Everyday tips that everyone should know
Every Saturday, for many years now, I treat myself a looooong soak in a bubble bath. It’s my carrot that keeps me going to the end of each week. For me, the essentials for a luxuriously satisfying bath are: Lots … Continued
When most people open a powdered drink tin, they leave a jagged edge on the foil. Apart from looking a little unsightly, it can present a real risk of injury. But decades ago I found a quick, easy and effective … Continued
Saw this pet-hate practice at the AirBnB we were just at; placing upside down cups in your kitchen cupboard. This falls squarely into that category of ‘everybody else does it so I’m just going to do it too.’ But it … Continued
If you ask most people their ‘secret hack’ to dry out wet shoes they’ll probably trot out the time-honoured way handed down from their Mum: newspaper. This method is so entrenched in the communal psyche that it’s just blindly carried … Continued
Ask any pedestrian in Sydney’s CBD whether they think cyclists are ‘alert and considerate’ and I’m guessing the response will take on tones of sarcasm, coloured with brisk cynical laughter. But, of the two conflicting parties, I put it that … Continued
One of the key reasons I’m always looking for ways to make daily humdrum chores more quick, easy and effective is because I’m inherently lazy. I don’t wanna spend any more time and energy than necessary doing stuff, especially if … Continued
A technique to solve a messy problem which, unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of opportunity to refine. Let me Dadsplain with a grisly anecdote… When I was… 5, I think… anyway, thereabouts – I had an ‘incident’ which I’ve related … Continued
I’ve just read with interest in the Sydney Morning Herald, Elizabeth Farrelly’s opinion piece on the new book; The Ethical Omnivore. Anyway, it reminded me of the time I saw a poster in town that read: Mum, why is it … Continued
Toilet paper is an old pot-boiler for the opinionated Dad. But, of course, it got topical again in early 2020 when everyone decided their own ablution needs trumped everyone else’s igniting a panic hoarding frenzy. If I’m talking right now … Continued
When I was 11 or so some friends of someone I guess I was related to showed up with Aunt so & so and camped out with us. [this is when we were part of Fiji’s international airport staff community] … Continued
