Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

Flybaby

Code - gift ideas......random but maybe something will help......

• A blanket for sofa snuggling, home made or otherwise?
• A set of burts bees or badger balm products
• Molton brown handwash ( always a luxury I think!)
• A nice pen (parker/waterman) etc possibly engraved
• Doesn't sound like they are out an about much, but you can get OS maps with a personalised picture on the front - so you could get her area with a picture of the family on it.
• I was going to suggest plants - but if garden is already full - consider lovely large pot or bee/insect house. bird feeder, sun dial, garden clock etc
• Does she suffer from any pains - a homedics massage cushion
• Is she into tea? The classic new china cup and saucer? New teapot?
• Any games that she is into that you could buy her accessories for? companion books etc?
• Does she still clean? Not the most glamourous - but a karcher window cleaner machine is fabulously useful
• Lovely pyjamas/nightdress in her favourite style?

I am really lucky with my mum - a pile of cardboard and she is as happy as larry!


WaS and Faerie - great news ladies! {squishes}

Flybaby

This may be a really really stooped question, but I am so ungirly - I just don't know.


Am going on holiday in two days and will likely be in and out of pool/sea a lot - is it safe to dye my hair (was going to use a niceneasy non permanent)? Not sure if the hair dye vs chlorine - hair go green thing is a myth/old wives tale?

elsien

Used to be true years ago - dyes may have changed a bit since then.

mellymoo, have I misunderstood or is the floating support worker a problem?

My brain continues to be somewhat lacking in sense at the moment. I spent half the night wondering why I was cold, then got up this morning to find I'd left the back door open all night.

jobbingmusician

Just popped in to offer squishes to all, big congrats to WaS and melly for their news, and to say you may have gathered, I'm away for the weekend (and next weekend as well, BTW!) So I have skim read, but am now officially up to date on news

And the cupboard has been replenished for anyone else who needs it xxxxx

elona

melly Could you turn the smoothies into ice cream or sorbet so it does not "feel" like food.

Maybe a nutritious "cookie" recipe?

Pyxis

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Just popped in to offer squishes to all, big congrats to WaS and melly for their news, and to say you may have gathered, I'm away for the weekend (and next weekend as well, BTW!) So I have skim read, but am now officially up to date on news

And the cupboard has been replenished for anyone else who needs it xxxxx

Have fun/play well, JM!

Any particular instrument this time?

Pyxis

Flybaby wrote: »

This may be a really really stooped question, but I am so ungirly - I just don't know.


Am going on holiday in two days and will likely be in and out of pool/sea a lot - is it safe to dye my hair (was going to use a niceneasy non permanent)? Not sure if the hair dye vs chlorine - hair go green thing is a myth/old wives tale?

I don't go into pools much, but when I have done, I haven't turned into a Martian! I've used Nice'n'Easy in the past, and now I have a combo of my hairdresser's colours and Schwarzkopf Ultrabrights.

I wouldn't worry, but you could always email/phone the Nice'n'Easy Help department to doublecheck.

And shower after the pool, which you would anyway.

I find the sun has more of an effect (fading the colour) than the pool ever did!


Might be a good idea to wash your hair at least once after dyeing, before going in the pool, to ensure all residue is out of the hair.


Also, I don't know if you can still get special shampoo for chlorinated hair?


As I said, I've never noticed any probs. and I have a lot of blond and red tints.

Georgiegirl256

Flybaby wrote: »

This may be a really really stooped question, but I am so ungirly - I just don't know.


Am going on holiday in two days and will likely be in and out of pool/sea a lot - is it safe to dye my hair (was going to use a niceneasy non permanent)? Not sure if the hair dye vs chlorine - hair go green thing is a myth/old wives tale?

Going in a pool after dying your hair won't turn you into Grotbags, but it will dry your hair out and it might go dull and the colour fade faster.

Where you going? Somewhere nice and hot?!

Flybaby

Thank you, I will try and get it dyed today and then can wash it tomorrow before we go. Mexico for two weeks, so might not be about much.

mellymoo74

Elsien
Not a problem, just needs to actually do stuff instead of telling me it needs to be done and calling to see if I have done it