Monday Edition

Good morning

Good morning, members! How are you feeling this morning? Maybe you had a nice, quiet Christmas with loved ones, or maybe you had a crazy one with the family and are feeling a little worse for wear this morning, or maybe you didn’t celebrate Christmas at all yesterday! Whatever it is, we are here to keep you company this Boxing Day.

Now, I don’t know about you but I love Boxing Day. My partner, Hugh, is obsessed with cricket, so he gets the Boxing Day Test up as soon as it starts and pretty much watches it every day until it ends. Me on the other hand? I’ll watch it here and there, of course (you have to support your partner at all times, eh?), but I much prefer grabbing a good book, heading outside for some sun or laying in bed and just relaxing. This time of the year is my favourite. I lose touch with what day it is, what time it is, and what I should be doing. I completely disconnect from technology and just spend time with my family and some friends. I always make sure I have a Christmas holiday book collection and just read as much as I can. If you have any book recommendations you’d like to send through, please post them on our forum here! I’ll try and share with all of you the books I read over the holidays too.

Now, I know what you’re thinking… It’s a Monday so shouldn’t there be a riddle?! Well, the issue is Jon and I have actually given the whole team time off for the holidays. Our team grew so much this year, from just Jon, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, and I last year, to now also having April, Ally, Jarred and our incredible behind the scene team like Muhammad, Afiful, Rico and Teguh. Our team works so hard not only to deliver our newsletter to you every day but also to make sure our website looks pretty and works fast all year long, that honestly, they all truly deserved a break! So, we won’t be running riddles or our daily deals again until the first week of January when we have a few more hands on deck. The reason behind us not running our ‘daily deals’ segment is because we couldn’t guarantee the deals we provide over this Christmas period would be available with store closures, shorter store hours, Boxing Day sales and stock shortages! But we encourage you to check with your favourite stores today what Boxing Day sales they are offering.

We hope you can understand these minor changes while Jon and I take care of everything over the next few days. So, without further ado, let’s get stuck into the news.

Now, what’s happening across the world and around Australia today?

• Are you hopping on a plane to see family or friends during the holidays? Here’s the real reason you need to turn ‘Aeroplane Mode’ on when you fly.
• UK supermarkets have removed ‘best before’ dates on thousands of products. But why? And is it safe?
• There’s no time like the period between Christmas and New Year (when you don’t know what day it is) to get cleaning around the house! Here’s 12 tips you didn’t know you needed to get the job done quicker.
• Is it time for new bedsheets? Here are a few signs that they need to go, and how to make the next set last longer.
• It’s summertime which means it’s berry time! Keep your berries delicious and juicy with these simple tips.
• Do your days feel a little long? Well, it turns out Earth’s days are getting longer and scientists don’t know why.
• Udderly gross? ‘Synthetic’ dairy milk made without cows could be coming to your local supermarket. Is this the future of milk?
• This Kmart shopper’s kitchen transformation is remarkable and it only cost her $116!
• A butter-lover has shared her ‘life-changing kitchen hack’ that turns a hard block of butter into ‘angel-hair butter’.
• Are you looking to revamp the backyard a little during the holidays? Well, check out this genius gardening tip that is being praised online!
• Finally, are you looking to make something a little festive tonight? Why not make this eggnog recipe! The lovely April shared it with me, so I figured I would share it with all of you.

And that, ladies and gents, is a wrap of your Boxing Day news! I hope you enjoyed some of those great little stories. I have something a little exciting to mention that I didn’t announce above though… And that’s that every newsletter between now and the New Year will be Christmas themed! I have done my absolute best to keep you all in the spirit. So enjoy our fun trivia, our gorgeous ‘Yesterday's Australia’ Christmas memories, and my all-time favourite, Christmas Cracker jokes.

Of course, we still have all the usual games and puzzles for you to enjoy while the team is on leave, including our 3x3 Word Thread, Word Pairs and Abbreviation Game for some fun brain training? We also have our classic games, including Word Association Game, Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game! Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game, and Can you name 5? As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.

As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!

- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April, Jarred, Ally & Maddie.