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If you can't bear to look at yourself in the morning........

Postby Val G » Tue 29 Jan 2008 7:03 pm

.........because the bathroom light is TOO BRIGHT, I have a solution! I bought a dimmer light pull cord. It has revolutionised my mornings, as I like to have a bath before work and can now do so in the lovely, keratoconus friendly dimness. It can be quite romantic on an evening too. Just a suggestion !*?

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Re: If you can't bear to look at yourself in the morning........

Postby nicola jayne » Wed 30 Jan 2008 8:24 am

LOL :D
good idea !!.

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Re: If you can't bear to look at yourself in the morning........

Postby Andrew MacLean » Wed 30 Jan 2008 1:09 pm

Thanks for the tip!

Seriously, photophobia is a big problem for lots of us and anything that can help us get through the beginning of a day is very welcome.

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Re: If you can't bear to look at yourself in the morning........

Postby sweetieoftwo » Fri 01 Feb 2008 5:26 pm

Had to laugh at this one!!

In my old flat I had 'plane landing lights' going down the passage that led to the bathroom so I could get there in the night without having to put the light on. Looked like a landing strip, but worked really well as they were blue LED's which shone across a wooden laminate floor. In the bathroom I had 6 tea-lights in holders especially for the morning shower which I could light and gave enough light to see which didn't hurt my eyes. The bathroom itself had no window as a small internal room so this was a life-saver!

Having now moved, I have bought a Glade plug in light for the landing to get me to the bathroom without the dreaded bright landing light and in my bedroom I have lights underneath my furniture which glow across the floor...again saving me having to put any lights on in the night or in the morning when I am getting dressed etc.

Seriously, don't knock it til you try it...it works wonders!!


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