Life at home

Take photographs of your garden and tubs now, so next Spring you will know what you have. You can make notes too.

My daughter got me a large bottle – about one litre, or about two pints in old money. It has a tight lid, which is a great help. My hand and my eye don’t always play the game, and a lot of [...]

I bought a new watch, but struggled to tell the time with it, as the contrast between face and markings was poor. So I invested all of £7 in a different one. Suddenly I can tell the time again.

“My hand and my eye don’t always play the game, and a lot of the time my cup will take a dive. I have a lid on my coffee cup, and this helps. My daughter got me a large bottle, about one litre or [...]

Because I have poor spatial awareness, I buy a bigger toothbrush so that it doesn’t jab my mouth so much.

I can’t see the difference between the shampoo and conditioner bottles when I’m in the shower without my glasses. So I use a permanent marker to put a big S and C on them.

I have a Nest CCTV camera outside, so I can see who is there.

I have a one-page yearly diary, a weekly planner and an online calendar on my phone. My Google Home Mini puts the calendar information onto my phone. These all replace my memory.  If It’s [...]

I write a list in ‘Notes’ on my mobile phone, and keep it in a secure folder so I don’t delete it by mistake.

I have 7 folders in my house – one for each day of the week to sort out my diary.