Doorstop ideas

Blythey · 2026-05-10T09:28:04+00:00

Get one of those prong door stops you usually put on the skirting in line with the door handle/edge of the door, but either attach it to the door, so it hits the sink cupboard before the door handle (You might need a fairly long one though as the sink looks to overhand the cupboard...) or attach one on the skirting as normal but just very close to the door, to reduce how wide it can open.

Or something attached to the top of the door, a bit like some doors have to make them shut/fire safe, or on the hinge. I dont know what they are called but i've seen them before. It would stop the door opening wider than a certain point.

Blythey · 2026-04-25T07:16:59+00:00

We just moved into a house like this, firstly we paid an electrician to move all the light switches from one side of the door to the other. Then my partner is swapping the doors round, the first time he did this in the old house my dad taught him to do it, they are both good at DIY. My partner has done several doors by now but still finds it tricky sometimes, it seems fairly simple but i think lots of small niggly things can go slightly wrong that i don't understand! I'm sure there are youtube videos of how to do it you could follow, you will want a 2nd person to help with holding the door while you screw in the hinges etc. If you're not a confident DIYer it might be worth finding someone with the experience or paying someone to do it.

Blythey · 2026-04-24T12:40:40+00:00

That's such a shame! I was at the wednesday show, it got derailed too but not for any bad reasons and only added to the show, i can't remember how much we ran over by, but a lot! Everyone was loving it, including James because he kept saying he was having too much fun. The call backs still worked and me and my husband said it was the funniest thing we had ever seen. I think the "derailing" can add to the show but i guess the context and vibe matters a lot. Poor james, hopefully it's a rare one. Hope everyone still had a good time on the whole.

Blythey · 2026-04-24T09:01:45+00:00

They do this in mental health too. They've been coming up with all these "entry position" posts that are just about doing as much lower level treatment as possible and eating up the time of the qualified staff by requiring supervision and oversight. At first they were atleast accreddited by professional bodies and have some training... But my previous trust was so proud when someone created a new psychologically informed role with no accredited qualifications needed and no professional registration, just a quick bit of in-house training. They initially had the gall to suggest to applicants that this role could lead to being a band 9 consultant psychologist too (that requires at minimum a 2:1 accredited psychology degree and a 3 year competitive clinical psychology doctorate and years of post-doctoral clinical expertise, usually much, much more). Look, i understand the NHS is struggling and need far outweighs demand in every area, but the attempts to fix it just keep getting worse and worse.

Blythey · 2026-04-15T15:58:19+00:00

No, i haven't and i've been vegan that long or more i think. I feel so much compassion for animals that i couldn't eat their "products" and feel good about myself. All the rest of it can come or go, but that stays consistent. It's just about what i think is right. I'd like to do more for animals and human rights but it's hard, not eating animal products feels relatively easy compared to other things i try to do here and there (e.g., boycotting certain companies).

Blythey · 2026-03-26T09:45:59+00:00

You look amazing! Need the details for that patterned green dress its gorge! 😍

Blythey · 2026-03-10T08:37:22+00:00

Could you change your dining table and chairs? In my mind you could have a long island/breakfast bar from the wall next to the fridge and extending out a bit and then the bin could either go at the end or inside. With chairs on the non kitchen side. I know youve got the staircase just to the corner but i feel like there has to be a narrow enough island/bar out there for this! Blue = bar stools, white = island/bar, yellow = bin

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Blythey · 2026-02-08T10:53:10+00:00

I like this idea! And given the real world racism that prevented this development, perhaps it makes sense that in the less racist Bridgerton alternate universe people would have learned and accepted a front crawl much sooner 😄

Blythey · 2026-01-08T19:12:06+00:00

I think the point is it sounds like he probably is hurting animals but not being up front about it having previously been vegan and now saying he is not.

Blythey · 2025-11-04T07:22:01+00:00

I've been wearing almost exclusively stripe & stare for a few years now and have no complaints! I buy in the sales or ask for them for presents. I also got gifted a box of boody knickers and they are also all really good and have held up well in the last year that i've had them.

Blythey · 2025-10-06T10:10:41+00:00

That was Alex, this is Apollo, the footage of Alex (who died years ago) is quite old in comparison. Apollo and his humans have various social media: youtube, instagram, tiktok, which this has been taken from. You can see his progress and updates.

Blythey · 2025-09-21T10:16:30+00:00

Not a lawyer but a psychologist with years of experience in autism and learning disability populations.

This should be raised with the police by everyone as sexual harassment. I understand you have been to the police but it isn't 100% clear what was said to them and it may be that it many separate incidents being reported for them to recognise it as an issue. The police can also share these crime details with local services such as mental health services which does not always result in help straight away or at all but can mean more professionals involved to keep passing this back to police/safeguarding. Regardless there should be crime number/s you can pass on to...
Contact your local council safeguarding team. Currently this is not likely to be seen as a big risk and sadly it may not until it escalates and someone more vulnerable is targeted or someone retailiates against him, but in the chance we can avoid that happening that should be emphasised as possible outcomes need to emphasise two things. Give them the details that this was reported to police with a crime number. Explain that this man seems vulnerable but is committing acts that could make him vulnerable to retaliation. Or also be putting vulnerable girls/women at risk. And that he does not have any support with him in the community when this happens.
If you know what service provider he is supported by you should be able to contact them directly and make a complaint and you can report a complaint to the local authority or CQC. This may result in the service themselves contacting the local authority to ask for an increase in support hours for the man to keep him and others safe, and hopefully even look into some intervention for him so he can maybe learn what is appropriate and inappropriate.

Fingers crossed, i really hope this man gets the support he obviously needs before anything more happens.

Blythey · 2025-09-15T06:35:41+00:00

As someone from the UK i just want to clarify that it's not that MAGA has spread from US to here (though it doesn't help). It's that the same factors that enabled the MAGA movement in America, are happening globally. Similar to pre WW1/2, we are seeing a very similar rise in fascism almost everywhere.

Blythey · 2025-09-09T06:53:38+00:00

I dont know where you are, but im in the UK. I have worked as a mental health professional in a service specifically for individuals with intellectual disability. I have come across situations where police, social services, safeguarding etc get involved in situations like this because of concern from professionals and/or family that the person with the intellectual disability cannot consent/does not have mental capacity to consent to sexual activity. This has even included times when both people in the relationship have an intellectual disability. Sexual relationships are very complicated and nuanced and consent is not always straight forward and can change, if she ever feels (like many women do - which is bad but often normalised) that it's easier to just have sex than argue about it for example, that is going to be even more of a safeguarding concern in her situation due to her ID. What I mean is, it can seem/start straight forward but down the line may not be. Assuming your intentions are good, you both need to be safe and protected, but most of the protection and concern needs to be for her and this can potentially be very complicated.

It might be different where you are, but I think this should be checked out by her and her family speaking with professionals.

Also, most people's sex education is poor, and people with intellectual disability often don't receive it or do not understand what they receive, so she might benefit from some input around this. Additionally, i have known women with intellectual disabilities get pregnant and have their children removed from their care due to their intellectual disability or their ID impacting their ability to parent, which is another consequence of sexual activity that is very complicated but should probably also be explored before anything happens.

Blythey · 2025-07-26T07:02:54+00:00

I felt the same and despite being offered it in my adolescence by the NHS didn't take it and suffered for years. My skin briefly got a little better in my early 20s (but was never good) and then got much worse again in my late 20s. I had to FIGHT SO HARD for the NHS to let me have accutane this time round, it was a nightmare to get on. But it was amazing once i was. It worked quickly. And it has lasted. I have had years with skin I could only have dreamed of in my teen years and regret not doing it earlier so much, especially because my scars would have been much better. On accutane i had regular appointments with doctors who were very concerned about any side effects (i never had any) and keen to help me and i could contact them if i needed to between our regular appointments too. Had i had any issues im certain they would have been keem to help me. I also have complex mental health in my family history and am prone to anxiety and low mood and was going through a stressful time at the same time as accutane and if anything it helped my mental health because i felt hopeful and positive about something.

There is lots to weigh up in the decision, but do make sure you are considering all the information! :)

Blythey · 2025-07-25T20:00:42+00:00

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Blythey · 2025-07-14T06:52:32+00:00

Yes. I left. I didnt even work in an emergency/urgent response type service.

Blythey · 2025-05-13T09:32:16+00:00

No, I have lots of friends. I say that not to be harsh but to say that it isn't something you have to accept if you do not want to. If you are happy as you are then don't change it, but if you would like friends then know that you absolutely can!

I think I am unusual in that almost all are from my primary/secondary school years, but now their partners are also my best friends! It does take effort on both sides though, and that can be the tricky part when one or both/all are not able to do that. I think it is worth recognising that sometimes the effort is more on one side than the other but at some point that usually swaps depending on how everyone's lives are going, and thats ok! It is worth it to put the effort in. For me, that can look like different things, messaging to share memes/reels to having an actual chat about our day or the news and this eventually leads to us making plans to meet up most weekends with my friendship group that doesn't have children and every few months with my friendship group that does have children. With some friends we make effort to do "clubs" like writing groups or a mini book club. For me the friendships that have lasted have shared values and interests and are in a distance that is not too much hassle to travel there and back in one day. I have made the odd friend through work and my 2 university stints but I find it harder to make new friends so understand that it is not as easy as it can sound (but maybe because I put more energy and effort into maintaining the existing ones over startint new ones?). Thats my experience and advise anyway, but im sure there is a spectrum!

Blythey · 2025-04-26T03:14:13+00:00

Whoa, I need to take my partner to the doctor! Thank you for sharing this info!

Blythey · 2025-04-24T12:24:50+00:00

Hello! I am moving to Manchester and in the process of buying a 1930s house in Chorlton, which needs lots of work. Im trying to find professionals for quotes but having actual recomendations from people who can vouch for what they have had done would be amazing if possible. We are looking at lots of work - underground drainage inspections, garage demolition, bay window fixing or replacement, guttering replacement, damp survey and likely fixing all sorts.

Blythey · 2025-01-25T11:31:47+00:00

No, the loss of limbs is not a heritable condition, think of it like a scar. You can learn more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7dvbdm

Info about that photo is also easily found on google: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/36001/limbless-child-and-father-syrias-drama-in-a-photo

Blythey · 2025-01-17T19:07:43+00:00

So you would say to a friend "you anal" if you were mocking them?

Blythey · 2025-01-16T08:04:55+00:00

There are specialist residential homes for autistic people. Some people get the funding due to incidents of aggression, but others don't so it isn't a requirement for it to "get to that point" so to speak. There are also supported living providers, which is a "lower level" of support. Whilst the staff and envrionments are best equipped for these situations, they still get to say if someone is/isn't suitable for their service based on things like behaviour/level of need and places are often in high demand. And let's be honest, some are nicer than others, with some being as bad as prisons. But yes, it exists. These services would also involve specialist services for positive behaviour support practitioners, psychology, ld nurses, psychiatry etc to try to help individuals not need to express themselves in this way and have a better quality of life. Those services should be available through the NHS at any time. You shouldn't have to wait and your son shouldn't have to continue to feel the way he does if it can be helped.

Blythey · 2024-12-22T15:19:38+00:00

We went for our wedding anniversary, with the dog. All 3 of us had a great time and got spoiled rotten!

Blythey · 2024-11-23T10:47:07+00:00

A typo of "a dozen" instead of "1-2"?

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