59 life tips

some quite hard-earned, frankly

You would not believe how many stock photos for ‘happiness’ involve sunflowers.

1. Some people are a bad vibe. Don’t try and charm them into not being a bad vibe, or try to befriend them. They are a bad vibe. Move away.

2. You can make an okay soup out of frozen vegetables.

3. In an emergency, a tiny amount of any kind of oil or cream will tame fluffy hair, e.g. sunflower oil or Nivea. Rub it between your palms first.

4. Humour is born as a coping mechanism long before it becomes a defining characteristic. Understand that funny people are complicated.

5. If you’re having a shit day, it’s much easier to acknowledge it - ‘Today is shit’ - than to keep on expecting it become less shit and keep on being disappointed.