Using Pinterest to develop your personal style!

This past week before I entered the accidental media black out that was the long weekend spent in Central Queensland, I had a post go live at Nikki's blog Styling You. You know the one, right? A real-girl guide to fashion, beauty and life. You know. That one. It's a pretty darn good post if I...

Is your body ready for summer!?

So is YOUR body summer ready? And I don't mean is it ready for the heat, I mean it in the whole join a gym, just eat lettuce and hope like hell maybe you'll be presentable at the beach this year. Fingers crossed. Still probably not. That thing. The ads start, the marketing and the subliminal...

Aussie Curves: Stripes {She Wore What}

On the way home from Rockhampton today we stopped quickly in Bundaberg for a quick stopover to see Hubby's Mum. I jumped out of the car, slapped on my new hat and we grabbed some photos for stripes week. Stripe week is practically a week made just for me. There was no way that I could miss it....

eBook Cover Outfit Shoot {She Wore What}

The Budget Fashionista Workbook is in the final stages and should be coming to a blog store near you shortly. Phew! One of the final things on my list was to get some photos for the front and rear covers and the inside pages to reduce the number of stock images I needed to buy. And make it more...

My boyfriend thinks… {Confident You}

My boyfriend thinks I'm too smart for him. I really like him. Should I act more stupid? Really? What John Green said! He's the guy in the image above. No. A million times no. Do you want a boyfriend like that? I vote no. Too tall, too fat, too wordy, too geekish, too successful, too loud, too...

Pattern Clash Monochrome Party {She Wore What}

When someone told me black and white was huge for spring I almost peed my pants I was that excited. I like colour. LOVE colour. But I'm a classic black and white girl at heart. It's just so chic, so simple and so very cool. The longer it's considered "in" the better for me. Though you won't see...

Beth Ditto {Steal Her Style}

My back story on Beth Ditto is pretty darn small. I became aware of this amazing woman when her collection at Evans was online and then sold out pretty darn quickly. In the way things turn out sometimes I was missing out. A beauty with a love of fashion, feisty, flashy and forward fashion Beth...

Aussie Curves: Festival {She Wore What}

FYI - This post contains a gifted item I ended up talking A LOT about.  Now Festival theme week is something I LOVE the idea of but the truth is the whole festival thing is the furthest distance away from how I'd spend a weekend. I like music, art, performance. I just don't get the whole...

Bek’s Guide to Building a Killer Wardrobe on a Budget

A little while ago I reached out to Bek of Colourful Curves to write me this post. Bek  is on a tight income, is raising children and still manages pretty killer wardrobe. She's a great example of someone building a great wardrobe on a budget. I asked her to share some tips with you in the lead...

How to be confident in groups {Confident You}

It wasn't that long ago that I was taking my seat amongst 450 other bloggers at the ProBlogger training event. The room was packed to the brim and there were people everywhere. If you're anything like me that's confronting. All those people, new faces, possibly judgie faces. Ha. So how when...

Cherry Tomato Haul Caprese Inspired Salad

Okay that was a really long-winded title for what is basically a bunch of chopped up tomatoes in a bowl. Seriously. But it's such a tasty little treat that I felt like I need to cover all my bases. It's caprese salad inspired because the three key components are here; tomato, spinach and...

You’re only as good as the advice you take. {Confident You}

Today as I sat tapping madly away in my local coffee shop, a conversation started to drift into my space. A father and his adult son sat talking over their plans for the future. The adult son had a lot of financial commitments for the year, including a child old enough to learn to drive who...

8 years. 2,920 days. 70,080 hours.

Today is our eighth wedding anniversary. This might be the first year {Hubby, but let's call him by his name for this post} Kel reads this blog post without me sticking it under his nose. Kel's really into Facebook these days. And his iGadgets. And this blog. It makes me burst with joy that he...

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25 things you can do today to be more confident {Confident You}

Well hello, there folks, it's the weekend, and I'm about to dive head-on into some work. But I've been chipping away at this list for a while, and I finally finished it. Mostly because I've been easily distracted lately, but also, 25 things is A LOT. Good luck to you, have some fun, enjoy...

Where to Buy Plus Size Stockings and Tights

I don't know about you but finding plus size stockings I like, that fit me well and don't cost the earth is something that is damn near impossible. Yet, owning a great pair of stockings or tights can be such a godsend to a girl's winter wardrobe. Summer dresses get a winter update, short skirts...

Warm Winter Chickpea and Pumpkin Salad

For me, winter salads have to at least have something a little warm about them. In summer I love the crisp, fresh, chilly feeling of a fresh salad with chilled dressing and loads of colourful produce. In winter I need something a little more comforting and warming. Something to give me a big...

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Laugh with your mouth open.

It was a cool night in Brisbane and the afternoon rain glistened on the now darkened pavement. The buses whooshed by but no one else was really out and about except us. We were attending a workshop about being effective. Not more effective, effective: full stop. The mood was light, and some...

It’s been a while since I had my heart broken

It’s been a while since I had my heart broken

It's hard to believe that my first post about our new puppy, Fetch, is probably my last. No sugarcoating it here, this past few weeks have sucked. Big time. Skip this one if you're not in the mood, folks. I just wanted to make sure he was documented here, where all the things I love are documented. I'd always joked about getting...

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Where to begin…

Where to begin…

I've sat down to write this update post multiple times now. It's been a while, and there is a lot to catch up on. Stuff with me, the business, the house, finding my feet after the year that was 2020 and everything in between. But then the sheer volume overwhelms me, and I delete the draft and run for the hills. But not today. No...

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I stopped writing about confidence when anxiety took over

I stopped writing about confidence when anxiety took over

Writing a blog about confidence is pretty tough when you feel like a fraud. I should know; that's exactly how I felt. Looking back, I knew things were really out of control when I attended an event in Brisbane, pre-Covid. In a room full of people, most I'd known for years, I couldn't breathe. Nothing could distract or settle me....

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New to me plus-size brands giving big summer energy

New to me plus-size brands giving big summer energy

A beach baby since before birth, I'm team summer, even if it leaves me a frizzy, sweaty mess more often than not. Thankfully, after a little exploring online, some new to me plus-size brands with big summer energy popped into my feed. Everything you need for a Queensland summer, from swimwear to activewear (or as I like to call...

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What I learned when I gave up drinking

What I learned when I gave up drinking

I'm serious when I tell you when I gave up drinking, I hadn't intended to. One day I was changing how I ate, looking to achieve a whole host of things, and I decided alcohol wouldn't fit in with those changes. So, I stopped drinking. Now, It's been three months since I gave up drinking, and I don't miss it. Thinking about it now,...

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Make something, even if it sucks: Ask Suger

Make something, even if it sucks: Ask Suger

Considering I was in my office this morning before 6 am, you'd think I'd be ready to roll with this email early, right? Apparently not. I got caught up making a few changes to the blog branding I had a dream about last night. Saying it came to me in a dream seems a little out there, but that's kind of how it went.  I've been...

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How much I made on Fiverr in my first year

How much I made on Fiverr in my first year

It all started with a simple question, can I earn money on Fiverr as a photographer? Keen to get into doing more product photography, I was looking for a way to find clients and generate more work for myself. A YouTube video about a freelance copywriter on CNBC's Millennial Money convinced me to turn to Fiverr. And after the...

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Feeling left behind in life: Ask Suger

Feeling left behind in life: Ask Suger

A couple of weeks ago, I received an Ask Suger talking about the changes they had been going through in their life and how they felt behind everyone else they knew. And it wasn't that they were not getting what they wanted, feeling as if they were taking giant steps backwards. So, they wanted to see if I'd ever felt like that and...

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How did I disappear from my life?

How did I disappear from my life?

Where did I go? That's the question I've been asking myself lately. How did I manage to disappear from my life? Somewhere around late 2020, I stopped documenting my life, being in pictures and outside of the weekly Suger News emails sharing. Where did I go? I don't know. All I know is I was done with a grinding screech of an old...

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Taking Shape x Elverina Johnson collection

Taking Shape x Elverina Johnson collection

Taking Shape is thrilled to reveal the first-ever First Nations designs by the highly regarded artist Elverina Johnson. A highly respected Gungganji Gurugulu woman from Yarrabah in Far North Queensland, Elverina is one of the Nation’s most recognisable and accomplished artists. Her belief is that arts can empower Aboriginal and...

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