What's a modest home upgrade with a high return on quality of life?

[thecatumbrella]

Ugh. Sounds like fibro. , gently, lol.

This is what I was diagnosed with 15 years ago. It's not like the commercials would have you believe. PM me @ChickenChick46 (or anyone!) if you ever want to chat about it, or see if we have overlapping symptoms, etc.

Solar lights in the garden makes it handier to do work after dusk in the summer when it's been too hot to manage being outside.

Love this. It's also very cozy to come home at night with a lit up landscaping.

3. Ceiling fans. Every room you can install them in. Helps keep air circulating in the house, and sitting under one on a hot summer day is so so nice.

YES! This was going to be one of my next suggestions.

9. A dishwasher. I don't care what it costs, it's worth it. Get one. Stop handwashing everything (some things still need to be handwashed, I know). Unless you are happiest with hands covered in palmolive, your quality of life will instantly improve the second you hit the start button on your first load.

Also a hard agree. We use our dishwasher every day. It uses less water than if we hand-washed our dishes. It's amazing.

 

[azurbanclucker]

His/Hers sinks in the bathroom. Or whatever your partnership is. This is one way to improve the life of you and your partner and reduce stress levels between you. Sharing a sink with someone is the WORST. Get separate sinks. If you can swing it, separate them by the tub/shower space so your partner can't overrun you on the shared countertop too.

 

[ChickenChick46]

This is what I was diagnosed with 15 years ago. It's not like the commercials would have you believe. PM me @ChickenChick46 (or anyone!) if you ever want to chat about it, or see if we have overlapping symptoms, etc.

Thank you so much! I may take you up on that. A battery of testing that I was sure would give me answers has gotten nowhere.

 

[ChickenChick46]

If it hasn't been used in a while please make sure you clean it out well before starting a fire.

Oh definitely. Whenever we choose a wood stove, we plan to have the pipe professionally installed and everything inspected and cleaned to ensure it's still safe.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Wow! Sounds awful! How you doing now?

I haven't had the hives since late last year. I still deal with a ton of joint and other musculoskeletal pain. In hot, humid weather like we have over the summer, I can get pretty short of breath. But in the cold, my hands and feet turn gray, ha! I was diagnosed with Raynaud's, but that doesn't account for most of the symptoms I was having.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When the humidity is high (hello, I'm in MO, it's always in the high 70's or above), my hands lock up like lobster claws. I used to be the pickle-jar opener. Now I can't open a soda bottle.

 

[thecatumbrella]

When the humidity is high (hello, I'm in MO, it's always in the high 70's or above), my hands lock up like lobster claws. I used to be the pickle-jar opener. Now I can't open a soda bottle.

Silicone trivets might help? Also, I'm adding silicone trivets to my QOL list. Love those things!

 

[The Moonshiner]

His/Hers sinks in the bathroom. Or whatever your partnership is. This is one way to improve the life of you and your partner and reduce stress levels between you. Sharing a sink with someone is the WORST. Get separate sinks. If you can swing it, separate them by the tub/shower space so your partner can't overrun you on the shared countertop too.

How about his/hers toilets?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Silicone trivets might help? Also, I'm adding silicone trivets to my QOL list. Love those things!

Even with those, I can't.

How about his/hers toilets?

Better still, his/ hers bathrooms!

 

[thecatumbrella]

How about his/hers toilets?

This is a very real thing in our house. I'm not sharing with that guy!