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Monday February 6th 2012

‘Lifestyle’ Archives

Since when did eating out become so darn hard?

Since when did eating out become so darn hard?

I don't know if it's an old person thing, but I'm getting really jacked off when I eat out lately. From being totally ignored when you stand at the please wait to be seated sign to being ignored when you are actually lucky enough to score a seat, [...]

A champion tantrum

Have you ever been so cranky that you just wanted to throw shit? Or smash stuff? Or just generally behave like an out of control temper tantrum throwing two year old? Well that's how I reckon Marcos Baghdatis was feeling right after he was beaten [...]

Oh school days

Oh school days

This image (click on it to increase size) came to me in one of those then and now emails that are doing the rounds. Interesting isn't it. And uncomfortable close to the truth. When did we take away our children's responsibilities and blame [...]

Is your job stressful?

Is your job stressful?

Sorry for being such a slack poster lately but I'm very, very busy at work (sadly blogging does not pay the electricity bill) at the moment. Like crazy busy. So at the risk of sounding like an ad for laxatives, I'll try to be more [...]

Why playing decent tennis does not make you a good bloke

Why playing decent tennis does not make you a good bloke

"He's ok now," my husband announced. "Oh, because he wins a couple of tennis games you like him now?" I replied to the fair weather fan. The he that my husband was referring to is Bernard Tomic. His character analysis announced just before [...]

Scientists say alcohol makes you feel better. Really?

Scientists say alcohol makes you feel better.  Really?

So how's this little lesson from the school of the bleeding obvious. Scientists have proved that drinking alcohol provides us with a big old hit of endorphins which make us feel better. And here I was thinking that we had a drink after work just [...]

The good old days

The good old days

My husband was checking his facebook page the other day telling me how many people sent him birthday wishes.  He was quite chuffed with himself.  I told him they weren't real birthday wishes (I was being mean).  He said he didn't care what I [...]

A bit more respect for sharks, please

A bit more respect for sharks, please

This is from my Gen X Girl column that appears weekly in the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Sharks are misjudged. And it’s all the fault of the media and its loose use of terms such as shark attack. And Hollywood is to blame as well. [...]

Happy birthday Kate and GXJ

Happy birthday Kate and GXJ

I'm a little late posting today. All tired from singing a karaoke duet of True Colours with my girl crush Princess Kate. It's her 30th birthday today. She had an eighties themed karaoke bash. I wore a little blue slashed to the belly button jumpsuit [...]

How to achieve your 2012 NY resolutions

How to achieve your 2012 NY resolutions

The following is my Gen X Girl column that appears in the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Apparently the world is going to end this year so I’m a bit hesitant about making New Year’s resolutions. Seems a bit of a waste to deprive [...]

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