Category: Personal
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Aussie Curves: Challenge Flashback
Wow! Another awesome 12 months of challenges for the Aussie Curves ladies draws to a close. I’ve had a great time, did you enjoy following along too? I know that for those of us who were committed to taking it on as a challenge for ourselves, it continued to be that shove we needed to…
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And then there was none…
No time left; that is. No time over the weekend left to write or prepare. No time to finish those looming tasks on the horizon. Whoops, short version. Monday rolls around and I stare at the wall thinking well I did enjoy that weekend very much and it was worth it. That’s how I know…
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Farewell Floral Bomber
Em from Geek Chic Girl loaned me this jacket back at the “Queensland Plus-Size Blogger” meet up on the Gold Coast. She hadn’t had much luck styling it, and I was gleefully rubbing my hands together at the opportunity. Home it came with me for months, and I wore it often. So often in fact I…
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Glitter Champagne Bottle DIY aka Glitter Booze
Ever scrolled through Pinterest and thought to yourself, wow that looks cool I could do that, only to find that no in fact you couldn’t. Whoops. Well, this glitter champagne bottle DIY started out looking very much like one of those challenges. How hard could it be, right? There were dozens of guides on how…
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17 Sundays Australian Made Capsule Collection
It’s probably the worst kept secret in blogging when I say that I am a huge fan of the 17 Sundays brand. I love the whole thing from the clothes to the social media and everything in between. When new stuff arrives, I feel like I’m right there with the team as they excitedly launch…
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Win a Hope & Harvest Y.O.L.O. Skirt
This pretty darn impressive skirt has been hanging over the back of my office chair for weeks now. Taunting me. Mr Suger hasn’t been around to grab any photos and I wanted to be sure to do it justice so I’ve been gazing longingly at it, unworn and lonely. It’s time finally came! Paired with…
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The death of a blog: What to do if that blog is yours
Something happened behind the scenes of this very blog. Even though I was reasonably happy with the content, the results made me a little sad, scared and embarrassed. People assume that a blog like mine just grows and grows. Here’s the thing, it doesn’t. It hadn’t in a little while. What it had done was…
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Skinny Pics is a stupid app & not just because they stole my photo
I received an email yesterday from a lady who reads my blog Edel. Hi Edel! She had seen my photo in an advertisement in the app store and had sent me some screen grabs. Skinny Pics app was using my photo for a before and after shot of how their app can slim down your…
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Ten Questions
A short time ago, maybe a week or two, the gorgeous Elle of Seeking More, Staying Grateful gave me a shout out for a Liebster Award and as part of that asked 10 questions. There is lots more to do which I probably won’t do {bad blogger, break the chain and your blog traffic dries up…
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The triumphant return.
I made my triumphant return to the gym this week and last. A return that was long coming due to the complaints of short daylight hours, long work hours and more than enough things to keep me hopping. And I could tell it was time. My wobbly bits were doing that extra bit of jiggle…
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