Butt frozen

Ehh… wonky sleep.

I put my knockoff oodie on ‘delicates’ but accidentally washed it on 30 degrees instead of cold. Oops. The fleece has popcorned very slightly but a quick brush with the knockoff tangle teezer when it’s dry should fluff it up again.

I also saw my hair is longer than I realised which explains things. I’ve gone back to using a drop of oil through the ends/lengths before washing and that helps a lot. I still haven’t had an opportunity for a cut

Ps: Annoyed about the egg limits/issues as I was going to pass a lot of egg recipes on. Being as they’re a cheap good source of protein, cheaper than meat

Look at those happy eyes. Mickey is ‘mirin

I have one of each. Long wool coats protect your bum and legs from the wind, but have to be drycleaned, brushed of hair or lint and protected against moths. Puffers are more practical and portable but cover less of you, and depending on filling may also have to be dry cleaned (in the case of down).

The trench coat I have is op shop and the puffer is Kmart so getting both came in well under budget.

If you really can’t choose you could start with a cheaper puffer to get an idea of it while you continue saving. Then if you don’t like it you can donate it and buy something more suitable

Edit: Also consider where you’d be wearing it most. Woolen coats are generally more formal and puffers more casual.

Thermals are also great to layer under clothing if they’re not a sensory issue for you

Edit 2: Also definitely consider adding scarf, gloves, woollen socks and maybe a beanie. They don’t have to be expensive or brand name, just having them helps a lot

Smart! I’m in a rental so might have to skip the pelmet though (I find even masking tape leaves sticky marks behind and the poor quality paint is fragile)

The knockoff oodie has arrived, and even the S-M is huge on me. I’m skulking around the house like an evil wizard but it is warm.

(Before the oodie was a thing I had been thinking about sewing a monk style house robe out of blanket fabric. I should have done it and run for the patent office, become rich!)

Oh, shower curtain rings are a good idea. (Then again they might require buttonhole bars for the hooks because I don’t want to cut holes.) Do you find any heat escapes out the top?

Poor Mickey! Melbcat is on grain free as well.

It’s not as good as a door but I’m using an old plush blanket on a small tension rod in the doorway, with one bottom corner slightly open so the cat can slip through. (The top edge is folded over and sewn with long backstitches for a really rough casing. Sturdy safety pins might also work depending on weight)

No, I’m Major Pain

Good thing you’re out of there, it does seem weird

It’s fricken cold

Deaths of despair and/or social murder! ☝️ (Due to Shit Life Syndrome)

And yeah… India has already been experiencing 50C heat waves

The fuzzy little one is under the doona with the electric blanket on. Now to make a hottie and see if I can wiggle in.

Edit: I bought the knockoff oodie a day or two ago

That does sound creepy. Maybe the metal of the latch shrunk in the cold, and you heard it fall open?

Maybe it could have been pushed shut with a broom if one was available. I’m not familiar with manholes. But definitely do what feels safest and stay in your room.

I better pull my plants in…

He was so happy to come inside and sleep on the bed. I had to give him back but still wonder if he’s doing ok

One cat really didn’t like being confined and would lash out (a neglected runaway I eventually got back to his owner - * the confinement was only gently herding him into a corner to dab on flea and worm treatment, nothing else was forced on him) but with patience he started to spoon with me over the covers on his own. He would allow me to pick him up.

If he’d crashed for longer than a few months I might have built enough trust for the cat tent

Mmm. I love how my brain is deciding to dwell on mortality. It really helps with everything.

/s

Lie on side - raise top arm and possibly knee to create cat tent with doona - she may go under and then you can possibly slowly lower the doona down over the lower half of her body.

It might be more effective with a heat source to tempt her in.

Maybe Melbcat is unusually cuddly for a cat though