The English Way

Ever since the "days of the Raj" the English way of dealing with pretty much anything has always been "Let's have a cup of tea". We here at "Chez Knox" are very much subscribers to that long standing tradition. So remembering that sleep at the moment tends to be a little broken, with times often where we are both awake at 2, 3, or 4am, and often we say "shall we have a cuppa?" which means coming downstairs and making tea. Not always a good idea when you're half asleep, and unsteady on your feet to be walking downstairs, and even less so trying to carry two cups of tea back up.

First inspired idea from Jen: Get a kettle!. Easily done, and about £7 in Tesco. Simples!

Of course then you still have to get milk etc upstairs but the real problem is if it stands too long it can go off. And of course if you take enough to make more than just the morning cuppa you might end up wasting milk, and still not getting the tea when you actually want it.

Insiration number 2: She goes online and buys a mini fridge! Perfect. So now the mini fridge and the kettle are in the spare bedroom, water supply in a large container, and milk in pint cartons in the fridge. Job done!

This fridge, which cost less than £30 even has a power lead that can run off a car power point so it can be taken on long journeys with cold drinks: Nice one wifey!