Steadily climbing the mountain, enjoying the view along the way

Cheery_Daff

AAw, Bless you, that sounds like a stressful week. Sorry to hear about your nice boss 😕 I can't recall from what you said if he was injured in the accident itself. Sounds very stressful indeed, and I dont blame you for wanting some time alone.

I've got one of those cooling towels - you get it wet once and it works through evaporation, stays cold for ages, and not drippy, so lovely to have round your neck.

I remember when I was a kid, my mum (in her 20s) and the elderly neighbour (who was probably in her 40s 😂) used to put their t shirts in the freezer 😂 I'm sure it was very effective, but the sight of them both sat at the table doing a jigsaw in their bras was one that filled me with horror as a kid 😂😂😂

greenbee

I have an ice maker. I love it :) and it runs pretty much permanently. I also keep several bottles of filtered drinking water in the fridge at all times.

I've taped mylar sheets to my west-facing windows over the last couple of days (my west ones are the biggest problem - one is HUGE and that and one other have aluminium frames that also get hot), and a couple of south-facing ones too. It's making a significant difference. You can buy 6-packs of the blankets on evil Amazon for about £7, and just need some masking tape. I try to cut them so that on opening windows I can pull them over the top and tape on the glass inside. It's not perfect, or neat, but they're not easy to work with if you don't have anyone to help! Other people are taping them with double-sided tape to the glass. But they must be on the outside.

I know I have some greenhouse shading paint somewhere, so I'm going to try that in a couple of places where I can't make the mylar work. ANd I have miles of shade netting so might attempt to fix some over the back of the greenhouse… All things you might be able to try.

PennysIntoPounds

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82065347#Comment_82065347

You could put a cube in a clip near as you can get to the skin!

Depends on hair and heat and vibes, I've done top bun for cube to cool scalp and dribble on face, mid bun for head and dribble on neck, and low bun for neck and dribble on upper body. I have a lot of hair so with a loose bun I can fit a few cubes in, it is well good 😁

beanielou

Sorry to hear that you are out of sorts. So sorry about your lovely work colleague. Hope you have a restful weekend. 🥰🤗

KajiKita

Thank you for the suggestions @Cheery_Daff and @greenbee, I have ordered some Mylar and some double sided tape (not too strong! 😂) and a cooling bandana as most of the towel options weren’t available until September …! 😂

No, my boss wasn’t involved in the accident. He’s been off sick with abdominal issues for c. 6 months now. It’s not life threatening but horribly painful and he’s obviously come to the conclusion that his absence is unsustainable.

Thanks for the supportive response @beanielou. I’m feeling a bit better now. Having cold water in the fridge and a really easy tea (a pre packed green goddess salad (or some such) including a pre-made mustard dressing, with two slices of cheese chopped through it, followed by three pieces of watermelon) topped off with a cool shower has helped a lot. 😊

KK

Baileys_Babe

We have some half-filled bottles of water in the freezer, propped up slightly so the water doesn't freeze in the neck, once they are frozen, one is topped up with tap water and chilled in the fridge. We use this water and keep topping up until the ice has significantly melted then it goes back into the freezer and the process continues with the next bottle. We find the water is chilled very quickly so it is easy to keep on top of wants of the four of us.

We enjoy the chilled water as is, with cordial, diluting fruit juice or sparkling.

KajiKita

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82065529#Comment_82065529

Thanks for this. Lots of good ideas arising here 😊

Slept a bit, took me a while to get off but after a two hour nap yesterday that isn’t wholly surprising. Madam was home (must have come back in the wee hours) and actually asked for breakfast this morning (first food from us in three days?) and ate the lot 😊❤️

Watered what I’m keeping alive, harvested two cucumbers and made plans for where I’m going to tidy up when there is shade … 😉

The air is beautiful this morning, cool and clear. I have many windows and doors open to try and refresh the house - it won’t cool it that well as the walls are so warm. I have pillows to return this morning and intend to swop most of my library books - I am still reading one, but that won’t be enough to get me through a hot week.

I made a batch of chocolate chia seed pudding last night, so am about to see if it’s edible … 🤞😊

KK

Brie

Bought a nice melon which I shall slice up at some point - thought that would be a nice change from constantly drinking cold water.

And as someone with very short hair and so not bun option I've always gone for dunking my baseball cap in water and then putting it back on my head. You get a similar cooling drippy effect. I started doing this when we'd go walking (alps, dartmoor, etc) and if a clean water source was found I'd dunk my head, then my hat and continue on our way. I also had a large cotton neckerchief/bandana and I'd frequently soak that too and tie it back round my neck or tuck it into my cap so it draped down my neck - both cooling and good to protect from sunburn and bitey bugs. (though frankly the best protection from bitey bugs is my OH as he attracts them all 😎)

KajiKita

Thanks for the yet more cooling techniques @Brie 😊

Quiet day here. Got two out of three unwanted sets of pillows returned via the post office. Whilst I was in there the lady behind me asked me why I was returning them and what I ended up going with - it felt like I was doing free consultancy on pillows! 😂😂😉🤷‍♀️ Refund for one of them (£42) has already come through 😊👏

Changed almost all of my library books and picked up some easy peelers in morreesons, as for some reason toscos had none.

Across the day I have done three loads of washing, all dried, folded and back away.

Done some other minor things like empty all waste bins including the kitchen ones. My main focus today though has been finishing the novel I started earlier in the week. Took me a while to get into, but once I did it was absolutely gripping 😊

Kitchen door firmly shut and behind it the oven is warming through a posh macaroni cheese and the air fryer is cooking some mushrooms and tomatoes to have with it. I think I will probably eat outside 😊

KK

Brie

fyi - I got a lovely goose feather pillow from Out of Eden for £72 which included free shipping when I included a small extra item. Needed to be £60, after vat and the pillow was actually £59.99 pre vat but the extra item meant I got it for less than just adding the shipping cost. (recommended by a FB friend who has a holiday rental)