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Useful tips for the tired & easily distracted

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 15/07/2021 16:19

When making coffee or tea it's helpful to fill the kettle with some water before switching it on.

When cooking food in the oven success depends on two important steps: putting food in oven & turning heat on.
I recommend doing both - completing one or the other is just not enough.

When you are sitting down and drop a pair of scissors DON'T try to catch them by snapping your thighs together.

Also, contrary to popular belief, it doesn't matter how many times you press your car key button it WILL NOT open your front door. true story.

I also recommend not draining your made- from-scratch chicken soup or pouring your freshly pumped breastmilk down the sink.

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thanks for coming to my TED talk

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viques · 16/07/2021 11:00

If you have lost your contact lens case and are temporarily keeping your lenses in an egg cup don’t keep the egg cup on the draining board where it could get rinsed.

InMySpareTime · 16/07/2021 11:03

-If you're breastfeeding, the reason you can't see the baby anywhere in the room is because it's attached to you.
-When you're talking to someone on the phone, asking them in a panicked voice where they last saw your phone will only result in them laughing at you.
-When you're about to take a sip of tea, and someone attracts your attention, STOP TIPPING THE CUP while you turn your head. Freshly made tea is hotter than you think, especially when poured on boobs.
-You can put dishes in the oven with your bare hands, you cannot take them out though, unless you are actually trying to erase your own fingerprints by melting your fingers smooth.

bearlyactive · 16/07/2021 11:06

When life gives you lemons... grate THEM, not YOUR THUMB.

Lost your glasses? Check your face. Yes, really.

Remote not working? Change the batteries. Smacking it on the arm of the sofa may have worked for the last five couple of years, but this time the batteries are actually dead.

Don't hold clothes pegs between your teeth. If something makes you jump, you may end up with splinters of plastic in your mouth.

FruityPolos · 16/07/2021 11:07

If you press your finger on some text on your phone to copy it you cannot use same finger to paste said text into your tablet search bar. I have tried more than once.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 16/07/2021 15:00

I've been laughing so much at these...you are definitely my tribe 🤣

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InMySpareTime · 16/07/2021 20:00

The bath fills up much faster if you put the plug in, and knickers are easier to remove before you sit in the bath rather than when they're sopping wet.

ssd · 16/07/2021 20:05

Pointing the house phone at the telly doesn't change channels funnily enough

InMySpareTime · 18/07/2021 16:01

In hot weather, Lindor chocolates have a very liquid centre. Biting into such a chocolate will result in a liberal sprinkling of chocolate all over the eater's clothes.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 18/07/2021 23:45

dishwashers clean better with a dishwasher tablet added

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