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Lovin’ Life 27/9/2018: Snap Happy.
This week’s love is an unashamedly high school level mature one. I am LOVING my new phone. Yes it was ridiculously expensive and yes there’s a few tricky moves I am yet to master owing to the phone not having that physical ‘click for home and everything else’ button but: Face recognition is great and…
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Life This Week 24/9/2018: The Last Thing I Bought…
The last thing I bought was a new Moleskine notebook. I have a favourite kind and it’s the classic ruled hardcover version. There’s a sense of solid comfort and predictability in Moleskine notebooks. That vanilla beige paper and its feint ruled lines hint at gentler, less hectic times. I love being able to just put…
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Lovin’ Life 20/9/2018: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ by Jenny Han.
via Google images Hello, I’m Sydney Shop Girl. I’m 43 years old with a busy life revolving around parenthood, work, trying not to click ‘pay now’ for too many of my virtual shopping baskets and trying to achieve a run life balance. I’ve also rediscovered young adult romance fiction. ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved…
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Hitting the ‘Beach’.
Summer came early to my neck of the woods over the weekend. This is the best photo I could manage of our local ‘beach’ / outdoor pool. It was taken in ‘selfie’ mode because my rear facing camera is the only one that works on my phone. I am in serious countdown mode for Friday…
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Life This Week 17/9/2018: Have You Ever…
Have you ever been to the snow? For someone who’s grown up in the dry heat of Perth, the snow will always be a source of awe and wonder. I’ve made two trips to the snow in my life and both holidays felt both more adventurous and invigorating than any other kind of place I’ve…
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This and That. Kyshadow, I’m a Fan.
I was Apple fangirling with the best of them yesterday afternoon from around 5.01pm EST…. I was, of course, refreshing the screen on my existing iPhone obsessively to be among the early birds to score a presale for the latest generation of iPhones. I’m sure there were lots of other shiny new Apple things launching at…
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Lovin’ Life 13/9/2018: Carabiners
via Google Images Today’s post is in praise of the humble carabiner (it’s German for ‘spring hook’ and totally on theme for me given that I’m days away from Berlin). Those rainbow coloured, lightweight gadgets that campers and outdoor adventurers adore but which have also found roles in suburban life. via Google Images It’s ironic…
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Running Pains.
Yeah, well. Anyway. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and all that. It’s been a crazy week or so for me. It turns out that I was being wildly optimistic in thinking that I’d be able to continue my current running program indefinitely and without injury with a 43 (ouch) year old pair of…
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Life This Week 10/9/2018: Travel Tips (For the Predictable Traveller).
I wish I could tell you about packing light and capsule wardrobes but if I did, it would be very hypocritical indeed. I can’t even tell you about how to cut your travel costs by booking tickets and accommodation through certain providers and at certain times of the year because I only make two kinds of…
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Lovin’ Life 6/9/2018: Ticking Off The Tax.
via Google images I’m giving myself a huge pat on the back for what I’ve achieved in the realm of personal admin this week. I’ve not exactly submitted my tax return but I have submitted all my paperwork to my accountant. I’m pretty confident this year that ‘all’ means ‘all’ because I’ve gone through his…