Community awareness

RUOK? Life is calling

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionSeptember 10, 2013March 25, 2017

Relationships by Blonde AmbitionMay 13, 2013April 25, 2016

“You’ll make a beautiful bride.” With this one sentence I found myself caught like a deer in the headlights, en route to an unnecessary—and somewhat misguided—reality check from a stranger. While you might think it sounds like a compliment, a backhand quickly followed. After dishing out advice on what NOT to wear if I walk […]

Tears as sun rises at Gallipoli

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionApril 22, 2013April 25, 2020

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionApril 18, 2013April 25, 2016

Tortured by a witch doctor

“There are no words to describe the horror that haunts a mother who has lost her only child in such a barbaric and gruesome act.” —Pastor Peter Sewakiryanga, Kyampisi Childcare Ministries— Within minutes of meeting five-year-old George Mukisa, of Uganda, he had won himself a place in my heart forever. Although shy to start, it […]

Community awareness by Blonde AmbitionMarch 12, 2013April 25, 2016

I was cyber-bullied at age 29

When I was 12 years old, I had to change schools after being bullied. The emotional and verbal attacks spanned the better part of a year; kids who used to be my friends suddenly refused to sit with me, made fun of my appearance and said unkind things about my family. I think it hurt […]

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionFebruary 26, 2013May 31, 2016

Donate life: Saved by a stranger

This week is DonateLife Week and, to mark the occasion, I signed up to be an organ donor. DonateLife Week (Sunday 24 February—Sunday 3 March) is Australia’s national awareness week to promote organ and tissue donation. There are around 1600 Australians waiting for an organ transplant. Sadly, many of them will die while they wait […]

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionNovember 19, 2012April 25, 2016

Today I saved three lives

Today, in less than 10 minutes, I saved three lives. I can almost hear you gasp and wonder who was crazy enough to let me—the girl who barely passed high school biology—loose near patients (I work in the marketing department of a not-for-profit hospital). Fear not! I am not about to hit the headlines as the latest untrained quack to […]

The Bucket List by Blonde AmbitionSeptember 4, 2012April 25, 2016

The four letter word you should say everyday … RUOK?

{Trigger warning: This article contains information about suicide which may be upsetting to some people.} According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, approximately six people suicide in Australia every day. That equates to one death every four hours. Six people who have families that love them; friends who will miss them. Lifeline report that for every completed suicide […]

Photography by Blonde AmbitionAugust 10, 2012March 21, 2016

Lights, camera, action … Breast Ever Brunch

Last year as part of my role as a PR peep at Mater*, I was asked to get my vintage glam on for a photo shoot promoting Mater chicks in pink’s Breast Ever Brunch. Breast Ever Brunch is a cheeky fundraising campaign calling on ladies to catch up with their ‘breasties’ over brunch and raise much-needed funds […]