Saturday, January 5, 2013

My recycling debut in 2013

Hello 2013! 
My first post in this new year has nothing fancy at all, but I`d like to show you about our domestic holiday (if there`s such a thing). Other than some grocery trips or occasional shopping at the city, this holiday we have no adventurous trip, which certainly means no outdoor photographing either. But I`m not about to complain here as I can actually make use of the long holiday to rest after the hectic weeks last month and to prepare myself for a job interview next week (crossing all my fingers here). My husband is also facing his busy weeks preparing for his Master`s defense this month. So, things like sitting in front of our computers, typing, reading, sighing, drinking coffee, or asking him "how do you say this in Japanese?" like hundred times a day (obviously, this one is me) have mostly become our routines these days. 
Now, because the temperature in our room in winter is about 6 to 10 degrees Celcius, I need to figure out ways to keep me warm during my  "home office" routine. I have this cute little friend filled with hot water inside, a warm and fluffy pair of shoes, a heater under my table, and layers of sweaters wrapping me tight, so my feet and body have no complaints at all. 


There was only one big problem I had. My  hands seem to be left out in the open cold air and typing becomes a hard work since my fingers sometime get stiff when they`re too cold.  

I know that this isn`t like the innovation of the year because obviously you can buy this item easily everywhere. My husband even have his own with warmers inside connected by USB to the computer. But I`d like to share this one-step recycling work anyway because apparently, I`m not afraid in embarrassing myself with my lack of craftiness. 

So, the story is, I always lost gloves every, single, year, and it`s not like I`ve lost the whole pair, but always one of it. I ended up with many unpaired gloves only to finally tossing them away just because I couldn`t think of anything I wanted to do with them. But not this year, apparently. After finding out about his high-tech oh-so-warm gloves, I wanted ones too but I definitely don`t want  cables hanging around everything. So I did some digging in my closet and (so far) I found two unpaired gloves. So I just cut the tips open and yaaay, now I have my "typing gloves"!

I needed to make sure if I could type with it well, and hey, it works great! My hands are warm and my fingers can work on the keyboard just fine! My fingers can even flip open the book pages without problems. Just wonderful. How come I didn`t come up with this stuff years before???

Naturally, I want both hands to be warm, so I cut open the other glove that I found. But, I prefer the first one than this one. Because the second glove is much thicker and bulkier, typing with it isn`t effortless and it feels a little heavy on the hand.

Now who cares if you wear unpaired gloves at home? Certainly not me ;)

If you`re thinking to make use of your old gloves for working at home too, start from the the thinner ones first and see how you like them. Needless to say, sewing the tips around would be the right thing to do (which I don`t, oops) so they don`t stray away and wander into your coffee :p

Stay warm, my friends!

p.s. The cup is not for an ad, but it happens to be my favorite coffee cup ;)

12 comments:

  1. This is a nice idea. Would love to see what you are cooking/baking this year

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    1. Hello Purabi Naha, thanks! Let`s see what I`ll come up with later ;)

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  2. Good luck with your interview! I love your warming ideas, but does it mean that Japanese houses still don't have a proper heating system? There is no ideal country on the earth I guess...

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    1. Thanks, Sissi! I just got back from the interview and now am nervously waiting for the result.
      Sorry for confusing you with my post. The proper heating system is certainly a common part in most Japanese houses, only not in ours :p We just chose to pay the cheaper rent and use electric blanket and small heaters instead.

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  3. Nice trick. I gotta give that a try. I have quite a few old gloves that I don't use any more. :) Happy New Year to you. Wish you and your family a blessed and prosperous 2013! I look forward to reading your posts.

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    1. Hi Amy, thanks for visiting! Happy New Year and happy recycling too! :)

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  4. Good luck with the job interviews. When ru moving to Shizuoka?

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    1. Thanks and good luck with your thesis too!
      Still haven`t decided the schedule, but probably around March 25 after his graduation.

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    2. The first thing is that a warmer for your feet?

      Hope you check my blog out! ^^

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    3. Hi NyNy, I usually hug the hot-water bottle when I sleep or simply place it on my lap or feet when I sit watching TV or something.

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  5. 明けましておめでとう、Arudhi!日本の冬、しかも仙台は寒いよね・・・・。私も昔指先の出てる手袋持ってました。こちらはセントラルヒーティングだけど、日本は部屋一つ一つに暖房があるから、トイレに行く時なんて、寒くて凍えてた・・・・(横浜も寒い時は寒いっ!)。静岡にもうすぐ行くんですね。色々と大変そうですが、頑張って下さいね!!!今年もどうぞよろしく!

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    1. なみさん、ありがとうございます!この間静岡に行ってきましたが、向こうは仙台よりずっと暖かくて、雪もなくて、少しは心が安心になりました。次の冬はこういう手袋がいらなくなるかもしれないですね ;)

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