Water and light are two of my favorite topics. I go overboard on both of them. Or maybe not overboard… cuz I’ve lived without them and it’s not fun. 😉 One thing about living in a really small old house – tons of dark corners everywhere! Stashing the $1 small LED flashlites has become a very handy habit. I love tools kept at Point Of Use!!
For this Challenge I just grabbed my 3-ring binder. [my spiral notebooks just aren’t flexible enough for adding/moving pages] This binder is labeled: “Categories #1-12” —- #5 is LIGHT
So it was a good time to update. In there, I list description and then WHERE in this clutter, did I put it? 🙂 That needed updating.
@corsaire….Thank you! I immediately stuck one of those $1 small flashlights at our front and back doors. As I mentioned, there are multitudes of those bright little LED lites everywhere by now ….but it occurred to me that DH probably wouldn’t be able to FIND ANY OF THEM. Front/Back door….perfect! Next to the binoculars…etc.
That said, DH does have his good LED headlamp next to front door, on fireplace mantle. I have my everyday headlamp with my EDC stuff…ready to go out door for any of the chores. My “good” LED headlamp is in my Goin’-Into-Town BOB …which would also get tossed over the railing to go on ANY emergency EVAC.
Living Room…also has 3 Dietz oil lanterns. One large Jupiter outside version but it’s so big it would be used to heat inside for winter [with ventilation]. A small green one for indoor-outdoor. A hanging oil lamp with reflector for indoor. NONE have oil in them tho. In this arid climate, the oil evaporates into a nasty goo. So they would have to be filled if the outage would be long enough to warrant the effort. Oil kept in sealed bottles, in special storage box outside.
More candles …pillar, taper, in-jar…on fireplace mantle. Lighters kept there too.
$1 flashlights located near dark pantry shelves and on top of stove for also point of use. Oven light doesn’t work, for instance.
DH’s “room” has his stuff….so he has a good flashlite on his utility belt. [note to self…see if he has batteries]
Bedroom: One of those bright LED pull-lanterns. EZ , inexpensive, and lite-weight. [ Our elderlies had an outage …only a few hours of dark…but afterwards, they bought 2 of them for themselves and 1 for us. In return, I gave them the idea of the $1 LEDs and they now also have those EVERYwhere. “Elderly” and “walking-in-darkness”…NOT a good idea! ]
Bedroom also has two $1 lights in specific places within reach – even in dark. An older, pre-LED unfortunately, Excalibur Shakelight hangs handy too. [For what it’s worth dimly, after batteries run out?] Have candles on dresser and a couple boxes of candles stashed in the closet. I collected candles at thrift stores.
Nothing kept in bathroom but it’s so small you can easily reach out the door for the excellent LED spotlight. LOVE that thing! It’s re-charger cord is there too. It’s a rule: it MUST be returned to that exact spot when not in use!!!
Also within reach of bathroom…. 2 old, cheap, not-LED flashlights that I left ON and laying on the floor during our recent Electric Outage Challenge. Worked very well to light your feet. 1 for bathroom and 1 for bedroom. Got idea from our elderlies.
More candles are nearby that location …..and yes, I just put a cig liter next to them! One of those candles-in-a-jar would go into bathroom if the outage continued. Tiny room has only a bare sink with NO cabinet and only wire shelving elsewhere. Shower only, so not even space on tub rim. Small candle will ONLY fit next to the hot water faucet.
No-windows garage has two $1 lights for dark corners or power outage. Darkness is total in there.
Batteries…checked those after “Elect. Challenge” and have D’s and always more AAAs on shopping list. Have small solar battery charger but will only do a few at a time.
OldMtWoman …..#5 in my notebook is now updated! 🙂
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