August 13, 2008: Today is International Left Handers' Day, which means this is your chance to celebrate your right to be left handed.

It's the one day in the year where you can designate your personal space as a LEFTY ZONE and where your friends, colleagues and family must do everything within that zone left-handed!

Download a poster

The official Left Handers' Day website has a whole range of  free posters you can download to display in your special lefty zone. You can access the downloads here.

So choose the ones you like best and stick them up all over your lefthanded-only zone at home or at work - or both.

The tables are turned...

Here are just a few tasks you can get your right-handed friends and colleagues to do left handed: open a tin or a wine bottle, use a computer mouse, cut bread, write with a fountain pen, cut paper with scissors. Enjoy watching their plight!

But it's not just about getting one up on your right handed friends; there is a serious point to the day. It was started 16 years ago in an attempt to raise awareness of left-handedness and the challenges caused by living in a right-handed world. And also to educate designers and manufacturers to accommodate left-handers’ comfort and safety in the design of their new products. 

If you need to stock up on some essential left-handed items to make your everyday tasks that much easier, you can find an excellent selection here.

Happy Left Handers' Day!