What one item makes your life a bit nicer?

[SheUltra]

I have just read a thread about making life easier. It's always meal planning and household appliances.

Anyway it got me thinking whilst having a shower... I love my Bluetooth shower speaker. Being able to listen to my own music in the shower is great.

I don't need it. I can obviously live without it but I really love that little thing!

I also have dogs. I think it's a given that animals and children bring joy.

You have to recommend something to make life nicer.

What are you choosing?

I used to have to pre heat the mug with my old velvetiser, but the new one makes the drink hotter so I have to wait a bit for it to cool down, which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned :)

I love mine too, I'm on my third (had Nespresso previously) and rush to the shops as soon as the old one fails. I have paid for four year guarantees from the shop where I bought them and it seems that if they are over a certain age when they fail they simply give you £250 to put towards your new one.

Apple Watch - so I can go out without a handbag or purse and still pay for things!

audible subscription - makes the walk into work very enjoyable

Same as previous poster, blinds inside our bi-fold doors, and our Qettle boiling tap. Will look at a double egg chair for the garden next year! 😊

2 separate EU single mattresses in our super king size bed frame (just got them in the last month)

Now when dp turns himself over in the night it doesn't feel like he's throwing me up in the air like a see saw

He's 6 ft 5 and I'm 5 ft 6 and half his weight and it was really disturbing my sleep. Last night I had an uninterrupted 8 hours for the first time in months!

Its on Amazon, type in kindle page turner it wasn't expensive and makes reading so much easier

To add another one my electric mattress cover, so lovely getting into a warm cosy bed on a cold night or after a shower

I've got things in my Amazon shopping basket - ready to add more for my delivery day on Thursday.

I ordered one this morning, thanks!

Yep! Everyone who comes round expects a ‘posh coffee’ now. fine if it’s 1 or 2 people, but if I’ve got family round, I can literally be stood there making coffees for 15/20 mins, I actually feel like I work in a coffee shop. No-one wants a normal instant coffee anymore (I don’t blame them really)

I’ve actually pretended to have no coffee beans left a couple of times as I didn’t want to spend 20 mins taking orders🤣

THESE THREADS SHOULD COME WITH A WARNING !

' this thread will cost you money , proceed with caution' 😄

So far I have added woodwick candles , a new pen to my amazon list and I have been looking at Volvos , even though I can not drive !

heheh, I have bought collagen powder. Never knew it even existed until this thread.

@VimtoVimto no flag though

https://coffeecups.co.uk/products/titan-american-diner-mug-10oz?

Proceed with caution! The amount of things (several on this thread) I've bought because MNers raved about them but which haven't worked for me/us is quite lengthy. Including Woodwick candles, I can't relax with them because they make it sound as though the house might be on fire.

My cappuccino machine. My morning coffee is the highlight of my day.

My hubby refitted my kitchen tap to one of those extendable ones that you can detach and change to a spray setting. I didn't think much of it at the time but thanked him all the same.

Today, I stuck it out the window and the kids enjoyed a garden shower experience. It has revolutionised messy play in my house!

So happy I have it ☺️

Yes! When I moved it was either the TD or DW. Happy to wash dishes by hand but I will never be without my TD.

I adore my new Volvo XC40😍

You have to stick with the collagen powder to get results, it was about 3 months before I could feel it working. I will never not take it now! :)

Starting to reconsider about Volvos... I'd decided to go for Audi instead but they're getting an awful lot of love! Does anyone know how good the autonomous stuff is, I think it's called Pilot Assist on Volvo? I very much like the idea of my car trundling along happily without my input, especially in a traffic jam...

@VeryHappyBunny I hope your move today went well and you are very happy in your new home x

@hilariousnamehere thank you, have ordered the hare bottle opener. Such a cutie.

@Imatorturedpoet you need to wash the frother under running water whilst it's plugged in and turned on.
Or in a cup/container with soapy water.
Same as normal whisk, whisk it in a bowl of soapy water.

@zebranotzeebra which bath pillow please? I've gone through so many useless ones.

Another for me are faux flowers. I never liked the idea until I came across real looking ones that cost £how much!!!
Couldn't stop thinkong about them though and eventually splurged. They are great to look at, beautiful without being needy so no worries when away and no more paying so much for them.
Still have plants and occasional real flowers but these bring joy all year round.
I got mine in a sale though. https://shrops-design.co.uk/products/artificial-orchid-in-stone-effect-bowl

Also got proper special cutlery which we use everyday as well as on special occasions.
Gives me joy opening the cutlery drawer and get compliments on them all the time.

It's ridiculously relaxing. I often get tension headaches and a lot of neck and shoulder pain that painkillers don't do anything for.

I always feel better after a lie down on the mat. When you first lie down it's a bit ouchy but just relax into it and your back goes kind of warm after a while. I frequently fall asleep on it. Don't go for the "light version", I think just go for the original. You can always make it less ouchy if you need to to begin with by either wearing a t shirt or putting it on a soft surface to lie on.

My houseplants and my garden. I love it when seeds germinate or cuttings take. I try and go for as many pollinator friendly varieties as possible. Seeing all of the bees and insects buzzing around makes me really happy.

My pond. We repaired and re-filled it when we moved in and it's a haven for wildlife. I love this time of day as so many birds come to visit. There are several very noisy starlings having a wash at the moment.

My dogs. All rescued cruelty cases. They have their own little quirks as a result and they can be hard work, but they melt my heart and seeing how far they have come when I know what state they were in when they first came to me, makes me so happy.

Lots of little things, but those are the main ones. Having set out to not buy anything, I am going to succumb to a kindle clicker as I also hate the touchscreen faff!

I think we need a new thread “things you have just bought because you just read about it on the life a bit nicer thread”

but bit would be deleted as a TAAT

but I’ve bought the Shakti mat and a woodwick candle.