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A friend asked me over drinks (shunning the ubiquitous and predictable dry January) if I had any resolutions this year. Without hesitation I blurted ‘to get published’. She met this declaration with a puzzled expression, thinking I said ‘to get rubbish’. Thinking of it now, I must concede tending the rubbish is a noble and underrated deed that typically falls upon me. Chez Carmalt I’m the bin fairy, the self-designated rubbish and recycling taker-outer and general task-master ever since my lovely other half, well-intentioned as he is, came home with a roll Sainsbury’s Basics bin liners (which I later and most appropriately, binned). Now I’m all for saving money, but there are things worth splurging on. Here’s a...