought about using them as insulation. I may have to retrieve a few more boxes before the movers come to collect them tomorrow!0
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Heating on a little last night and this morning, I did not "feel" any improvement in the bedroom with having the radfleck behind the radiator. The room didn't seem to heat up any quicker or get any warmer. I did do a little test this morning and felt the wall behind the radfleck and behind a different radiator (without radfleck), the wall behind the radfleck was cold and was warm behind the radiator without it. So obviously less heat going into the wall, will try and do another radiator tonight and the rest over the weekend. Hopefully it will help with the bills even if I'm not feeling any benefit.0
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We had some large bits of thick polystyrene insulation left over so we cut them to fit inside our window frame and use them as shutters behind the curtain in our bedroom. It makes the room lovely and dark and keeps the heat in. The window gets condensation on it with or with the shutters up but opening it for a wee while in the morning sorts it out.0
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