… the answer is MORE POWER! heh heh heh…
Yep, I now have a new iron. TWENTYFOURHUNDRED WATTS, baby! *makes appropriate Tim the Toolman grunting noises*
Only problem is – without water in it, it’s wayyyyyy lighter than I’m used to. I will adapt. Toowoomba water is so hard that irons just get scaled up and spit rusty spots (and I’ve tried to remember to use distilled water but – sheesh! I’m just not that dedicated.) Hopefully by keeping this one as a dry iron it will at least last its warranty period…
(For those wondering how you iron without water in the iron: spray bottle set to mist, and pressing cloths. For my birthday I lashed out on a whole metre of silk organza – half of which will now be a pressing cloth.)
No one had an iron without steam holes. NO ONE!! But at least I was able to buy one without the annoying auto shut off beep beep beep beep ARRRGHGHHH!
And – something I’ve been wanting for ages also: a 
hair iron! A wet-to-dry hair straightener – because sometimes I HATE my wavy hair. Straight hair always looks glossier and more elegant.
And – I went to Gardams. Hanging on the line right now I have some brown batiste (for lining a top) and some absolutely un-crushable brown jersey (for this dress.) Oh, and a metre and a half of the brown wool stuff for the bias skirt – I didn’t buy enough, and today I got the very last of the bolt – phew!
I can’t find brown shoes anywhere, though – dammit! Guess I’ll just have to wear black and try not to be self conscious about it.
AND I went to the physio – I’m doing really well with fixing the urinary incontinence thang. You remember all those times your mother told you to “Stand up straight and hold your tummy in!” (well, mine did, anyway) – turns out she was so, so right. You now have permission to poke me with a sharp stick if you see me slouching. But my muscles are learning what they’re meant to do, so yay me! I have new exercises to do to help strengthen my back muscles, which should also help with the hip/back pain.
Nearly time for Grand Designs: more later.
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