Beauty terms explained

So after watching a few of Tanya Hennessy’s hilarious videos in which she exposes the beauty industry as something that only a select few know anything about, while the rest of us bumble around with a bit of concealer and lippy and whatever else we’ve been intimidated...

The best things to bake and freeze

Sometimes weeknight cooking is too hard but we don’t always want to call for a pizza or put on some 2-minute noodles. The solution is to bake in advance and stock up the freezer. So what are the best things to cook and freeze? Here are some ideas: Bolognese sauce –...

The best places to get health advice on the internet

Is there even any point in having doctors anymore? We can just find out what’s wrong with us on Google, right? Well, not exactly. It’s incredibly important to get checked out by a professional if you have a health problem that is bothering you. But it also pays to be...

Old Fashioned Ways of Living

It’s funny how we can never predict how technology will change our lives. Like any good parent, and generations before me, I love to drone on to my children about how different life was before smartphones and the internet. But I also think it’s fascinating that old...

What is Everyone Talking About?

Sometimes you go out with friends and there’s something going on. Everyone’s talking about something and you don’t know what it is. The latest podcast, the new Netflix sensation or a bestselling book. Here’s my round-up of the things everyone is talking about and what...

Keeping Warm – the best tips

It’s true: women feel the cold more than men. And with the cold snap we’re having on the East coast of Australia right now, women are shivering in their kitten-heels. We’re in Australia. With the exception of a few chilly places (hello to our friends in Hobart and...

Five ideas for delicious, healthy home-made tea

Once, I went to an Algerian friend’s house for lunch. After lunch she got a container full of mint that she kept in her freezer and made me a delicious, sweet, minty cup of tea. I had honestly never considered making tea that didn’t come in a prepared bag from the...

Kitchen and Food hacks

There are so many of them all over the internet – some of them make you sit up and think “Wow! Why have I never thought of that? Where has that idea been all my life?” And some of them are patently ridiculous. But it certainly pays to check up on the wisdom of the...

Dinner Party Hacks

Love hosting dinner parties but not the hassle? Here are some genius dinner party hacks that will have you relaxed, enjoying your friends’ conversation and not running around like a crazy person worrying about soufflé when you should be kicking back with a glass of...