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New Year resolution: Work more with my hands
DIY projects, gardening and caring for the loved ones in my life are a good counterpoint to decades of using only head skills.
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After over a year of living in Perth, the writer is beginning to appreciate the value of physical work.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL
It’s Tuesday, my so-called “writing day” when I usually don my thinking hat and start work on my weekly column for The Straits Times.
But the weather is perfect for working in the garden. My partner D is out digging up the garden bed with a young man who is helping us this month.
