Do you remember when we had our first female Prime minister? Perhaps you remember what she wore and the way her hips looked in her outfit? When we all celebrated international women's day and reflected on how far we have come, it somehow became about a traffic light that depicted a man...or a woman in pants? This is what our message to our daughters has become. People want … [Read more...]
Things You Learn In Your 30s
When you are in your early 20's you look at people in their 30's as if they are past their prime. The partying (often) slows, life becomes about building a future and perhaps even starting a family. Just before I turned 30 my life turned upside down, with 2 children and a failed marriage I embarked on the world as a single-ton for the first time since I was 16 years old. … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: Road Rage
Sometimes even those who are usually calm can turn into a crazed maniac when they get on the road and someone cuts them off. Road rage has varying levels of madness from a mutter under your breath to physically getting out of your car and hitting someone over the head. People are going to make mistakes, but things aren't always clear cut with accidents occurring simply by … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: Love, Marriage…Divorce
In news this week, one of our favourite celebrity couples - Heidi and Seal - split. After a seemingly perfect marriage (and a perfect body after all those babies), Heidi has filed for divorce and that is that. The statistics in this country are something like 1 in 3 marriages ends in divorce which is quite astounding when you think of how many weddings we attend. My parents … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: What Does Australia Mean to You?
Australia Day is the next event on our calendars and in honour of our beautiful country, this week I thought we should discuss what it means to be Australian (and thankfully, most of you said you don't need to watch cricket to qualify). What does being Australian mean to me? It means we can have it all - sun, snow and gorgeous beaches (our land is girt by sea, remember?). Not … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: I Don’t Like Cricket…
Summer holidays in Australia means cricket on one channel and tennis on the other. When I was younger this used to really bug me because I don't like cricket, and tennis - well I could never sit and watch that either. Now, I don't watch TV during the day so it isn't such an annoyance...but, I still don't understand it and it still puts me to sleep. Am I un-Australian because I … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: New Year’s Eve
Christmas has been and gone, and there is one more event for 2011 and that is New Year's Eve. For some this is the biggest night of the year and people around the world celebrate with a big bang - or fireworks at least. This week's discussion is about New Year's Eve and the resolutions that follow. With two young children it's not something I will be making a big fuss over … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: Are Manners Dead?
Earlier this week The Mercury reported that bus etiquette was suffering in Tasmania and commuters were refusing to give up their seats for the pregnant and elderly. When a driver asked someone to give up their seat for a pregnant woman, the response was, "she chose to be pregnant". Apparently this isn't an isolated incident and people are generally behaving less well mannered … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: The Bali Boy
Earlier this week the 14 year old Australian boy who was being held in Bali came home. He pleaded guilty to carrying 3.6 grams of marijuana when police found and arrested him back in October. What would have started as a budget friendly holiday has now cost the family what is believed to be in the hundreds of thousands in legal fees, and I'm assuming a frightening experience … [Read more...]
DISCUSSION: Work and Social Networking
At Beauty and Lace we love our social networking, it gives us a chance to chat to our readers and allows you to be kept up to date with all our articles and competitions as soon as they are published. Not everyone has the same kind of job as I do at Beauty and Lace, (I have Facebook open all day) so this week we are discussing how social networking fits within your work day. … [Read more...]
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