Scrawling "return to sender" on past residents' mail is getting old, writes Meena Evers.

You don't know how easy you've got it until it's gone, writes Oliver Jacques

Don't be put off by market-driven mantras because mindfulness is for everyone, writes ​Jamie Watson.

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The social network has crossed the line and needs to back off, writes Rebecca Lloyd.

A suitcase is a traveller's best friend, until you're separated forever, as Penny McWhirter discovered.

How is it that two words can suddenly make it OK to blatantly insult someone, asks Lexia Chilcott.

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Sifting through online dating profiles can be depressing, if not downright terrifying, writes Christina Sexton.

Cheap airfares are great but watch out for the sting in the tail, writes Bruce Johnson.

This week: lifting the lid on homophobia, and guess who has re-emerged as a real estate agent?

Parents are people too. Tired, sleep-obsessed, exhausted people, writes Tamara Sheward.

Not long after a friend gives birth, the recruitment campaign begins, writes Liz Raleigh.

I accept that you love coffee. But this constant talk about coffee is becoming a grind, writes Margot Schoonmaker.

It's the contraption that ruins your morning no matter how many stars your accommodation has, writes Mary Watson.

I can laugh at the scams dreamed up by cyber swindlers, but not everyone can, writes Meena Evers.

Traffic lights work in favour of cars and it doesn't always make sense, writes Nicholas Gordon.

Who really needs all the passport-sized photos of their kids anyway, asks Alex Damon.

It's not only the public that nod off while listening to politicians, writes Jamie Watson.

John Tuckfield accepts change is inevitable but wishes those responsible for downsizing products would own up it.

Waiting for your internet connection to be fixed can drive you to poetry, as Helen Lalas discovered.

This particular crime is on the rise and it's one where police should encourage people to dispose of the evidence, writes Meena Evers.

People show their worst side when they share a kitchen that's not in their home, writes Jasmin Douglas.

If you want my two cents worth (rounded up to five cents), we shouldn't be so eager to ditch coins, argues Marion Joyce.

Knowing at what age to send your child to kindergarten is a minefield, writes Jess Skinner.

It's the 21st century. Why do we still not allow same-sex marriage, asks Eddie Toubia.

They're bought with the best of intentions at the start of the school year, writes Belinda Keir. But their fate is sealed.

Not having power can make you do silly things, Thalia Rey Lescure found during this week's storms.

Dinner is more complicated from the other side of the dinner plate, writes Michael Fox.

We should embrace our wrinkles, not try to make them disappear, argues Andrew Woodhouse.

The so-called mummy mafia doesn't really exist, writes Pauline Futeran. You just need to speak up if you want to fit in.