Just a Gen X girl in the world
Saturday May 19th 2012
Spring cleaning Part 2

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

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?

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.

Cool gate

Cool gate

Spotted.  Very cool gate at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island belonging to a very cool beach house. 

Inspiration ad will make you look better. Maybe.

I love the Bupa ads that inspire you to be a better you. I often wake up on Monday morning looking like the lesser version. Take a look and see if these images inspire you for 2012. By the way--these Bupa ads--what on earth is Bupa?

Hangover cures for New Years

Hangover cures for New Years

Following is this week's Gen X Girl weekly column that appears in the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. I had a houseful of Gen Ys over after Christmas. They all woke up distinctly green tinged, hoarse voiced and shaking hands. “Hangover” [...]

Is this a typical Aussie Christmas?

Is this a typical Aussie Christmas?

People always ask what a typical Australian Christms is like.  This is my family Christmas lunch.  It gets my vote. Take one tropical island (about an hour from home).  Add turkey, prawns, crab, ham, crab, Moreton Bay bugs (seafood not crawly [...]

Just the thing for Christmas

Just the thing for Christmas

God bless those advertisers.  They've always done Christmas well.  Check out these vintage ads for the perfect Christmas gift.  Ideas anyone?

Some Christmas gifts for famous Aussies

Some Christmas gifts for famous Aussies

This is my weekly Gen X Girl column from the Townville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Well it’s that time of the year again. We’re all scratching our heads trying to think of presents for our loved ones, and I’m here to help. Well I’m not [...]

Yoga cat

Yoga cat

Every morning I bounce out of bed and do three salutes to the sun (fancy pants yoga sequence for the unitiated)  I used to think it was pretty cute that my dog liked to do the downward dog while I was doing this. Sort of like synchronised [...]

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