One thing you recently discovered that has changed your life

[rosemole]

For the better, obviously.

Can be a thing, person, activity, place...anything really.

Mine is trig bagging. It's so much fun and gets you out there, to unexpected and unknown places.

What's yours?

@NeonGiraffe @Havalona

We also spend a couple of weeks in southern Spain in the winter and it's a life changer for me too. Just two and a half hours on a plane and we get a bit of warmth and sunlight. We started doing this a few years back for a week just after Christmas to fit in with work/school holidays. More recently we have gone January or February, although this year we've gone back to end Dec/early Jan to allow DS and partner to come with us.

We've stayed in Nerja, Estepona, Alicante and Torremolinos which we used as a base for train travel on to Malaga, Cordoba and Seville.

surely that’s just a human thing? I picked it up from my dad when very little walking and I’ll do it now running if no one behind me. some runners pay money for trig events yes

An electric blanket that I bought last year. After years of using a hot water bottle and only warming a patch of the bed, I saw a single one and bought that. I only sleep on half the bed so it's perfect for the side I sleep on.

It was £14 and I absolutely love it. It's like getting into a toaster.😊

How interesting! There is one a 15 minute walk from me, top of Wallacestone Brae, highest point overlooking the town/Ochills/Firth of Forth. There is a small park play area and a monument there marking the spot near where Sir William Wallace is thought to have stood to view the Battle of Falkirk. Great viewpoint.

Google photos does this too... whenever I need to share a picture of my passport/driving license I just type it in the search bar and finds the photo I have rather then having to take another one!

Since I started using the local David Lloyd pool, I’ve noticed several people not swimming, but walking up and down the pool. (No deep end, obv.!). I’ve seen one walking both forwards and backwards.Apparently it’s very helpful, less strain on joints etc. Would that be an option for you?

Me neither.....! Is it just posting on SM your walk destination?

me neither
i still suspect entire thread a ruse on OP’s part to bring attention to her website!

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I too have discovered this at the age of 55.
It's bloody brilliant!

I use Windscribe, but generally I get whatever annual subscription is on special offer. Have used Nord and Pure vpn in the past.

@VexedofVirginiaWater you add water to most of the table top dishwashers so not plumbed in and the waste pipe sits straight into the sink.

They can get warm although some are cooler than others, get one with 100%cotton cover, but for the most part you dont notice the heat because your asleep. If you look around on various websites there will be one on offer somewhere between Amazon, Ebay, temu, Facebook marketplace etc.

And if they stop working, try a heavier weight, dont go from like 6kg to 11kg, just add 1 or 2kg each time.

Also try on top of quilt and on top of you, the feeling is different, more muted by the quilt if it's on top of the quilt.

The water I used was only lukewarm @Cornflakes123 and I had also done the same thing on previous cars.

This was a new car and at first I assumed it must have been a faulty screen. But the Autoglass man, told me it was a common issue. When I spoke to Mini about it they also said it was because of the thermal shock caused by lukewarm water on a frozen screen.

i should say though that I have now had three windscreens on this relatively new, low mileage Mini. Apparently there is something about the screen angle that means small stones thrown off passing lorries can easily crack the screen.

The other cold weather issue I have with my Mini is that the wide plastic door seals freeze shut and no amount of de-icer will release them. I have to stand there holding a hot towel over the door seal to get it to release. It is ridiculous and adds 5-10 minutes to my morning as I can’t even start the car to de-ice the screen until I can get the door open.

Icy mornings are a real pain and will be one reason my next car won’t be a Mini.

A pan drawer changed my life for the better but I didn’t keep pans in it. My children were competitive swimmers and I needed a place to store their kit. New kitchen installed with big pan drawer which easily took 2 kit bags, kick boards, fins, towels etc. tidy kitchen and minimum fuss.

@LonelyMom123 can robovac/mop navigate a kitchen step? Or do you need to be all on one level? I live on a hill, so each room you step up into!

I take VOOST vitamin D and have noticed a huge difference. However I recently found out that you shouldn't take them every day as it affects your kidneys or something.

Had a massive health scare, still waiting on surgery, and realised it was time to stop putting myself last.

Intermittant fasting means I am no longer overweight having been morbidly obese most of my adult life. Fast like a girl by mindy Pelz is great, my doctor recommended it.

I got myself an infrared sauna blanket in the Black Friday sales. I hop in there for a catnap a few times a week and it feels great. www.floefitness.co.uk

Tiny 20 minute burn candles. Great for writing and journaling, I don’t know why but limiting the activity to the burn time helps me do it. £2.50.

These threads are a nightmare especially in January!!

Oh yes, don't they know it's terribly common to have pans in a drawer... Bloody peasants.

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please tell me more about this sauna blanket!

i have my pans in a drawer
at no point have i been on the floor getting them out 😆

Slow cooker silicone liner instead of disposable
Air fryer and paper liners
Delia Smith method of cooking rice.
Foil trays for cooking food at Christmas and big events

I had the same. 5 years of being told it was groin strain and do more physio. Then I saw a different physio at my work Occupational Health one day. I hoped on the couch and he heard my hip make its usual grinding noise. Sent me off for x-rays and behold, I had severe arthritis which all the physiotherapy over the last 5 years had made worse. I now have a lovely new hip replacement and no pain at all.

What a great idea, think i will try a Greek station.

its amazing what NHS physiotherapists could find if they gave us the same kind of time/attention and assessments as sports physiotherapists!
Been seeing the NHS ones on and off for 25 years, they have never once done a whole body assessment. I went to this guy about my upper back pain and within an hour he'd tracked it back to my hip not having a full range of motion.

Airfyer
Heated hoodie (ugly bugger from DH but great for bad backs)
Blowdry brush
Stretchy bra tops. I'm a J cup but I get these off amazon (x4) and the are OK indoors or under a coat. I have RA and gallbladder issues so hate pressure on my ribcage.