A friend of mine lost her job some time back but rather than feel sorry for herself, she decided to be proactive and use her creative talents to bring in some extra cash. She started off making baby shower invitations and wedding invitations and such like. Things have gone from strength to strength […]
The POS system in our local shop went belly up just as I got to the counter yesterday. Typical! I wouldn’t mind but I’d queued for ages and was getting pretty agitated at the guy in front of me who was talking too loudly on his cell, and the girl in front of […]
I’ve often wondered how guys riding on a motorcycle and wearing a helmet could breathe properly. I imagined that one would feel claustrophobic or at the very least, uncomfortable. So, in order to understand, I asked a few guys who ride to work, how comfortable their choice of helmets are. One guy amazed […]
My sister is celebrating her birthday shortly. She’s a rather high maintenance girl and likes the finer things in life. Rather than be straight and let me know what she wanted, she left a hint for me as to what to buy her. She left a catalogue from a rather upmarket jewellers […]
A friend of ours recently had a baby. They live some considerable distance away from us so it’s not like we can pop over and see them and their newborn some evening after work. So our dilemma is whether or not to send gift baskets now or wait until we take a trip […]