Things you thought were gimmicks/unimportant but now can’t live without (lighthearted)

[TeenLifeMum]

Reading the thread about detached houses I’ve realised I’m not that bothered in terms of noise as my previous terrace was fine. However, our garden is not overlooked at all, which is rare in our town. I didn’t realise how much I’d love the privacy as I liked our old over looked garden, but I love it and don’t think I’d want to lose that.

we bought a new to us car with top spec and it had heated seats - I’m not fussed about these if I’m honest, but I LOVE the heated steering wheel. I didn’t even know that was a thing but my winter commute is so much nicer 😂

Lol. Ditto!

I love how my Kindle and Audible sync so when I finish listening in the car it picks up where I’m at on the Kindle. I know they’re both Amazon products but it still feels like wizardry and I love it!

I second the air fryer and boiling water tap. Separate utility room with ceiling mounted clothes airer also excellent. Finally our breadmaker, was worried it wouldn't get used that much but it's out every day!

Oh, the automatic adjustment of seating position etc ! I’d love that, me at 5’4” and DH at 6’ and he prefers to have the seat raked back as if he’s in a deckchair and I prefer a more meerkat effect.

Obvious though it may sound, smartphones. I got my first IPhone as late as 2015 after thinking they were expensive gimmicks. Now, of course, I’m as dependent on my phone as everyone else.

Ditto. Although I did put a pizza in the oven once

Very intrigued about what @Manygummies could possibly have written replying to my post about robot hoovers that is so bad it’s been deleted 😂

Yes! Though I’m that desperate to avoid the slow oven that I’ve been known to cut the pizza frozen and put a half into each basket 🤣

Oven is 30 mins warmup and most things take 40 mins so 1hr 10
airfryer no warmup and things take 20-25 mins
no contest!

Sorry to go off topic, but how do you get things to cook so quick? I’ve tried with my air fryer because others rave about them, but it takes just as long to cook potatoes, fish fingers, sausages etc.

Which airfryer do you have?

Air fryer definitely

My heated car seat (I'm not as bothered about heated stearing wheel)

Having en-suite - whenever guests I always have my own private bathroom

My cordless waterless diffuser

Electronic door lock. Everyone has their own code to get in, we got it when DS started high school and I was a bit suss about him potentially losing keys. Dog walker and cleaner have a code so I know when they’ve been in our out, when DM was still alive if she was dropping by and I wasn’t in she could just let herself in, if folk are coming round and you’re running late you can text a code. Game. Changer.

Bidet. Thought it was gross until I tried it.

Electric rice cooker. I love it! You can cook lots of other things in it too.

Wow I’ve never heard of this, was it expensive

Oh God yes. But I think of bidets as so essential that it wouldn't have occurred to me to include it in this thread.