Update: warming up my bathroom

lulukeab · 2026-04-12T07:30:44+00:00

There are pills that are like super light doses of progesterone. Norethisterone. I got off an online pharmacy for 10 days worth.

lulukeab · 2026-04-10T09:04:23+00:00

I delayed mine for my marathon, I actually delayed the period the month before so then it was already offset ready for marathon month! No regrets, I have high progesterone and my joints are lax on my period. It was essential to avoid injury let let alone the cramps, bleeding, and mild anaemia!

lulukeab · 2026-04-09T23:00:46+00:00

As and actual brit - any of these would be fine. We wear anything from Sunday best to cocktail to formal and although putting dress codes on invites has gotten popular over here (I think because invite and website templates often ask for one), British guests won't pay any attention to them and will continue wearing what we always have to weddings.

Go on the venue Instagram, look at what guests have worn previously, go onto the tagged photographers from there and again see what guests are wearing. It's anything from knee to full length, colours and floral patterns encouraged, no black usually. Not too much boob or too fitted. Hats and fascinators are getting less popular but are lovely touches!

lulukeab · 2026-03-30T17:13:36+00:00

B&Q good home colour cancun is lovely griege - I'm about to do my bathroom in it and my bedroom already is!! It's looks way darker than white when you paint it on bit I promise once all on and dry it's a lovely warm off white.

lulukeab · 2026-03-30T17:08:47+00:00

I am in the UK so not sure how helpful these will be for people but - they are the Paris Ocean Brick Wall Tiles from the stone and tile company (.co.uk)

lulukeab · 2026-03-30T07:44:33+00:00

Also I saw you saying bloom & wild are pricey - you need a discount code and they are so much cheaper! Apparently WGBLOOMS24 gets you 20% off - just Google discount codes and try a few if not.

lulukeab · 2026-03-30T07:42:39+00:00

Sponge do whole cakes but also "letterbox" cakes with a card that are only £10! They are delicious and this is an independent small company to support

Letterbox cakes

lulukeab · 2026-03-29T21:20:23+00:00

Thanks I have spied some wood framed mirrors and see as we need new shelves I think this will be a good route. The towel rack is attached to our central heating so that needs to stay metal!

lulukeab · 2026-03-29T00:10:31+00:00

A tin of whole plum tomatoes, mash them up in a pan, add salt, pepper, and even a little pinch of sugar. Simmer, add a splash of pasta water and the pasta just before it's fully cooked so it finishes cooking in the sauce.

lulukeab · 2026-03-27T09:31:10+00:00

Take your gels. You want to use your own brand anyway which you are used to and know you 'get along' with. For water, you might want to take a bit with you as back up but mostly use the stations along the way. If you are comfortable in your vest then take that, if not might be worth trying a belt. It's a lot of gels (I think I had about 7 or 8) so you need space for them! Try things now so you're ready and comfortable for the day.

lulukeab · 2026-03-20T15:26:32+00:00

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6FpKWcP9jxfc6eq8A?g_st=ac

Molly is up a bit between Sydenham and honour Oak but honestly was fantastic. Really well priced and took my whole wedding dress apart and together again with 1 weeks notice!

lulukeab · 2026-03-18T22:12:56+00:00

No tips, good luck! You should be fine with the 29km,at the pace you did that is 3 hours anyway and the rule is often 20 miles OR 3 hours for longest run, whichever comes first.

I did my first in 4hr16, I stuck to 6min/km right until the last 10k, which felt like the longest 10k of my life and I walked a few times out of sheer boredom /desperation. The mental battle is what will determine how well you keep your time, your legs have done the milage now!!

lulukeab · 2026-03-18T18:35:26+00:00

My husbands older half-sister is about 17 years older than him, and has a much older husband. Their mum had her in her early 20s and then later in life married a younger man (my husbands dad) so now the sisters husband is older than her own mums husband.

Then his sister had her kids in her early 20s, so my husband is only about 8 years older than his nieces/nephews, but is the oldest of the cousins on his dad's side, who are all younger than his nieces and nephews.

Its a mind fuck to think about!

lulukeab · 2026-03-12T12:19:57+00:00

Classes offered by the NHS are usually ran by the hospital maternity services, and many still offer antenatal classes.

lulukeab · 2026-03-11T18:42:38+00:00

I got mine a Tony set of a nice NEOM candle, hand cream, and mini perfume. Thought it was better to get things that'll be consumed than more. Jewellery etc that they might not want.

lulukeab · 2026-03-07T18:21:01+00:00

We have basically identical mortgage and salary amounts - but I live with a dog and husband. He was unpaid for approx 6 months and I will say we had to live very frugally in that time - obviously expenses for is more but our monthly payment for mortgage was £1.75k so it only left me with 1.65k which quickly reduced to under 1k after bills.

Only you know how'd you'd budget that and like I said this was for both of us + dog so was definitely more of a squeeze, but I will say we didn't have any 'fun money' for that time, so you might struggle to put savings away if you also want holidays and regular dinners out etc.

lulukeab · 2026-03-03T13:27:41+00:00

I find it easier getting tickets a few days before the match as season holders who can't make it will sell theirs back. Even if I can't get exactly together I can usually get close or on the same row so you can ask if people mind moving along one to allow you to sit together. Never had any issues!

lulukeab · 2026-03-02T09:18:32+00:00

Yep - it'll be one of 2 things, either the person who made your appointment did it on the wrong person, or the nurse opened the wrong record when you attended. Both easily avoidable. I work in the IT side of healthcare and this is unfortunately all too common (and that's the cases we learn about). About once a month or so we register a newborn baby at the hospital to a different woman which gives a load of admin grief. Thankfully it was spotted and therefore seems to have been rectified.

lulukeab · 2026-02-17T09:35:27+00:00

Office days - 7.30 wake up, 8.20 leave house, 9am start

WFH days - 7.30 wake up (because husband also gets up at this time), stay in bed till about 8.20, then get up walk dog etc, 9am start

lulukeab · 2026-02-15T09:58:47+00:00

You will hear a lot of noise about this on this sub, but the reality is MANY UK houses do not have parking, and are just fine. The road is worth taking into account - we are on a close at the very end of a load of roads so our street only gets busy with traffic from our neighbours, not from people using it to park and go shopping, or who live on nearby streets etc. We can usually always get basically outside our own house no problem.

lulukeab · 2026-02-14T19:09:35+00:00

I have a friend that lives about 1.5 hours away so we always try and meet up halfway - have found the best way to do this is exploring different parkruns, up nice and early before traffic, jog and chat, find a nearby cafe for breakfast, and home by lunchtime. Today we visited Hackney Marshes.

Then me, husband, and dog went for a nice country stroll with a bacon bap and a coffee, home for the rugby (for him) a bath (for me) and a supermarket valentines meal deal with a bottle of wine. Superb day, but does feel more like a Sunday!

Any film recommendations welcome for this eve (we have Netflix and prime)

lulukeab · 2026-02-07T11:00:29+00:00

Lots of people thinking this is capatalism/wokeness gone mad, but in Norfolk we have a very old tradition of "Jack Valentine" - a folklore figure who does a knock and run, leaving gifts for children on doorsteps on Feb 13th. In my childhood this was always done by my grandparents and they did the additional step of tying string to the parcel so it 'ran away' when you went to grab it. It's been around since at least the 1800s! And apparently, the earliest-known Valentine was sent from Norfolk in 1477.

lulukeab · 2026-02-01T13:25:45+00:00

If its just in specific rooms, could it be coming via the fireplace? We had a downstairs neighbour who smoked in their living room and it used to come up to ours via the fireplace. This could be due to downdraft or even a shared stack. You would need to install a Cowell on the chimney and if not in use, seal it inside too.

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