Random Ramblings

It’s oh so quiet…

May 25, 2013
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You know how the song goes. …It’s oh so still. Shhh. Well it’s a bit quiet our lives at the moment. We go to work, we snuggle on the couch, we sleep and start the day again. It’s nice actually. We’ve had a few big weekends in a row. There’s nothing like being at home [...]

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My husband is my best friend… Cue gag.

May 23, 2013
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I always rolled my eyes when people said they married their best friend or their spouse is their best friend. Cue the gag motion and much judgemental sniggering. I didn’t get it. Didn’t they KNOW any other people? Have other friends? Really? How sad for them. Honestly I thought that half of those people were lying. The [...]

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Show Time.

May 18, 2013
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Last night we went to the show here in Gympie. I decided to take my camera because I just knew all the lights and colours would be WAY too great to miss. And they were! I decided to share some photos here because once again I’m not that motivated to write anything. Meh. Long weekends [...]

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The clickity clack of keys.

May 9, 2013
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I wrote a whole post once about grammar and spelling snobs only to find that the interwebs was alive with people complaining of the lacklustre nature of bloggers these days. I decided not to publish it because who wants to be accused of lacklustre blogging. Not I said the fly. But maybe that was the [...]

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Why did you have kids? Or want them?

May 5, 2013

I read this article titled “what not to say to a childless woman” by Wendy Squires at www.theage.com.au today and it basically became my best friend. Because it says so much that I’d love to say but worry that by saying I might hurt the feelings of someone who meant well. I had no idea [...]

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The guy with the iPhone soundtrack.

April 29, 2013
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I was in the bank the other day there was a man in his late twenties, slouchy pants, truckers cap and sick beats emanating from his pants pocket. I assume it was his pocket. Gosh I hope it was his pocket. And I assume they were sick beats, I really don’t know much about townie [...]

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Anzac Day and Celebrating: a word from my brother.

April 25, 2013

Good morning Sugers. This morning I am sharing a post with you written by my brother. Last year we all shed a tear with him when he wrote of the first ANZAC day after Ash was killed in Afghanistan. That was a hard year for his mates, harder for Ash’s brother and family. The year [...]

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Huddled around the kettle.

April 22, 2013

My colleagues and I huddled around the kettle, desperate for the warmth provided by even the most revolting instant coffee. Hopping from one foot to the other in an office that is too warm not to be air-conditioned and too cold for the cooling system, hoping that someone would find the balance soon. We got to talking [...]

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If selfies are making me a narcissist then bring it.

April 18, 2013
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If you follow me on Instagram you won’t be surprised that I am on team selfie. I am well and truly in this corner. Imagine my surprise when Sunrise discussed the raising of a generation of narcissists. Strong word. Big claims. I’m not even sure they believed it themselves, a lot of the crew seemed team [...]

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A competitive girl’s guide to losing.

April 16, 2013
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I’m not even really sure I’m equipped to write this post. I often struggle to run my own race. I blame an underlying competitive nature. I love to check out what other people are doing. Often I’ll compare myself with them. That’s all fine and dandy if it turns out you come out on top, [...]

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10 Random Things About Me.

April 14, 2013
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A few of the Aussie Curves ladies decided to get together and decided to share 10 random things about themselves. GREAT! Awesome. I planned to join in straight away. But it turns out that NEW random facts about yourself on a blog like mine is tricky. So I opened a post and added bit by [...]

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People are just nicer before 8am.

April 11, 2013
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Earlier this week I found myself in Brisbane, waiting. For 6 hours, it turns out. I was prepared though. I had my camera, with new lens fitted and a plan to go for a wander. I dropped off my passenger and was in the city by 6:45am. Strolling through King Edward {I’m sure it was [...]

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I’d quit my job if my husband asked me to. BUT…

April 9, 2013
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Yahoo posted an article the other day with the link title, Carrie Underwood says she would quit her job if her husband told her to and the internet explodes. So I clicked on it. OF COURSE. There’s not much to clarify Carrie’s comment, even the author of the article says there’s probably more to the [...]

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I was going to…

April 4, 2013
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Today I was going to write a post about fr’enemies. But decided that the last thing I ever intended this blog to be was a place where negativity breeds. Then I was going to post some photos of an outfit I wore the other day. But I deleted the photos before I had imported them. [...]

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Suit of Armour.

April 4, 2013
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I was reading a biography years ago about a successful business woman in the late eighties working in the music industry. The name of the woman and the book both elude me now. The heroine of the book, in a way I’m sure was common then {now?}, donned a suit of armour to face her predominantly hostile [...]

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Party People!

March 27, 2013
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Moooooooore party photo goodness!! Yay! Short version it was an amazing night, I danced until the wee hours of the morning and ate cheeseburgers on my way home. I was gifted some many presents and the presence {see what I did there?} of so many wonderful people. I worked hard to pull it off with the help [...]

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Guilt Free Bullshit.

March 26, 2013
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I see it around a lot at the moment. Guilt-free Easter treats, guilt-free holidays, guilt-free time out, guilt-free blah blah blah. Here’s the thing, guilt-free taglines imply that you should at least feel a LITTLE guilty. Guilty that you had an Easter egg at Easter, guilty that you wanted 5 minutes of alone time, guilty [...]

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30!

March 23, 2013
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Today is the day of my big 30th birthday bash. Well, tonight to be precise. It’s got a hashtag. Seriously. I’m THAT person {follow along at #sugersneon30th}. Tomorrow I turn thirty so I thought now would be a good time in all the rush, hustle and bustle to take a minute, a moment really and [...]

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Hunt them down!

March 22, 2013
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Pop over and read this article if you would please. The rest will make sense after you do. I’ll wait here for you. *hums elevator music* Right. Welcome back. Now wasn’t THAT something!!?  Maybe this boxer shouldn’t have done what he did. But then, maybe the other dude shouldn’t have harassed him on Twitter for months on [...]

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Queensland FINALLY delivers!

March 19, 2013
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Oh my goodness Sugers did my little piece of Queensland turn it on this weekend. We had been planning to camp as a celebration of my brother’s birthday for months. The ongoing rain and mad weather made it look like a long shot. We booked it in anyway and come Friday the skies were clear, [...]

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