Not a quote but a thought by me, fridgesays.
Dishwasher is on, washing line is full and the sun is doing her thing, I’ve drank my matcha tea and I’ve dropped my child in a random field so he can play football for several hours, so I take a moment to call one of my closest friends.
Sadly her life is upside down with family health issues, she can’t commit to anything as hospital appointments and waiting by the telephone is her current reality. I get it, we’ve all been there. At the other end of the phone I feel helpless, but I want to be of use. I don’t want to say the wrong thing but I also don’t want to say nothing . Then my ADHD brain says ‘changing the subject, have to ever owned a debobbler?’ She giggles and we work out the grown up term is a ‘lint remover’…we unanimously decide the word ‘debobbler’ is far too beautiful in the mouth to say and my term remains. She tells me she hasn’t but she has thought about purchasing one in the past. I explain that I have a new jumpsuit and I’ve only worn it about three times, as I was on the phone I looked down and noticed that on the right hand side pocket area it’s bobbled, being the intelligent friend she points out it’s probably where I carry my bag, she’s right!…in order to save the jumpsuit a debobbler must be purchased.
The call ends and I purchase two. One for me and one for my friend. I can’t help with the medical chaos and my words are plasters on a seeping wound…but I can buy her a debobbler.
Amazon Prime helps and with next day delivery we have both received our products the following afternoon. Other rainforest brands are available. I opted for a 3 setting, USB, LED cute little number in white with a rose gold trim because life’s too short for black dull devices.
Below is a link to the product I purchased. It’s an affiliated link but at the moment (the times I am posting this article) it comes with a 21% discount (how random is 21?)
The downside to my new toy is you have to charge it which delays the joy. BUT at 10pm I take it off charge as I’m of to bed and decide I’m going to play with it first thing in the morning, except I’m me and I’m spontaneous by design and so I can resist grabbing the jumpsuit and giving it a go…my review which nobody asked for – it’s incredible, amazing and magical. It works a dream and is seriously satisfying to use.
By 11pm I’m on my bedroom floor with various objects from a crotchet toy Octopus my son has, a Fat Face winter jacket and some bedding…all magically returning to their bobble removed state. At this point my boyfriend has lost the will to live and is keeping out of my way. I am having fun. My new toy is bringing me joy, as a now experienced debobbler I can say it was worth it. Every family should have one. It’s late at night but I am happy, singing and humming as I debobble.
At around 8am my friend texts (she isn’t so spontaneous and has patience to wait until the next day) she sends me little videos of her debobbling a cushion…I can hear in her voice that she is pleased and her texts go on to say she’s telling her family about it, she may even take it to the hospital later to show everyone. I am so pleased to hear her voice sounds so cheerful.
At this point in the blog, I usually conclude with a paragraph that brings the moral of the waffle to some pivotal point. However, this mini moment in my life has a few…
- Debobbler is a great word and lint remover sounds surgical
- Finding fun and light relief in adult life is essential for our wellbeing, in your darkest moments make room for magic or buy a debobbler
- If you have financial capacity – share the joy with a friend, I’m already thinking about what I’m going to send her next…any ideas welcome in the comment box below
- Fun doesn’t have to be conventional, it doesn’t have to involve leaving the house. You can find moments of joy is the oddest of places…which remind me…
- The debobbler also comes with the satisfaction of having to remove the lint from the back of the blade. If you grew up in the 80s:90s when tumble dryers needed the lint removing then you’ll know that this is super satisfying!
Like I said, this isn’t a paid advertisement and my opinions are based on joy alone. In a world that is often difficult to navigate, please know that you don’t have to live with bobbles and sharing the joy often adds to the joy. Don’t stop having fun.
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