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Renovation: That Other ‘R’ Word

March 7, 2013 in Anecdotes, Home, Lifestyle

Some people revel in doing their own renovations — not me. Several years ago when it was time to upgrade from a tiny one bedroom home to a larger three bedroom home, my husband and I made sure we found one that had already been renovated. Having barely survived doing-it-ourselves in our previous abode, we were adamant not to go down that road again. No renovations for us! Our dreams were answered when we found a perfect Federation-style house, with an extension that comprised an open plan living, dining and kitchen area. It was perfect and we patted ourselves on [...]

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Bathroom Timers and Secret Listeners

March 4, 2013 in Health, Lifestyle, People, Self, Work

Women have been going to the bathroom in groups for as far back as human civilisation remembers. I have to admit, I don’t really understand this phenomena, especially in the case of two people going together who are either not particularly good friends, where only one person actually needs to go to the bathroom, or who have only just met. In the context of being out at night and doing it for safety, I understand, but just as a general thing at a cafe, a restaurant or food court, I just don’t get it. You see, I have a certain [...]

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The Ikea Trap

July 20, 2012 in Home, Humour, Lifestyle, Money, People, Self, Society

Have you ever been to Ikea? Or KMart? You walk in with your list of things you need, maybe just one thing, and you walk out with ALL THE THINGS. And, more often than not, not the thing you went in for. This happened to me the other day. I went in to KMart for an electric blanket, to ensure Stepdaughter was OK acclimatising from her Qld home to the freezing cold of Sydney. Did I walk out of there with an electric blanket? No. But I did buy 2 heaters, a cushion, ping pong balls and 2 fit balls. [...]

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How to Use a Paper Towel

May 7, 2012 in Health

Today’s video is a helpful one, environmentally friendly and something we can all do every single day to reduce our impact and use less paper towel. Don’t worry, it’s not boring, and it’s not very long either. In case you can’t watch it, there are two simple steps: Shake Fold Just a note regarding the shaking, as the person who continuously wipes down benches after people use them, please lower your hands into the sink to shake them, don’t wave them around in the air like this guy in the video. Otherwise you’ll get your shaken water all over the [...]

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Everyone Is Secretly Judging Your Loo

March 27, 2012 in Home, Lifestyle, Self

I, like many people who have slight perfectionist tendencies (OK, obsessive compulsive tendencies) and who get stressed, tend to have a little panic before people come to my house. I imagine that the houses they have left are not like my house. They don’t have a laundry basket of clothes waiting to be ironed, or dishes that I haven’t put in the dishwasher because I haven’t unloaded the last lot. I imagine they have perfect houses, with fresh flowers in vases on their bedside tables, chandeliers and colour coordinated towels. And I know these houses exist because I’ve seen them [...]

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