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?

@SheUltra a kitchen utensil that cuts onion for me. Onions get me so badly it's ruined cooking for years. Little cold coffee tins in my fridge for the weekend.

By the way @SheUltra what is the original thread about meal planning etc?

I'm after a good steamer that actually works (even on linen). Can I ask which one you have?

Have thought of several more.

Temple Spa Quietude Pillow Spray is so relaxing and soothing at bedtime.

Keratin hair treatment has turned my hair from being fluffy to sleek, and halved my blow-drying time.

UK Lash really, really works and lasts ages. I've never had such long, thick lashes.

Gorgeous cross stitch kits from Etsy, these are my current favourite addiction hobby.

Linen bedlinen
clothes steamer - no more ironing for me
heated throw - a life saver in the winter when working from home
husky cup

We love our Volvo too! Safe, indestructible tank.

Oh yes. I love mine too. But I keep falling asleep and waking up with it soaking wet due to menopausal night sweats. I dare not wash it in case I ruin it.

Coffee machine.
Robot hoover,
White Company fragrance oils.
The Cornish Company seaweed shampoo/conditioner/soap/face serum.
L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil.
Two indoor Ninjas, one with the drawers and one with the lift up lid. Ninja pizza oven.
EGG CHAIR!! It's made my summer!
Audible.

My dab radio alarm clock. My anxiety levels have gone down so much now I'm not jolted awake by a siren. It has a setting that makes it get slowly louder over a couple of minutes. Much gentler. Added bonus, was only £10 in the charity shop.

Our top end White Company bedding, it cost a small fortune but it was worth every penny.

Very simple but just escaping my chaotic mum of young kids life and lying in the bath scrolling on my phone like I am right now 😂 My one chunk of the day where I’m not stressed or rushing somewhere!

This is just beautiful.

I couldn't afford a memory foam mattress but I got a big piece of memory foam from Amazon and it works really well

My heat pad. I've got back and neck problems, and it's just so lovely and soothing having it on while watching a bit of telly.

My snoozeband 😴

Yes I get this. I've bought one now after renting one on holiday and realising I didn't actually care what anyone thought and that NOT using one wasn't going to cure me it just meant I was missing out

I will also add my knock off Stanley cup! It’s saved me a lot of money buying drinks out constantly in my car

Where did you get your dressing gown from?I'm.looking for a new one!

My puppy girl…

My Hundred Stars dressing gown. Makes me feel like an extra from an Agatha Christie film. And my really old thick winter dressing gown. Feels like a warm hug on cold evenings.

We always had a decent memory foam topper (about 4 inches) decided to get a MF mattress and regretted it. Good MF toppers are great x

My rattan sun lounger. On a nice sunny day (not been quite so many this year!), you’ll find me out there with my kindle, AirPods and iglu insulated water bottle. Bliss

My ice maker. I like lots and lots of ice in my drinks. It makes me very happy 🧊🧊🧊🧊

What make have you got? Can you go to sleep in it?
(Asking for a friend!)

I suffer with headaches and migraines so a lot of mine are in relation to that:

-acupressure mat
-a cold neck press that I keep in the freezer. Whenever I’m feeling headachey or unwell for any reason I put it on and it’s so nice.
-cold eye mask
-lots of herbal teas. I like to try new ones and read about the health benefits of each. I drink so much of it.
-glass water bottle, I don’t worry about microplastics from my water!

My monthly Audible subscription. Dont watch TV and hate noise, listening to books is lovely because I can do my favourite thing ("reading") whilst also doing other things. I work PT as I am my parents carer aswell and also have kids still at home. So finding time to just sit and read is virtually impossible. Makes me happy to get that notification every month that I have a new credit to use!

My old, rusty garden bench. I love to sit there with a cup of tea in the morning, watching the birds on the bird feeder and all my lovely flowers starting to open, with the smell of grass around me. I have a tiny, long thin garden but it's crammed with plants, and being able to sit and look at it makes me feel amazing. Also - the bird feeder, because I fill that up every morning and then I can sit on my bench or at the kitchen table and watch everything from blue tits to woodpeckers swinging around out there.