We’re all wired up. We’ve been walking around the house flicking light switches and giggling. It’s the small pleasures…
We can now make a cup of tea in our new kitchen without having to traipse up and down the stairs. We would be christening the induction hob this evening but y’know, it’s been a long week, and we’re tired – it’s take-out tonight. Will keep you posted.
Of course we installed only energy efficent lightbulbs. It’s been interesting to see how dramatically they’ve come down in price. When we bought our first one, about 12 years ago, it cost nearly a tenner. It’s still going strong – we’ve brought it with us through four house moves (well, at that price it’s an investment piece). Recently, we thought we were doing well with Morrisson’s selling four Phillip’s bulbs for £1. Then Tesco had an offer on their own-brand eco bulbs – 5 for 40p! Then our electricity supplier sent us a couple in the post – for nowt.
It’ll be interesting to see if our electricity usage will go up now that we have power in both halves of the house. We’ll be keeping a close eye on our energy monitor. But tonight, we’re just happy we don’t have to pee in the dark anymore : )
