#8 How not to amuse small children
This is quite a specific piece of advice, and one which actually came to us through my father's side. The story begins with his parents who, for reasons...
30 Oct 2010
25 Oct 2010
#7 Make a list
If life is getting on top of you, and you don't know where to start, write a list. We all know that this can get your head in order and make tasks seem...
18 Oct 2010
#6 If you can't choose between two things, buy the cheapest one
Life is full of tricky choices... The shirt or the vest?... The teacosy or the pretty apron?... The pumpkin or the butternut squash?... You can really...
10 Oct 2010
#5 Warm the teapot first
My mother advises that tea leaves require boiling water, but if you pour water from the kettle into a cold teapot, the tea pot will quickly absorb the...
3 Oct 2010
#4 Never put washing up liquid in the dishwasher
This one is not so much a tip from my mother, but more a lesson learnt (in fact, she wasn't even in the same city). Consider me and my boyfriend...
