My tip of the day for you all.

[MissStrawberry]

You can thank me later.

When you want to get out of the car, it is always sensible, and useful, to take your seat belt off first.

You're welcome .

Do not sneeze loudly when a cat is asleep on your chest.

never insert a tampon or contact lenses if you've been chopping chillis, even if you have washed your hands a thousand times.

before hanging the washing on the line - make sure you turned the washing machine on

Don't let DD melt a bar of soap in a jar in the microwave as an experiment.

And particularly don't put the jar in the dishwasher afterwards.

Everything (dishes, dishwasher itself) will get coated in an impossible-to-shift layer of soap.

When out riding on your bike and you approach a concrete bollard in the middle of the path, try to go either to the left or right of it and not straight into it.

if the chicken needs defrosting previous to cooking you might prefer to defrost it overnight in the fridge, not give it a hot bath then zap it in micro!

if the chicken needs defrosting previous to cooking you might prefer to defrost it overnight in the fridge, not give it a hot bath then zap it in the microwave!

never insert a tampon or contact lenses if you've been chopping chillis, even if you have washed your hands a thousand times. Int he absence of chilli DO remember they go in different places.

post important messages twice. vary them slightly for a sophisticated "spot the difference" game

Soupy - its a shame my MIL didn't read that tip before the time she decided to try out the Original Source Mint and Tea Tree shower gel at our house.

I had a graphic explanation from her about how it felt. Not what you want to chat about with your MIL over breakfast!

Its not always a good idea to leave the power setting on the electric whisk on maximum when starting to whisk 12 eggs....unless you want at least 6 on the walls and ceiling.

Do wait for electric gates to open fully before reversing. Driving into them will not help the situation.

Don't allow toddlers to helpfully remove tent pegs at the end of a camping trip without ensuring the tent is empty first.

When at school, remember to put your skirt on after swimming, not just your tights. Or you will walk round like that all afternoon and none of your friends or even teachers will tell you...I am still traumatised, 30 years on!

more brilliant entertainment for the bus ride to pick dd1 up from school

I have done several of these things including the minty fresh shower gel....that was certainly erm..

interesting!

When boiling milk, remember that it must be supervised at all times. Don't get bored and wander off to watch TV. You WILL forget it's there for the next half an hour, and you WILL have to throw away the saucepan, and then spend hours cleaning burned-on milk off the hob.

Especially annoying when you were really looking forward to that hot chocolate, there's no more milk left and the shops are shut.

When posting a letter, it is generally helpful to ensure that you are posting it into the letter box, and not the dog poo bin 4 feet away. (Tip: postboxes are red, poo bins are black.)

If you are normally extremely short sighted and you wake in the middle of the night with perfect eyesight, you have not been subject to a miracle - it is more likely that you have fallen asleep with your contact lenses in.

You're welcome

Also, a sanitary towel will not allow you to travel on a bus when shown to the driver, even if the wrapper is the same colour as your bus pass holder.

When relying on your PC clock to see when it's time to collect dc from school - remember to refresh the screen otherwise the clock shows the same time indefinitely and you may get a call from school....

Library cards don't work in cash machines. Even when you go into the bank to complain

Always remember not to answer the door to anyone wearing only bra and knickers

When draining pasta, rice or potatoes put the colander in the sink first. If you forget this inform the family it's a carb free night

Before you spray your brand new Thomas Pink shirt with starch, check that you are in fact, not holding a bottle of oven cleaner.....

Re Zing's Gáme of Morning Rush, please advize all preteens/teens immediately,

When a parent is waiting patiently while you contintue to faff about ten minutes after you should have left, do not indignantly stick your hand out with your gym bag hanging off it and completely ignore aforementioned patient parent.

This is gauranteed to result in an undignified dash with said bag in one hand, shoes, hair brush and jacket in the other while Daddy drives off.

Don't fry bacon wearing only your bra and knickers.

Do remember to take a tampon out of it's wrapper before using otherwise your fanny will rustle.

Don't leave cherry flavoured lube on your bedside table after using otherwise the next morning your 7 year old will think it's new toothpaste to try.

When you feed the baby just before you leave the house put your boob back in your bra and do it up.

A money saving tip here:

When taking a long train journey, it's handy to bring along the tickets you purchased in advance.

hth

Ironing whilst just wearing underwear can result in burn marks to rival your stretchmarks works well on flabby bellies