Window Saga

Hello Everyone - I hope you are all doing well and if not I wish you a speedy recovery, remember it is okay to have an off day also. 

I'm back to write about how I feel about the privacy film on my window. First of all I've kepted the film on and I have no plans to remove the film. I did look up dual reflective film, that works both day and night for you to see out and those outdoors can not see in, the price as put me off. 

The local birds that was flying at my window have learnt not to for obvious reasons and the newcomers learn very quickly not too.  I'm getting to see these birds up close to which I'm loving. They must be confused one minute there was a window and they could see me and now not. 

I have got use to the night time look of the film, I've learnt I can still see our sister the moon at night I'm happy about that and I don't need to wait long till (at the moment) outdoors starts to become light. Also when I dim my light in my room when I'm preparing for bed, I can some times still see out. But I mainly have my curtains shut.

The plus's of the film is obviously during the day no one can see in, the sun isn't so bright - its still bright but I can now sit on my bed with my blind up without much of an issue. The one thing I'm amazed about is now how dark my room is at night.

I've still not come across my blackout curtains, but I will in time. 

Pay day as been and gone, other things have been more important to pay for, maybe next month I'll get and do the blind.

Thank you for stopping by - until next time. 

I'm a Migraine Suffer.

Hello Everyone - I hope you are all well and if not I wish you a speedy recovery.

This post is a personal one for me, I have wanted to write this in a long time. But didn't feel like the timing was right. But now I'm ready, to share my journey.  

In my 20's I was diagnosed with migraines. I had to cut out most things like, Sugar, Chocolate, Coffee/tea, pasta and the list went on. Then little by little I started to reinduced the things I cut out of my diet. To see what my triggers are for these migraines.  Turns out none of the things I cut out was and still not my triggers. My triggers are not regular meals, or lack of food - so fasting can be an issue for me. Also not enough fluids, stress and lack of sleep also can triggers them, lastly the weather, storms and the summer.  

I use to take paracetamol and then live in a dark room for up to a week and beyond. Then the doctor prescribed me Zomig. This drug only made things worse for me, I use to pass out. Then I was advised to stop taking the drug due to how I was having side effects. 

I now take Sumatriptan has and when I get the first sign of an attack. I now know my warning signs and sometimes I don't get a warnings, the attack just hits - that's not fun.

One thing a migraine suffer needs is a dark room to recover from the attack, only trouble is my room hasn't been so dark. Over the years I've used different ways to block out the sun light from my bedroom, eye masks and my main one was springy pole and an old duvet or sheet up at my window to block out the light. The old sheet and a pole actually worked.

Then this year (2025) I noticed while looking up from outdoor in my garden. The venetian blind I have up at my window has gone wavey. I have tried to straighten the slats by pulling my blind all the way up and let mother nature heat them up and straighten out. My aunt suggested I use a hairdryer to heat them up, but I don't owned one. Then last week the slats started to break. So on my next payday I'm going to get an replacement blind, I really would like one that is purple or a bright pink, but that can be further in the future.  I also have blackout curtains to put up, when I find them. I'm sorting out the house for personal reasons. 

I've been looking into ways to reduce UV and Anti - glare from the sun light. That when I remember two of my neighbours have privacy film on their downstairs windows.

So after some research I learnt how the privacy film helps with both the UV rays and the anti - glare from the sun light and can help with migraine suffers. I should say the privacy (part) only works during the day, at night you are advised to shut your curtains when you have your lights on. Which further down you will see I forgot. 

Recently I bought some of the film from amazon and on the 22nd of May I installed the film. I was really happy and very proud of myself. Then night came and it hit me why the privacy  film is one way. I really freak out, that much so I nearly took the film off, I don't do well in enclosed spaces so I felt I was boxed in. 

At the moment while I am working on this post the film is still on my window. The film definitely cuts the UV rays and heat from the sun, and during the day you can definitely see out. But for me I love to be able to see out at night also, I want to be able to see the stars or the full moon and I love watching the rain and on the very rare occasion snow. Lastly I have noticed the local birds keep trying to fly at my window, so I think at some point I will have to take the top piece off so the wildlife know not to try. 

I will have to look into privacy for both day/night but be able to see through also, I'm told it exist, I hope so! 

The first picture below is during me installing the film, you can see the top panel of my window has the film on and the bottom panel not. Next picture with my white bunny statue in you can see at night how the privacy film flips over to you cant see out but obviously anyone outdoors can see in. Then below that picture is from outdoor looking up to my room, you can see why some of the birds like to fly at my window. The last picture I love so much I can now watch the local birds and these two its a Awww, moment.    

I'm unable to do a direct picture out of my window during the day due to the privacy of my neighbour over the back. I live in a back to back house with a little yard aka my garden. 

I will do a follow up on what I will call the Window saga in the coming days.

Thank you for stopping by - Until next time

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Migraine Trust

NHS - migraine

The ReVamp (Part ")

Since my last post back in November I have been a rather Busybee.. Laugh out loud!!!

So back in October, I wrote about how I had started doing the landing and hallway... I had been painting it in between work.

Then December came and I knew that month I was going to be so busy, so I stopped. Don't worry I was by the stairs at that point so it did not look to messy. About the last week in January I started painting again, up the stairs along the landing. The only things that it needs is new carpet (which I'm not sure when that will be) and those gorgeous black frames.

After that I started in my brothers room, he wanted his room to be light and refreshing. Instead of the main red wall and three cream walls... He wanted all to be cream!

So now its February this week that just gone I had off. One thing for sure normally when I have a week off work, the things I have plan to do never happens. But I was not going to let that happen no way hose hey. I had decided to FINALLY get my room done... Oh my goodness I can not believe how much new rubbish (stuff) I have..  I seriously did not know how much craft stuff I have. But that's for another blog.

Once I had removed the stuff from my room I started painting. My room was the same colour as the landing that lilac. Plus my main wall was and is pink. I have gone white too, I do have a small bit left to do behind my television and wardrobe. Which I think I will do some time this week if I feel up to it that is....

Getting sorted before Christmas!

I think I have said before - where the hell as this year gone too? I really don't believe it's like less than five weeks to go. I have not even started, but that's for another blog! 

So this time of year like every one else I am normally thinking about or have started sorting the living room out for the tree(s) to go up.

The last couple of years I have had a craft cupboard down in the living room! 

I know it looks a tad messy.  Also yes there is a Blue Snail on top he's called Luke.. 

Those couple of years I have been moving my craft cupboard upstairs in to my room until the décos are down! #SadTimes

This year is just the same as last. But first I needed to get a move on with sorting out the tubs in the cupboard, before moving it upstairs.

I am not like most crafters any more. I use to keep every single piece of paper.  I now sort out every couple of months and get rid of the un wanted paper.

Now I have sorted my cupboard out. It is now up stair's, I would take a picture but I have pressys on top that are waiting to be wrapped! 

The Re-Vamp

I have come to a nature stop with the decluttering... So now I am turning my attention to revamping the house.. I mean give it a lick of paint fresh it up. Put life back into this place... 

I know its going to be a long and slow revamp... That's not going to be done in a flash... But I will get there, I know!!! 

The first part - The hallway and landing!

When we first moved in over ten years ago. The walls in the hallway and landing was a weird colour combo bottom part a weird mix pink and the top was blue... So the first week we painted it lilac...

So July time this year I wanted to start redecorating... Mum decided on the colour, which I agree with...

She decided WHITE! I'm in the middle paint the hallway and landing white..... I'm going to re frame the pictures in black frames!

I will write soon how I get on....

Been A While

I know it's been a while since I last wrote anything.  My little plan did not go to plan. . . . I think I just got on with it.

I have now stopped, just having a rest before the next bit - which is the loft!  Which I am kind of not looking forward too.. But on the other hand I'm looking forward to it! I think you will get what I'm getting at! 

While I was decluttering I sent car after car load of stuff for the charity shop. Tell you the true I can not tell you how many car loads I took... But I felt like at one point I was living there.. The two charity shops I pick was Sue Ryder and Weldmar...

This is just one of the car loads!

I didn't just live at my local charity shops, I also lived at my local recycling centre. With box's after box's of paper and card and other recyclable items. 

The picture above is just some of the box's I took.

Please bare with me now as I'm not sure when I will start the next bit this year! I might do some more in the house before going up in the loft, who knows we'll see what happens..

Just Before Christmas Sort Out

 Why originally did I start this blog. Well you see the is I have trouble with letting go of things, so I gathered a lot, hoarding a lot from my past and it's time to let go. Time to declutter which I know is going to be the hardest part.

I'm  going to try and use my grandmothers philosophy 'if you don't use it in 12months, out it goes'.

Oh gosh what have I started?

My plan is each day I do some decluttering I will write about. I hope I won't bore you all to death!


16/01/2014

My first decluttering session happen just before Christmas, two week before!

I actually found it quite easy to get rid of things. The things I was mainly getting rid of was paper and card board, the things I guess I've collected because I have thought I would use - maybe one day you never know if you may need it. My grandfather was like this but his obsession was with wood, sadly I never got to meet him. 

I also found I had some bits for the local charity shop, which I was naughty and held onto the items until after Christmas.  Also I took thirteen bag's (yep I know it seems a lot thirteen) went up to the local recycling....

Aren't people are weird! Don't mean it in a bad way, but I found while I was up the recycling place.. People just looked and stared or watch! Maybe they are just very sad and have no life!

Anyway enough about that for now...