Whiling away

Today I got engrossed in Top Tips, marvelling at the ingenuity of some people.

To save time while washing up, keep your washing up liquid close to the sink

I should have been fixing an InfoPath form, but I got sucked in - and who wouldn't?

If you don't want to fork out on expensive cinema tickets to watch a film, read the book instead!  And remember that you can borrow books from the library totally free!

It started, as it so often does (these meandering, time consuming conversations), with a throwaway comment on Facebook, coupled with a complete lack of interest in what I was doing.

My umbrella snapped on a windy day, so I stripped the material off it and turned it into an airer for small clothes items.

Hours later, I am no nearer finishing my work, but I like to think I am wiser

Old shoulder pads sown inside your woolly hat will keep your ears extra warm in the cold winter months

The spawn of this session is a photo shoot – some buddies and I are going to recycle in our most ingenious ways, and proudly pose à la Blue Peter of my youth.

Now, finish work (after a cup of tea), so tomorrow I can take on my beat sheet for Saturday's writing workshop. Topic: Fools Walk. 

Got a broken tennis ball? Don't throw it! No, cut it in half and put it on the end of a paintbrush to catch drips