But the first few days' descent into the season are edgy and grumpy – emails glanced at from behind your hands, half-baked ideas seizing you up in the act of wrapping presents, when you're quaffing warmed-up low-quality wine or taking in festive tat on the telly.
So instead do the following: Splatter a whole bunch of shampoo on your hands (about half of your palm's worth), and then just scratch your head of dandruff, just give your hair a massage for about five minutes.
This time, position your hands about half an inch (1.27cm) either side of the mid-line of your head (in other words, this time your fingers won't be meeting but have a gap either side of the imaginary line across your forehead ).
Split it in half, then, using your hands, roll each half into equal-sized logs.
Flatten each ball in your hand, put half a teaspoon of filling in the centre, then firmly pinch together the sides of the circle, shaping it back into a ball.
The camera cut to Oprah, clutching her hands, half smiling, half crying.
The last time military control of the country changed hands, half a million people died.
In a show of hands, half the audience said they were not UKIP members.
"I'm not shaking your hands," he said, half smiling.
Stir in the lard, then set aside to cool. 3 When the rice is cool enough to handle, grease your hands and spread half of it into the tin in an even layer, working with one handful of rice at a time.
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