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there’s a party on the hill
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk the red carpet at a Hollywood awards ceremony? Or thought about what you might say if you WON a Golden Globe or an Oscar? After watching a YouTube video of Jennifer Aniston walking the red carpet at last night’s Golden Globes, my initial reaction:…
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welcome to your dream life
Is it possible to live your dream life? We’re into the second week of January and while many well-intentioned goals/resolutions may have already been shunned to the back of the 2023 closet (*cough* dry(er) January *cough*), any self-help guru will tell you that the start of a new year is a great time to consider…
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2022: reflections
To the sounds of distant fireworks, we got out of our Uber just after midnight, wearily rolling our suitcases through the entrance of our building. Tired from our six-hour flight from Geneva – yet possibly still a little bit buzzed (hello, in-flight sparkling) – we rode the lift to our 34th floor apartment, hoping to…
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happy gin-mas season
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Or should I say: Gin-mas. Christmas is without a doubt my favourite time of the year. I absolutely love Christmas and everything that goes with it – the carols, the decorations, the holiday movies, the eggnog. Unashamedly, I’ve had Mariah Carey on repeat on Spotify since…
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my space
Remember Myspace? Myspace was one of the earlier social networking platforms that launched in 2003. It was so much fun! You could change your background image. You could post your status and your bio. You could set your music – the music that played when someone came onto your Myspace site. You could also set…
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when a friend opens up …
… you listen. I recently started watching Friends reruns on Netflix. Way back when, when the popular 90s sitcom was a Monday night TV show, which aired at 7:30PM on channel 10 (I grew up in Australia), it clashed with our piano lessons, and I was only able to watch the first 5-10 minutes before…
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well, aloha!
Close second behind Christmas (nothing beats Christmas), the IRONMAN World Championships (when held in Kona – sorry, St George!) or ‘Kona’ as it’s affectionately known, is my favourite time of the year. And after a three-year hiatus (looking at you, Covid!), the race is back on the Big Island this year. After spectating the race…
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the tales of the marsh girl
“Instead, we labelled and rejected her because we thought she was different. But, ladies and gentlemen, did we exclude Miss Clark because she was different, or was she different because we excluded?” Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing That’s the quote that stopped me in my tracks, reading New York Times best seller, Delia Owens’…
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mirror, mirror
Trigger warning: this post may be a trigger to those suffering from body image issues or body dysmorphic disorder. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a warm spring morning, last year. I was in my little unit in Brisbane getting ready for the day ahead. Working from home that day, I sat…
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she said … there’s a release date
Something exciting landed in my Messenger inbox this week. I was watching the second season of Physical (starring Rose Byrne on Apple TV+) one afternoon when a notification popped up on my iPhone. It was a message from a good friend, with a link to the first official She Said trailer, which immediately got my…
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talking goop
Did you know that “all billion-dollar [internet] companies have two ‘O’s’ in their name?” That’s according to Academy Award-winning actress and founder and CEO of goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, who describes the process of how the name for her well-being brand, goop, came about in a recent interview that I came across on YouTube. OK. Sure.…
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a tale of snobby pigeons …
France was magnifique. Aside from the pigeons in Paris (more on that in a moment) – France has swept me off my feet. And not just because we literally had to put our feet up each night from all the walking we were doing. Bretagne (or Brittany), Rennes (Bretagne’s capital city), Saint-Malo (a port city…
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move over emily … gosia is coming to paris!
Pinch. Me. J and I are jetting off to France. FRANCE. TONIGHT! Oh, PUTAIN! It’s actually happening. I am beyond excited. Not gonna lie … also excited about having that glass of champagne when we get to the airport. The only thing is: The busyness of moving to a new country + juggling work and…
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when the Oscars come to town
Roll out the red carpet, get that lipstick out and put on your Sunday best … the 94th Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) are in town and, well, let’s hope this year’s event is a little more glam and a lot less glum. *cough* looking at you, 2021 Oscars *cough* In what will be a…
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i love bookstores
I won’t be in West End that much longer. Mainly due to upcoming travel. Firstly, to Melbourne – my nephew’s first birthday. And then across international borders, to places I never imagined I would visit – to join my husband while he’s there for work. So, today, a typically muggy Queensland summer Sunday, after…
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year of the tiger
According to the Chinese Lunar calendar, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, which will begin on the new Lunar New Year on 1 February. It’s said that the Lunar New Year, aka the Spring Festival in China, is the most important of the traditional festivals celebrated by Asian cultures throughout the world, bringing families…
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pardon my French
J and I are official – Mr & Mrs. That’s right, we’re officially married. Pinch. Me. It has been an absolute whirlwind month since we got him across the Queensland border (legally, of course, with all required tests and documents in place) at the beginning of December when they started quarantining entire flights shortly…
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circular quay gets a little more french
Oh, how I wish this was happening in Brisbane. As first spotted popping up on my Insta news feed this afternoon, it turns out that Sydney is about to get its very own, authentic “French Christmas market”. From 17-20 December, Sydneysiders will get to experience French Chalets, melted cheese stations, French crepes, French wines, mulled…
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wedding bells are ringing
Here’s a little question for you all: Is it possible to plan your wedding(s) in less than 3 months? Now, I say ‘weddings’ (plural) because J and I are taking our wedding ‘Le Tour’ on the road effectively … more on that later. A quick little backtrack. Before I write about the wedding plans –…
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queen chloë
As many of us (me included lately!) struggle with motivation at times to even complete 8-week fitness challenges that we signed up for to ‘get fit for summer’, how’s this for motivation! Legendary Aussie swimmer, Chloë McCardel has successfully completed her 44th swim of the English Channel, setting a new world record for number of…
oh my gosia 