Posts Tagged ‘children’
Noni Hazlehurst says the f word
I'm sure you've all heard the hype about the children's book that we all want to read to our children but never will--Go the Fuck to Sleep. Well now you can listen to it as Noni Hazlehurst's dulcet tones recite the words with meaning. It sort of [...]
Weight loss ads pre Jenny Craig
Jenny Craig doesn't have the handle on weightloss ads. No they've been around forever. Check out these vintage ads for all the fatties out there. Eating disorder anyone or maybe just a tape worm?
Babies are the new black
This is my from my weekly Gen X Girl column in the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Have you noticed that children, especially babies, are the new black? They’re everywhere. Once upon a time celebrities used to accessorise their outfits [...]
You think you look young but apparently you look dumb
Last Sunday morning I was sitting around with my husband and daughter drinking Bloody Marys at 9am. We were a bit under the weather from the night before, decided to do a bit of family bonding--good time had by all. I was relating the story to a [...]
The truth about pregnancy by Carla Sarkozy
God bless you Carla Sarkozy--former supermodel and present first lady of France. You are not going to be the poster child for the elderly primagravida (true medical term) mother as you near the end of your pregnancy. No you can't wait for it all to [...]
This might be more significant than THAT royal wedding
It's finally happened. Barbie and Ken have tied the knot. Actually Barbie and Ken have tied the knot millions of times when every little girl in the world march Barbie down the aisle with a handkerchief draped on her head. My Barbie never got to [...]
It’s not me, it’s you
This is my column for this week's Gen X Girl weekly column published in Savvy Magazine in the Townsville Bulletin. I’m in the midst of a relationship breakup. Well, we haven’t broken up yet, but I’m thinking all the signs are there. [...]
How old are you really?
This is my Gen X Girl column from this week's Townsville Bulletin Savvy Magazine. Cold weather getting you down? Feel like you’re getting old and tired before your time. Well here’s a way to check and provide a bit of self-inflicted [...]
Quick study on Harry Potter
If you're really behind all things that are really cool, then you may have missed out on the later Harry Potter movies. You're going to have to do do a lot of reading to catch up, have a movie marathon, or maybe have a quick look at Lucy Knisley's [...]
Why Princess Kate is cooler than Princess Charlene
Over at The Gloss they've put together a dazzling little slideshow called 9 reasons why new Monaco royal bride Charlene is cooler than Kate Middleton. They're wrong of course. Kate is the coolest princess and these are nine reasons [...]
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