So I am delighted to confirm that this blog can now consider itself to have front row access to the press area outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. My friend S lives in London and as a person who managed to be in London on the day of the Cambridge’s wedding amd actively avoided every single wedding related event, she went above and beyond by putting these photos she took on my Facebook feed. She tells me now that she won’t be getting me a photo of the birth announcement outside Buckingham Palace but I intend to do a deal with her. Is there an expat Aussie alive who couldresist a care package of Tim Tams and BBQ Shapes?

 

I had a small win for the family budget this week. Priceline’s $10 Maybelline mascara sale almost took the edge off my first power bill post the July price hike. From what I can understand from my statement, I now pay three times to use less electricity than I did in the previous month. That’s a whole lot of half price mascara. I’m glad I made the switch to energy saving light bulbs and heaters.

 

I’m really happy with Maybelline mascara. They’ve come a long way from their famed pink and green tubed mascara supermodels of the nineties all swore by. I like that they have a range of black shades and that they deliver length and volume to rival their beauty counter rivals for half the price. I’m a huge fan of The Falsies which comes in a magenta tube but I’m going to try this new Mega Plush version this week. Will review it on the blog in a week or two.

 

 

It’s hard doing low carb and low fat in the middle of winter, isn’t it? Your mind says chicken salad for lunch while your heart says pasta or a pulled pork slider. My mind won the eternal battle yesterday. I messed with my mind by squirting some avocado from a tube over my salad. It looks dodgy but it was delicious with an extra squirt of lemon on top.