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?

The Organised mum method and Tomm Rocks!

ooh that sounds marvellous... few more years for me

Isn't the zig zag walk also how to get away from a crocodile that's chasing you?

I really want to copy OP's adventure now!

the kitchen guy plumber and my husband were like wtf. I am only 5ft 5 inches high aswell too 😆🙈 so like not tall.

Trig bagging! @rosemole you’ve just found me a new hobby! Thank you so much

Realising most cleaning products can be replaced with white vinegar, bicarb of soda, washing up liquid, and zoflora. Saves so much money and is so much greener.

Bar of soap instead of shower gel.

Decluttering and buying less.

Cutting out meat and most ultra processed dinners. I eat waaaay more vegetables now to bulk my meals out.

@BoudiccasBangles @BornSandyDevotional that makes me so happy!!!
I wish there was a trig bagging topic on here.

We built what we like to call our little taverna under the pergola and vine in our garden so when we eat out there in the summer we always have Laikos FM on the speakers. That's from Thessaloniki too 😀

@Istilldontlikeolives I have 2 dehumidifiers!

My heated electric blanket/throw has been my favourite purchase of the last decade. Also my thermos that I bought myself on Black Friday.

@rosemole Could you start a thread and tag me? I’d love to chat about it!

These are the ones I'm working my way through, nice and gentle because I'm over 60, but if you search Pilates there are loads on there to choose from.

Hell yes! Not sure how to tag on a new thread but I'll try. Where shall I put it??

I have just recently discovered you can call a meeting if someone is rude to you and ask that person what exactly they ment by that.
So far it was a delight watching them appologise and then thank you for making it a private issue.
Fucking amazing.

Not discovered, but on Sunday I got all my DS school clothes out for the week and put in a pile in order that they're needed (wears PE kit some days). So the pile went joggers, T-shirt, socks, pants, trousers, polo, socks, pants etc. every morning has been amazing, just pick up the day from the pile and he's dressed in 2 mins, rather than the 10 mins a day I was spending hunting the house for the right bloody trousers and tops!!

Agree with TOMM !

•DuoLingo, my DH gets so impressed when I overhear something and can roughly translate it! Spend a few months slowly learning Greek/Spanish/Russian/French/German... I'm now two years in and can't imagine stopping the habit anytime soon.
•Dehumidifier for drying clothes aswell as the house.
•AudioBooks
•Small Dishwasher- family of four (two older teens!) and it's so much better putting plates/cups/utensils in there while leaving only pans to hand wash. Breakfast clean up is a doddle.
•RoboVac
•Coffee Machine
•Lambswool Insoles. Only received them this morning, tried them in my slippers and haven't took them off all day! So toasty warm! Will save the other pair for my outdoor boots.
•White Company Essential Oils. They make the house smell amazing.
•Small carpet cleaner, it's meant for accidental spills etc but I do my full carpets with it, takes time but it's better than having a huge upright to store somewhere. Just fits on a shelf!
•Champneys Slumber diffusers upstairs, I can't smell them anymore but every now and again I get a phantom whiff, so surely they're still giving off scent and I'm just noseblind.

I love these happy miscellaneous things threads 🤣 I'm going to look into the exercise things mentioned too, so thanks for the inspiration.

1. couples counselling
2. the pomodoro method for work (it helps my ADHD brain tremendously)

Does it have to be a big dehumidifier? Is it just for when you have damp clothes hanging inside?

Yes, it has been a total game changer. Just put the rice and water in, hit the button and it does everything automatically.

We just got a cheap one from Amazon for about £20 and we do actually make so much more rice now.

It's a bit like putting your bread in a toaster rather than having to grill it on both sides in the oven. It's a lot easier do you're much more likely to do it

I've got one of those, gives me equal measures of pleasure cleaning up the mess and horror at what has been lurking around without me realising it

@Bellypork I would love that VacumnMop but it is nearly £600 😮 so bucket 🪣 and mop will have to do.

how do you manage so many languages - do you do one lesson a day for each? or more? You are a duolingo master by the sound of it!

We have the same button on my AEG machine - for non-sports / lightly dirty clothes I use the 30 minute wash which includes a spin, then the addition spin cycle. Cuts down on drying time.