Ruth Crilly on five brilliant things she bought this year. Lexon Flip Clock, Boody Ribbed Crop Bra, Archie's Flip Flops and her Peloton Barre Class Membership.
I just have to give a shout out to the Quies earplugs I’ve recently discovered. I bought them in a supermarket in Paris because our airbnb bed was so small and my husband’s snoring was TOO CLOSE! And they’re perfect - they’re like the wax one you shape which I HATE (as you say, that suction thing is horrid). But here’s the thing: they’re surrounded in cotton wool!! So they’re brilliant at muffling sound in the way you say, and you can shape them to really fit, but the cotton wool makes them super comfy. I replace them every two weeks or so. And when I got back I immediately searched for them on Amazon! I like them so much I’m sceptical about your recommendation! 😜
I am going to try these immediately and report back. Have you tried the Alpine ones? Because I have tried many versions of these wax and foamy ones that you roll and shape and don’t think I could ever go back. For you though, I shall try.
Thanks for the earplug info. Husband has just had a horrible cold and has just started snoring. After 2 nights of bad sleep I’m going to get those earplugs!
I remain furious that the Christmas stuff arrived in the shops at the end of September!!! And as soon as Christmas is over Easter eggs will appear. Has that happened in England? There are no treats now because all 'treats' are always available .
Exactly! There are no special seasonal treats if the “season” is 6 months and are immediately replaced by the next 6 month long seasonal treat. The holiday season should feel special, not like a marathon slog. I too miss the clear demarcation of the weekend after thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November here in the U.S.) being the start of the Christmas season. I started getting Christmas emails as soon as Labor Day (unofficial end of summer in U.S.—it is the first Monday of September) was over this year!
Also, I have to give wholehearted support to Ruth’s Peloton love. We got ours during pandemic and money very well spent. I use it 3-4 times a week. And at least 2 of those sessions are strength training. I hadn’t tried out Sculpt 30, though, and I will try that linked class out next week! You can really find any class that will motivate you and is at your level of fitness on the app. I love it so much. I don’t know how the teachers are so engaging virtually.
The two-year gym membership and going twice has made me feel enormously better about several financial decisions I’ve made in the name of becoming a better person. 😂
Also, “total commute to class: twenty seconds” may actually be the most persuasive fitness advice I’ve ever received. 🍒
Well YES. It’s the faffing before and after fitness stuff that mostly puts me off and if I can do it in my kitchen, or similar, then it cuts all of that right out!
Box of delights is part of my Christmas. My brothers have managed to get my neicephews to also feel this (my sisters in law are still bemused generally by it) I defy you to not feel deeply Christmassy after the final episode and I think it’s on the iPlayer.
(For those real fans on here… - hope it’s not just me… “I’M back and I’m VERY annoyed”)
Not laughing at the nostalgia around nicking a tree from the local park. I’ve had beloved trees on my property stolen for Christmas “festivities.” Trees I planted and nurtured. It causes real emotional pain. Not a joke.
In the 1980s here in the US, department stores revealed their decorated windows on Thanksgiving weekend. I miss that clear start to the holiday season.
No way! I didn’t even think that was a thing, plant stealing! This was a council estate in the 80s and the park was a, well, council park. Wasn’t us nicking but it happened!
It’s common enough that I used to top my young conifers, or chop off branches, to make them less attractive to thieves. Some people douse their trees in stinky stuff or use spray paint on them.
I just have to give a shout out to the Quies earplugs I’ve recently discovered. I bought them in a supermarket in Paris because our airbnb bed was so small and my husband’s snoring was TOO CLOSE! And they’re perfect - they’re like the wax one you shape which I HATE (as you say, that suction thing is horrid). But here’s the thing: they’re surrounded in cotton wool!! So they’re brilliant at muffling sound in the way you say, and you can shape them to really fit, but the cotton wool makes them super comfy. I replace them every two weeks or so. And when I got back I immediately searched for them on Amazon! I like them so much I’m sceptical about your recommendation! 😜
I am going to try these immediately and report back. Have you tried the Alpine ones? Because I have tried many versions of these wax and foamy ones that you roll and shape and don’t think I could ever go back. For you though, I shall try.
No, I haven’t! Do they come recommended?! Will check ‘em out! Love this earplug chat. Grown-up reality! My teenage self would be horrified!
Thanks for the earplug info. Husband has just had a horrible cold and has just started snoring. After 2 nights of bad sleep I’m going to get those earplugs!
They’re the best!
I remain furious that the Christmas stuff arrived in the shops at the end of September!!! And as soon as Christmas is over Easter eggs will appear. Has that happened in England? There are no treats now because all 'treats' are always available .
Yes this has happened! It’s an outrage quite frankly. Nothing is sacred.
Exactly! There are no special seasonal treats if the “season” is 6 months and are immediately replaced by the next 6 month long seasonal treat. The holiday season should feel special, not like a marathon slog. I too miss the clear demarcation of the weekend after thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November here in the U.S.) being the start of the Christmas season. I started getting Christmas emails as soon as Labor Day (unofficial end of summer in U.S.—it is the first Monday of September) was over this year!
Also, I have to give wholehearted support to Ruth’s Peloton love. We got ours during pandemic and money very well spent. I use it 3-4 times a week. And at least 2 of those sessions are strength training. I hadn’t tried out Sculpt 30, though, and I will try that linked class out next week! You can really find any class that will motivate you and is at your level of fitness on the app. I love it so much. I don’t know how the teachers are so engaging virtually.
I know! Wait until you start the Barre with Hannah Corbin! She has a great sense of humour
“The old wangers” hahahah
They have many names, none particularly flattering
The two-year gym membership and going twice has made me feel enormously better about several financial decisions I’ve made in the name of becoming a better person. 😂
Also, “total commute to class: twenty seconds” may actually be the most persuasive fitness advice I’ve ever received. 🍒
Well YES. It’s the faffing before and after fitness stuff that mostly puts me off and if I can do it in my kitchen, or similar, then it cuts all of that right out!
Box of delights is part of my Christmas. My brothers have managed to get my neicephews to also feel this (my sisters in law are still bemused generally by it) I defy you to not feel deeply Christmassy after the final episode and I think it’s on the iPlayer.
(For those real fans on here… - hope it’s not just me… “I’M back and I’m VERY annoyed”)
Kay Harker! The wolves are running!
It’s just the purple pim
Not laughing at the nostalgia around nicking a tree from the local park. I’ve had beloved trees on my property stolen for Christmas “festivities.” Trees I planted and nurtured. It causes real emotional pain. Not a joke.
In the 1980s here in the US, department stores revealed their decorated windows on Thanksgiving weekend. I miss that clear start to the holiday season.
No way! I didn’t even think that was a thing, plant stealing! This was a council estate in the 80s and the park was a, well, council park. Wasn’t us nicking but it happened!
It’s common enough that I used to top my young conifers, or chop off branches, to make them less attractive to thieves. Some people douse their trees in stinky stuff or use spray paint on them.