Have you had a guest come to stay who needs to charge their phone? Have you ever lost your charger? How about going on holiday – how much do you hate packing up all the different chargers you need? And all the sockets that are used up by charging devices, not to mention the wires – does that ever drive you crazy? These are the problems Powermat aims to solve. It won’t make you completely wire-free, because Powermat itself does need to be plugged in, but it could make your life a lot more organised. Powermat also uses an intelligent system to charge, meaning as soon as the battery is full, the Powermat stops using energy, which is great for both the environment and gadget’s battery life.

My own “aha! Moment” came when we dug out E’s old phone for me to use as a spare, and we have no idea where the charger is. It’s not a problem because we’ve got the Powermat. Short of getting manufacturers to all agree to make devices with the same plug (something Apple will never do) Powermat is the best solution I’ve seen to the problem.

Here’s a link to some videos that show you how it works and where to buy.

During the event you’ll receive 25% off any purchase plus there will be complementary wine and Spanish tapas served and a live Spanish guitarist until 8:00 p.m.

As lovely an invitation as this is, it is making me SO ANGRY at myself because just two weeks ago we bought floor lamps for our flat. They weren’t all that expensive in the grand scheme of things, but Habitat had just raised their prices. So the floor lamps, which had been on sale for 20% off two weeks before we bought them, were not only not on sale but they were priced HIGHER than before – £27 for the shade and base vs £20 previously and £16 on sale. I was already annoyed with myself for not buying them when they were on sale but now I’m REALLY annoyed because I’ve chucked out the receipt so now that there is another sale, I can’t buy them again and return them with the original receipt (which I guess is kind of a scam but I think alls fair when it comes to overpriced homegoods).

If you can’t make it to Richmond tonight you can still save 20% until the end of the month throughout the store or online with voucher code S1CVE. *bangs head against wall*

The lesson here, everyone, is to save your receipts. Obviously. God.

Anyway, here is the lamp (crap photo is due to my poor Paint skills). It’s the Suryo floor lamp base in Silver + Tipp small shade in Beetroot Purple. They tie our blue sofas together with my homemade pillows sewn with Jay McCarroll’s Habitat collection (no relation). Now if only I can do something about the drapes…

If you’re going to the Spanish party at Habitat in Richmond tonight, maybe I’ll see you there!

Betty Crocker and Tefal are joining forces for a special promo at John Lewis and are giving away a year’s supply (24 boxes) of Betty Crocker baking mix with every purchase from Tefal’s Airbake range. The offer is available on purchases made by 1 December while stocks last.

Here are your choices:

Receive Betty Crocker’s Devil’s Food Cake Mix when you buy AirBake round cake pan

Receive Betty Crocker’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix when you buy AirBake square cake pan

Receive Betty Crocker’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix when you buy AirBake cookie sheet (medium or large)

This is the nitty gritty:

Exclusive to John Lewis stores, just one purchase gets you a year’s supply (24 packs) of baking mix. Consumers wishing to redeem the offer fill out a form on a leaflet available in store and return it along with the barcode from the packaging and a copy of your receipt before 31st December 2010 to Tefal UK – Airbake Betty Crocker, 11-49 Station Road, Langley SL3 8DR.

It didn’t ask me how good I am about shutting off lights when I leave a room or tell me how bad it is to leave the telly on as background noise, but it is still quite enlightening.

While you’re there, you can check out the Tesco Greener Living eco house to learn money-saving green tips that could save you over £3,500! Plus one Greener Living member will also get the chance to win a Samsung 40-inch LED eco TV.

I’d quite like one of these for my good grips collection…

Or this to replace our cheap one that broke…

12MP Digital Camera each £89.99	Winter Bedding Plants per pack £2.69	Micro Freeview Receiver each £24.99
18V Cordless Drill each £19.99	Reciprocating Saw each £19.99	12 Piece Reciprocating Saw Blades each £4.99
Diamond Cutting Disc each £4.99	HSS Drill Bit Sets each £7.99	Panel Heater each £29.99
Baby Annabell Tender Kisses each £19.99	Building Blocks each £9.99	Hand Puppets each £2.99
Disney Sing-Along Padded Books each £2.99	4 Ever Kidz Doll each £4.99	Wooden Toys each £8.99
Chuggington Story Books each £1.99	The Things I Love About each £1.99	Wooden Peg Puzzle per pack £3.99
Squishy Sound Books each £3.99	Trio Concertina Indoor Airer each £13.99	Washing Machine Cleaner each £2.49
Sticky Stuff Remover each £2.29	Mystic Darkness Fabric Conditioner each £1.19	Tumble Dryer Sheets each 85p
Wooden Hangers per pack £4.99

Al