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Writer | Traveller | Dreamer. A lesson in contrasts; I am a hopeless romantic and a commitment-phobe; a homebody and a wanderlust sufferer. I have an obsession with striped t-shirts, distressed denim and cocktail dresses and survive mostly on grilled cheese sandwiches.
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” Benjamin Franklin We are five weeks into the year and I have saved $21. Impressive, yes? Okay, maybe it’s not impressive now but by the end of the year I will have turned that $21 into almost $1400. And while it may not sound like a lot of […]
MoreI have never fancied myself as much of an artist having always preferred a pen to a paintbrush, but give me a bottle of champagne, a blank canvas and some old-school tunes and suddenly I have the talent of Picasso. Or at least one of those elephants in Thailand that paint pictures for tourists. On […]
MoreWho can believe that it is already that time of year when people start breaking (or have already broken) their New Year resolutions? Have you already broken yours? I haven’t but that’s because I decided to ditch the whole ‘new year, new me’ bullsh*t and not bother making resolutions in the first place. Yes, I […]
MoreWhen I was a kid, there was one main thing that separated birthday parties from everyday life—chocolate crackles. According to the Australian Food History timeline, the earliest Chocolate Crackles recipe was printed in an advertisement in the Australian Women’s Weekly on 18 December 1937. It was placed by Edible Oil Industries, a subsidiary of Unilever, […]
MoreToday I made a startling discovery thanks to The Daily Mail—one that had me running for the work bathroom so I could check my butt out. Seriously. It’s the ‘thut’. It sounds like it’s going to be sexy, right? It’s actually about as sexy as a … well, I don’t quite know but please, read […]
MoreAs Bart Simpson so aptly pointed out, “You don’t win friends with salad.” And he has a point, at least as far as I’m concerned, because I will always choose a burger over a salad. ALWAYS. But late last year, on a trip to Coolum for my best friend’s wedding, I willing chose to have […]
MoreWhile cleaning out my parents’ house ahead of their recent move back to the northside of Brisbane, I stumbled across a stash of recipe books. There were books for every occasion; barbecues, baking, biscuits and bread. There was even one on potatoes. who knew the humble spud had its own recipe book? There were books […]
MoreAfter what seems like weeks of almost endless eating and drinking (and not much exercise), I have decided to start the new year fresh and cut back on sugary treats and carbs in favour of salads and, well, something that will make me forget how much I love sugar. So it was with great delight […]
MoreStand up paddle boarding is currently taking the world by storm with everyone from celebrities to soccer mums getting in on the action. A quick google will reveal celebrities like Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Cindy Crawford and Pierce Brosnan pictured balancing on a board, usually smiling […]
MoreDo you know what my favourite thing about Christmas is? Aside from the gifts, the gift giving and the days off work (okay, so it’s not quite my favourite thing) … it’s being able to eat rum balls for breakfast. Today, I scoffed two rum balls after my morning walk. I figure they have Weet-Bix […]
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