Everyday WinsThat Deserve a Standing Ovation
- Performers Of Pride
- Aug 18
- 2 min read
If you’ve been to a drag show in Naarm lately, you might have noticed a curious trend: performers performing on stage to the unmistakable Centrelink hold music.
It’s not just drag queens, kings, and things either; I’ve seen live bands using it, and it’s all over TikTok, sandwiched between a hundred lizard memes. There’s something oddly powerful about that hold music. It’s the soundtrack of survival. You’ve endured, you’ve waited, you’ve aged ten years… and there’s still a solid chance they’ll just hang up on you.
Which got me thinking… maybe there are things in everyday Melbourne life that deserve the same triumphant energy. Things that might seem small, but deep down, we all know they should be celebrated with the same gusto as a perfectly executed death drop.
So here are a few everyday wins I think deserve a standing ovation.
1. Knowing which bins to put out without checking the neighbours’ yards
You, my friend, are the Bin Whisperer.
You’ve mastered the secret code of green and yellow weeks without a single peek down the street.
The whole neighbourhood should be clapping for you.
2. Finding the matching Tupperware lid on the first try
This is the domestic equivalent of a miracle.
You’ve ventured into the chaotic cupboard of plastic chaos and emerged victorious.
Someone cue the pyrotechnics.
3. Untangling a cord without swearing
Whether it’s your phone charger, your hair straightener, or the Christmas lights you swore you’d store properly last year, the struggle is real.
Managing to unravel it without muttering “for f***’s sake” at least once?
Truly MEDEA award-worthy.
4. Remembering why you walked into the room
If you’ve got ADHD, you know this is the Mount Everest of daily life.
You walk in, your brain buffer wheel starts spinning, and you’re suddenly making a snack instead. Remembering what you came for? That’s deserves a gold star!
5. Carrying all the shopping bags in one trip
Sure, your fingers have gone numb and you may never regain full feeling in your hands, but you did it.
You are a legend.
6. Scoring a table at your favourite brunch spot without a wait
In Melbourne, this is basically winning the lottery. You stroll in, expecting a 40-minute queue, and instead you’re seated instantly with a coffee on the way.
The true taste of victory is smashed avo without the waitlist.
7. Snagging the last seat on a packed tram
That feeling when you spot it, swoop in, and sit down just before the tram jolts forward.
It’s a moment of pure triumph, and frankly, deserves confetti cannons.
8. Finishing the washing and actually putting it away
Washing it? Easy.
Hanging it out? Doable.
Folding it? Fine.
But actually putting it away? Now that’s a rare, crowd-cheering achievement.
In short: life is full of little victories. And while we might not get a standing ovation for all of them, we should at least give ourselves a mental round of applause.
So next time you do something mundane but unexpectedly difficult, imagine that Centrelink hold music swelling around you… and take a bow.
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