Be careful Relationnel! There is a rather scary difference in scale. Whatever you do, do not drop the fireplace on your foot!
Fraussie
November 8th, 2012 at 10:21 am
He laughed when I told him what you said! I must say I’m a bit anxious too and keep checking (discreetly I hope) on the methods he’s going to use for each step.
We have a coffee maker, and I find the coffee itself comes out very creamy on top: so I just add milk and microwave the mug for one minute. (I used to froth the milk, but not any more.) Everyone loves my method, even my fussy married-to-an-Italian-sister. I call it a 50/50.
I sympathise with your being cold when using a computer. I get freezing, cause I am hardly moving a muscle… except the fingers and eyeballs!
Fraussie
November 8th, 2012 at 10:24 am
I’m certainly going to try that method!
For the computer, I used to use WorkPace on my previous computer and haven’t put it on this one, which I am immediately going to do. It’s NZ software that makes you stop every hour and do exercises. When I use it, I don’t get nearly as many aches and pains from using the computer either. You can have a free trial.
I’ve got my little heater on today and the room’s much warmer!
I agree — 19C isn’t warm enough if you are seated for a long time. The thing is, it probably isn’t 19 at foot level. At the moment I’ve got 17 at knee height and 20 at head height. I’ve invested in legwarmers this year.
That coffee maker looks the business! We used to have one, but the London water gummed it up irretrievably and I never replaced it.
Best of luck to Relationnel with the fireplace works.
Maple Leaf
November 13th, 2012 at 11:15 am
I’m always cold when I work at the computer. I definitely don’t get up and move around enough. In the winter I drink a lot of hot tea and wrap my legs in a blanket. I wear a warm wool sweater and warm wool slippers (Giesswein – if you don’t have any, get some! They are the best!). I think our flat is kept at about 19 supposedly as well but I’ve found the office is more like 17-18 which is fine if you are moving about but very chilly when sitting for prolonged periods.
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Be careful Relationnel! There is a rather scary difference in scale. Whatever you do, do not drop the fireplace on your foot!
He laughed when I told him what you said! I must say I’m a bit anxious too and keep checking (discreetly I hope) on the methods he’s going to use for each step.
We have a coffee maker, and I find the coffee itself comes out very creamy on top: so I just add milk and microwave the mug for one minute. (I used to froth the milk, but not any more.) Everyone loves my method, even my fussy married-to-an-Italian-sister. I call it a 50/50.
I sympathise with your being cold when using a computer. I get freezing, cause I am hardly moving a muscle… except the fingers and eyeballs!
I’m certainly going to try that method!
For the computer, I used to use WorkPace on my previous computer and haven’t put it on this one, which I am immediately going to do. It’s NZ software that makes you stop every hour and do exercises. When I use it, I don’t get nearly as many aches and pains from using the computer either. You can have a free trial.
I’ve got my little heater on today and the room’s much warmer!
I agree — 19C isn’t warm enough if you are seated for a long time. The thing is, it probably isn’t 19 at foot level. At the moment I’ve got 17 at knee height and 20 at head height. I’ve invested in legwarmers this year.
That coffee maker looks the business! We used to have one, but the London water gummed it up irretrievably and I never replaced it.
Best of luck to Relationnel with the fireplace works.
I’m always cold when I work at the computer. I definitely don’t get up and move around enough. In the winter I drink a lot of hot tea and wrap my legs in a blanket. I wear a warm wool sweater and warm wool slippers (Giesswein – if you don’t have any, get some! They are the best!). I think our flat is kept at about 19 supposedly as well but I’ve found the office is more like 17-18 which is fine if you are moving about but very chilly when sitting for prolonged periods.
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