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Blog posts from the year 2011.

Posted on Oct 25th, 2011

my favourite lines from a TV show

i have a shocking memory for lines from a tv show (sorry to sam and hamish in particular who know the good ones but just get a blank look from me because i don't remember the...
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Posted on Oct 7th, 2011

fast cars

this weekend is bathurst! cars go round and round.
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Posted on Oct 6th, 2011

rugby fanatic

it won't come as a surprise to you as you already know i am a rugby fanatic, so the last four weeks of the rugby world cup have been brilliant. except of course for the mostly...
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Posted on Oct 4th, 2011

borrow the family

i am part of a small family - there are only three of us - and sometimes i like to borrow someone else's family.
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Posted on Sep 27th, 2011

men with pants too short

So possibly I am the only person that this bothers, but what is with men who have pants too short?!
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Posted on Sep 20th, 2011

different words for said

years ago, when I was in grade four, i wrote a list (in very neat cursive) of all the different words for said.
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Posted on Aug 30th, 2011

obsequious, bodaceous, traverse

There are words, aren't there, that just make your heart sing? That sound fabulous as you say them.
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Posted on Jul 26th, 2011

don't you sometimes wish ...

Don't you sometimes wish that feelings were a little easier to control?
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Posted on Jul 22nd, 2011

the buck stops .... anywhere but with me.

if you, like me have been following the recent Murdoch saga, you may or may not have been suprised by some of the responses at the recent parliamentary committee.
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Posted on Jul 19th, 2011

my girl crush

I have a TOTAL girl crush on the fabulous Emma Watson.
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Posted on Jul 12th, 2011

the mighty queensland reds

As a mad keen rugby fan all my Christmas' came at once on Saturday night.
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Posted on Jul 10th, 2011

the new world order

As a renter, I have known for a while that renters are seen as second class citizens.
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Posted on May 24th, 2011

things to think about it

there are couple of things that have popped into my inbox in the last week or so and i just wanted to share them with you.
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Posted on May 17th, 2011

i heart drawing

i took a holiday away for the first time ever. i know. kinda tragic. almost thirty and this was my first trip.
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Posted on May 10th, 2011

cometh the hour, cometh the man.

man or woman, I believe that at some point in our lives, and indeed maybe at more than one juncture, that saying is for us.
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Posted on May 3rd, 2011

v necks are best

I vote to ban scoop necks, short necks, round necks, turtle necks.
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Posted on Apr 28th, 2011

well hello strangers!

i have been incommunicado, i know!
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Posted on Mar 21st, 2011

floristry vs forestry

things that make you go hmmmmmmm.
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Posted on Mar 15th, 2011

a rose filing system

I certainly do love them. I take photos of them whenever I get the chance. In fact, I am taking a short trip to Canberra in the next few weeks and I definitely plan on hitting up...
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Posted on Mar 11th, 2011

awards season ahoy part two

i know it has been more than a week since the Oscars, but this is the first time I have had to chance to sit down and corral my thoughts.
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Posted on Mar 9th, 2011

new job

i am very excited ... i start a new job in about a months time. i have been in marketing and communications for the last decade or so, and while I have loved it, i need something...
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Posted on Mar 4th, 2011

my little pleasures

I was asked the other day to write a list of the little pleasures I have in life, and I thought I would share them with you.
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Posted on Mar 1st, 2011

happiness montage

That moment in a movie when two people are blissful in a relationship and the film maker wants to demonstrate it.
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Posted on Feb 25th, 2011

the ridiculous notion of fashion in the third millennium

I read a story the other day, and posted the link on my facebook page about the ridiculousness of using a male to model women's fashion.
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Posted on Feb 24th, 2011

sometimes

sometimes ...
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Posted on Feb 21st, 2011

tamara drewe

on the weekend i went with my mama and my sister to see tamara drewe (it's a movie).
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Posted on Feb 16th, 2011

a change is as good as a holiday

they say that a change is as good as a holiday. so i guess the four hours i will spend at the hairdressers on saturday morning will be like a holiday!
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Posted on Feb 14th, 2011

part of the catholic mafia

many of you know that I am catholic - a catholic who goes to mass every sunday. yep, one of those! i was at a youth training day on saturday and heard the amazing fr richard...
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Posted on Feb 10th, 2011

how stuff works

many of you will know of the fabulous website howstuffworks.com - last week i was introduced to their podcasts. i am addicted!
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Posted on Feb 2nd, 2011

what is it going to take: the sad story of charlie sheen

with yet another story today of charlie sheen's out of control binges, i have to ask - what is it going to take to get him off our screens?
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Posted on Feb 1st, 2011

awards season ahoy part one

i must admit that this time of year never grows old - i love awards season! it is a bit like being a kid in a candy store.
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Posted on Jan 30th, 2011

more inspiration

my lovely friend brett has travelled extensively, and seeing my photos of waterlilies, he sent some of these through to me, and I had to share with you all. thanks brett! they...
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Posted on Jan 24th, 2011

the wonder of butterflies

it has been wonderful the past few weeks with the warmer weather (finally!) - the butterflies have been bursting from their cocoons. barely a day goes by when I don't see at least...
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Posted on Jan 17th, 2011

silk painting inspiration

sometimes, and other creatives will relate to this, you just have too many ideas running around your head! it is hard to pick one to focus on.
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Posted on Jan 16th, 2011

#qldfloods

We watched this week as our town of Brisbane went under, becoming part of 75% of Queensland that is flood affected. It has had an enormous physical effect on Brisbane, but also...
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Posted on Jan 8th, 2011

the day audrey came to visit

we got spoilt yesterday at work because uncle dave (aka my boss david) let his lovely wife bring in their cat, audrey, for the day!
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Posted on Jan 3rd, 2011

family reunion

this is my excited face! my family (on my mother's side) are having a reunion! it has been 130 years since we set up camp in northern new south wales and we are having a shindig.
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Posted on Jan 1st, 2011

new silk

i have been silk painting madly and want to give you a sneak peek of my new silk creations.
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