Has anyone discovered anything this year that they could no longer be without?

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To wonder how Ive gone this long without having an electric blanket.

Got it for xmas and its the best thing ever, although I never want to leave my bed again.
Minus 10 outside currently but Im so cosy.

I suffer from lots of aches and pains and this is easing them so much.

Has anyone discovered anything this year that they could now no longer be without?

Harry Potter fan fiction ⚡️

...I’ll get my coat, sorry!?

Like Puntastic it would have to be parking sensors for me and Blephasil for my DH!

I have just bought a steam mop which I hope will be as revolutionary as my friends say!

A dishwasher

Also parking sensors are amazing - a revolution this year!

Do we know what the book is yet?

@hula We probably go through 2 bags of whole beans a week. My husband, who commutes, has 2 coffees with 2 shots in every morning, and I have one coffee with 2 shots. We also occasionally make espresso martinis, or have espresso over vanilla ice cream.
Sooooooooo good!
ISO I reckon 2 bags of coffee (3-5 pounds each) so 6-10 pounds/week for 40ish shots... something’s like 30-40p per shot?

Dd (18) wanted a 'proper' coffee machine for Xmas it was £160 and it's fab - I am a fully paid up member of tea-aholics and rarely drink coffee, and only when out on those occasions, but it's really good and easy to use, I've made very passable as a Costa lattes and cappuccinos and am converted to the bean side shes so not taking it to uni with her

Frozen mash!!

I am single after 20 years with an arsehole of a man!

Granted, I did worry about being a single mum but I am so much more relaxed and patient, I wish I’d discovered it sooner!

Chin hair and moustache remover!

Wheely tell me more...

Vileda 1-2 spray mop and retirement. I'm not sure which I rate most highly

Oh yes. Moptastic

Parlux hair dryer recommended on s and b
Philip kibgsley hair care

Rodney the robot hoover - best bit of tech ever!
My fab cleaner - she's amazing.
My first tumble dryer at the age of 44 - the best thing I never knew I needed. I think I've washed everything in the house in the last three weeks since I got it!

Ginger jellies by an Italian brand called Leone.

Power bank for my phone.

Clarins lip balm.

Zoflora, an equafleece for the dog

Alexa.
Dehumidifier.
Wall hung toilets.

Condenser tumble dryer
Electric (sheepskin) blanket
Superdrug own brand skin products

GoJohny I don't know what it's called but it's v-shaped /u shaped and works a bit like threading. Cost me 9.99!! Use it once a week and done

A tiny grater.

I ordered a grater on the online supermarket shop...thinking it was a normal size.

It's a miniature grater. I was in hysterics when it arrived but it's Great! Literally.

I grate garlic into recipes. Grating cheese over a meal😋 means the cheese is finer but looks like a lot more

Standalone tumble dryer

Not a surprise as it's been my dream to have a proper tumble dryer, having only ever lived in places where we've had a combination washer dryer.

It is indeed nirvana

DH said to me yesterday that he is a little bit in love with our dryer

So it's not so much as discovery as an achievement of an adulthood dream. It is every bit as wonderful as I had hoped.

Actual discovery has been a Dyson handheld V8

Cannot believe we've lived this long with cylinder vacuums that weigh a tonne and shitty dustbusters that essentially just look at the dust. Love the new Dyson

Having a cleaner
Giving my baby DD Calpol while she is still in the bath rather than getting her pyjamas all sticky

Do those having hot flushes, sage tablets worked pretty much instantly for me but they're expensive - 30 for about £13 from Superdrug. HRT working also. Glad to have got rid of that symptom.

For those not Do those.