‘Lifestyle’ Archives
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
"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?
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
Spring cleaning Part 2
So here's the rest what I started yesterday on tips for getting your home cleaning monster under control. The article's authors say you should do each of these for just 20 minutes a day for 30 days. Sounds doable with commitment. Surface clean [...]
Spring cleaning schedule for the new year
I'm one of those psycho neat freak people. Well not really psycho, but definitely a tidy person. I've packed up the Christmas tree, put it away and have vacuumed the floor where it was. That all said, I admit to having a cleaning lady, but she's [...]
Why did the koala cross the road?
Look at this series of photos of a very cute koala who paid us a visit over the holidays.
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