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Blonde Ambition
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.
Ready. Set. Segway.
When it comes to Segways, most people know one of two things; that President George Bush—dressed in tennis gear and clutching his racquet— fell off one in 2003 when taking it for a test ride or that the owner of the company, James Heselden, drove one off a cliff to his death. But the Segway […]
MoreMud, sweat and beers
It started with a text message; a plea for my best friend to join me on The Stampede—a 5km obstacle course which organisers claimed would ‘push you to your limit’. The Stampede is an epic challenge for you to test yourself, help others along the course and have a laugh with your mates. http://www.thestampede.com.au On […]
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My dad is a fantastic old bastard
On Wednesday night, I sat on my couch and started writing a blog post about my dad for Father’s Day. Less than 12 hours later, I received a phone call to say he’d been rushed to hospital and was in intensive care after a suspected heart attack. In that moment, my own heart almost stopped. […]
MoreLove at first swipe
Online dating is like walking through a minefield; you know you’re going to step on a doozy but you don’t know when it’s going to happen so you just put your foot down and hope for the best. It has been three years since I tried online dating and based on that experience, I decided […]
MoreMy ‘awkie’ scored me top prize
I love to win stuff. I mean seriously LOVE to win stuff. I won’t forget the day I won three cooking skillets in a raffle at the pub. The other diners and drinkers thought they were in the audience of The Price Is Right such was my joy. It also may have been because I […]
MoreWilly or won’t he?
Hey fellas… I know I’m usually full of weird stories and useless bits of information that you couldn’t care less about but today I have a sound piece of advice for YOU from the single ladies of Brisbane and beyond. Grab a pen because you’re going to want to write this down. Zip. It. I’m […]
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