We have two kids and gross joint annual income of ca£200k excl bonuses. We both work full time. Husband says that he looks scruffy because it’s my choice not to iron his clothes and gets offended when I look scruffy and don’t make an effort. Willing to be downvoted here.
I know it sounds ridiculous but I would really welcome your thoughts on the debate in case I am missing something here.
Help! I'm in the lost generation of Henrietta's where makeup tutorials weren't a thing and I'm approaching 40 and I still don't know what I'm doing. Are there any products that you swear by that would work for a middle aged rookie?!
What are the best quality slippers that will last but that also look nice?
Any ideas for a really good dressing gown? Was gifted one for baby 1 and it was amazingly warm and cozy when I was up overnight in winter feeding baby. But also cheap, tacky and now disintegrating. So I want to treat myself to a replacement for baby 2 this winter.
I’d love something that is soft, cozy and really warm, so below knee length and with a hood.
But also not white (don’t want to see every single crumb spilt on it), is very washable without falling apart. And definitely not animal print… but also not just plain black?
Perhaps I should be looking for a unicorn robe…
I’m turning 40 over Christmas and haven’t organised anything - would quite like to just get away with the kids somewhere exciting. We’ve got up to 2 weeks leaving Boxing Day, kids are 6 and 8. Considering South Africa or Thailand but open to anything - any recommendations? Budget about £10-12k.
Curious to know anyone that owns property with good sized land in acres.
What's it like to live in a property with 3+ Acres of land? What are the pros and cons of living in size of property and land like that?
Meant for properties and land outside of London, may beyond the home counties as well.
My Admiral joint two car and home insurance policy needs renewing but just wondering if there are better companies. TBH I’ve never claimed and they might be fine but I was just wondering if people had preferred insurance companies they use.
Looking for any Henriettas who have used a service to help clear out and style a new wardrobe for a new mum whose wardrobe needs a refresh!
Has anyone got experience of a home service around London where they will come and go through an existing wardrobe (boxes full) and help get rid of those outfits that we know won't be worn again, help style new outfits / make suggestions and then also help organise the new wardrobe?
Thanks!
And also how are you keeping them that way?
Possibly the most HENRY post yet. Any recommendations for any ride on lawnmowers? This deluge of leaves is drowning my current manual set up.
Another first world problem!
We (she) have been buying White Company room sprays for ages and they smell lovely but they're not cheap and they're gone in about 20 minutes. So I've been looking at those waterless cold-air diffusers that hotels use and I'm getting nowhere.
We're in a four-storey townhouse so thought plug-in but ones like the Pura have horrible reviews.
The catch is I want one that's properly plugged into the mains, not one of the rechargeable ones as I can’t be bothered with plugging them back in every few days. I'd like to be able to use whatever oil I want rather than only something that works with that brand. Ideally something that doesn't look awful either.
I've looked at a fair few already but a lot of the reviews I can find say these things are generally pretty unreliable, so I'm a bit wary of just picking one off Amazon.
Has anyone got one they've lived with for a while and would actually recommend? Also open to oil suggestions if you've found a good one. We like warm, hotel lobby type smells, sandalwood, amber, that kind of thing.
Cheers
How do you all do that? Especially after having a child, the phones can’t really keep up and I’m not sure how sustainable it is to keep paying more and more for iCloud/ google photos etc, also to trust them.
On the other hand, hard disks are quite expensive investments and require maintenance- which I don’t trust myself as much either - and you bear the risk of hardware failure.