The Time of Your Life
The Conrad Press (Verlag)
978-1-911546-21-4 (ISBN)
While you're ... brushing your teeth, texting, sleeping, working, supermarket shopping - what else is happening around you, and around the world, at the same time? 'The Time of Your Life' has brought together over 100 activities that, with cartoons, quotes and factoids, gives you a fun, entertaining and thought-provoking slant on your time ... and your life.
Suitable for age 16 years and over
Trisha Scott is a published writer and inventor of 13 board games. She lives in the Cotswolds in England with two seriously spoilt cats. She is a member of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists, and her websites are: www.trishascott.net and www.bluebearbooks.net.
Contents
A Matter of Time – Introduction 11
In Your Own Time – Your Body 15
While You’re …
Blinking 16
Face-focusing18
Taking a breath – it’s a dream 19
Sneezing 20
Yawning 20
Holding your breath22
Hiccupping 22
Falling asleep 23
Snoozing on the alarm 24
Sleeping 27
Taking the Time - Health & Wellbeing 30
While You’re …
Putting in your contact lenses 31
Washing your hands after using the loo 32
Using mouthwash 34
Brushing your teeth 35
Having a dental check-up 36
Having an eye test 37
Suffering from a cold 38
Waiting for your NHS hospital treatment (GB) 40
A Legend in Your Own Time –
Creating the Image 41
While You’re …
Taking a shower 42
Shaving that manly stubble 43
Shaving your legs 44
Getting ready to face the world 45
In the beauty salon 45
Between shampoos 47
Wearing in your favourite jeans 48
Changing your make-up style 49
Once Upon a Time – Relationships 51
While You’re …
Having a female sobbing moment 52
Getting married 53
Waiting for your divorce 55
A guy getting over a break-up 57
Expecting a baby 59
Waiting to get engaged 61
Giving up on your marriage 63
Embracing the Moment – Sex 65
While You’re …
Having an orgasm – women 66
Undoing a bra with your teeth 67
Having an orgasm – men 67
Removing a bra with both hands 69
Having sexual intercourse 70
Waiting as long as you can before sex 73
Working through the Kama Sutra 74
In your last moments as a virgin 75
All in Good Time - Domestic & Family 77
While You’re …
Boiling an egg 78
Eating at home 79
Walking the dog 81
Mowing the lawn 82
At the PTA meeting 84
Running a dishwasher 86
Doing the housework 88
Answering your four-year-old’s questions 92
Looking for things you’ve lost 94
Wearing out a pillow 96
Filling the glovebox in your car 97
Spending Time – Money & Shopping 100
While You’re …
Collecting up your supermarket shopping 101
Complaining about bad service 102
Grocery shopping 103
Offering a man’s advice on your lady’s outfit 105
Stuck in queues 107
Ditching junk mail 108
Paying for what you bought on eBay 109
Time Off – Indoor Leisure 111
While You’re …
Playing a game of backgammon 112
Watching the news round-up on TV 113
Eating out 114
Having a piano lesson 116
Watching a ball game 116
Playing computer games 122
Considering your next chess move 123
Waiting for the next CGI animation 124
Time Out - Outdoor Leisure 128
While You’re …
Walking through Central Park 129
Climbing Mount Snowdon 130
Watching a one-day international cricket match 131
Swimming the English Channel 133
Hiking round the Grand Canyon 135
At Glastonbury 136
Climbing Mount Everest 138
Hiking round Yosemite 139
Learning to paraglide 140
On holiday 141
Playing for Time – Technology 144
While You’re …
Texting and driving 145
Texting 146
Kept on hold by a call centre 148
Putting a video on YouTube 149
Giving up sex for the Internet 150
Playing Solitaire 152
Right Place, Right Time – Travel 154
While You’re …
Changing a bike tyre 155
Waiting for a bus 155
On the London Underground 156
On auto maintenance 158
Having a driving lesson 159
Waiting for your flight 161
Cruising across the Atlantic 163
Flying to the Moon 164
Driving Route 66 166
Investing Time - Work 168
While You’re …
Reading a letter 169
On a coffee break 170
Dealing with spam 171
Wasting some of your work day 174
Finishing your work day 175
Dealing with your work emails 178
Finishing your work week 179
At your job 181
This Day and Age - Diary Days 185
While You’re …
Celebrating your birthday 186
Leaving school 187
Waking up as an adult 189
Now a member of Planet Earth for 21 years 190
Celebrating your quarter of a century 192
Partying as a 30-year-old 193
Fab at 40 years old 194
Celebrating living through the last 50 years 196
Cheering at becoming 60 years old 197
Celebrating your centenary 200
Being in the Moment - Miscellaneous 202
While You’re …
In any moment – in a jiffy 203
Watching the King’s Christmas Message 204
At your church service 206
Avoiding Friday the 13th 208
Waiting for a spell to work 210
Living through your death year 211
Now presumed dead 214
‘Whatever you can do or dream you can …’ 216
The Journey of a Lifetime – 70 years 217
Time After Time – Habits 232
Time Springs Eternal - Survival Odds 239
Time for a Change - Sickie Excuses 243
Time Index 251
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 500+ |
| Verlagsort | Canterbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| ISBN-10 | 1-911546-21-X / 191154621X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-911546-21-4 / 9781911546214 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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