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Saturday May 19th 2012

‘Lifestyle’ Archives

Long Island Tea: Friday Afternoon Happy Hour

Long Island Tea: Friday Afternoon Happy Hour

I'd love to go to high tea where all they serve is a long luscious glass of Long Island Tea.  I'd probably collapse under the table after my second. It's a cocktail that's brought many a maiden aunt undone as they partake of the Long Island [...]

I’m a digital TEENAGER

I’m a digital TEENAGER

You know all that stuff about Gen Y being digital natives and Gen Y being digital immigrants and blah blah blah? Well it turns out it might not be true.  According to a recent survey it turns out that Gen X is more tech savvy than Gen Y. This is [...]

Clever Google

Clever Google

While we get the Super Bowl broadcast here in Aus, we don't get the mega million dollar ads.  But fortunately we still have YouTube.  So here is my favourite 2010 Super Bowl ad courtesy of our good friends at Google. I think its beauty is [...]

5 things I’m not doing this year

5 things I’m not doing this year

This is the anti-resolution list. You probably set your New Year resolutions on December 31 and broke them by January 1. And why wouldn't you? How in the hell can you resolved to eat properly nursing the mother of all NYE hangovers when everyone [...]

Do you wear your pjs all day?

Do you wear your pjs all day?

A school in the UK has banned parents from dropping off and picking up children from school while wearing their pyjamas.   What's the world coming to? Has it gone mad? Just when I was getting used to the flicky blow dry and designer upmarket [...]

8 things men hate and women love

8 things men hate and women love

In the interests of a continuing a harmonious relationship with my husband, I have been doing a bit of research to find out what men really hate. All I can say is that it's been eye-opening. Because according the askmen.com their definitive list [...]

Vodka Gimlet: Friday Afternoon Happy Hour

Vodka Gimlet: Friday Afternoon Happy Hour

The vodka gimlet is my favourite cocktail.  It's easy to make and you can drink it frequently because you usually have all the ingredients handy. The Gimlet can be made on a gin or vodka base.  I prefer vodka as gin makes me [...]

Would your man wear Spanx?

Would your man wear Spanx?

Skincare, makeup, hair care products and control underwear were once the domain of women only.  My how things change.Companies from Biotherm to Nivea now how dedicated men's skincare ranges. Some of the products are even better than our stuff. My [...]

Let’s do lunch

Let’s do lunch

Being the mother of an 18 year old is a great thing. Why you ask? It's because I never-ever-ever have to make a school lunch again. Don't care what she eats for lunch. She can legally drink, she can vote, she can drive a car, she can take care of [...]

Fancy pantry

Fancy pantry

I've recently undergone this weird Martha Stewart transformation. No I haven't cut my hair into a bob and started wearing sensible skirts, it's my new found home skills and nowhere is this more evident that my pantry. It took me a whole day and [...]

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