I’m trying to decide, is the world a better place now, or back when I was young? It’s so tempting to just say things used to be better, and most people in their eighth decade wouldn’t hesitate to declare it so! But me…I’ve always been a deep thinker. I never jump to conclusions, and I’m …
Renovating our home has been one of the greatest challenges we’ve faced. It’s taken a lot out of us not only financially but physically and emotionally. Actually, we weren’t expecting it to cost so much. We did the budgeting and everything before we began but I think a lot of people get ambitious at the …
I’ve never been one to use harsh chemicals. I grow most of what I can in my garden, and the stuff I buy is always organic and pesticide-free. When it comes cleaning, I always use natural products like vinegar, bicarb and lemon juice. The reason I prefer these methods to chemicals is not just for …
I own a reception centre and catering business in town and let me tell you, it’s one heck of an industry to get mixed up in. We’re located in an area that has a few similar businesses and boy is it cut-throat. The competition here in Brisbane is bloody. We’re tying to get a competitive …
A couple of years ago while I was working as a beauty therapist I started to think about expanding my skills and studying the art of makeup. At the time I was doing your run of the mill beauty therapy like waxing, facials and such, until a friend of mine asked me to do makeup …
Trident Industries has unveiled a new plan to help recent students buy their own homes, by way of working with investment owners and their own land holdings. “We’re very rich,” said a company representative. “As in, we probably own half of Melbourne. And we wanted to give back to the community in a way that …
Have you ever played that silly game where you choose three things to take with you on a desert island? I played it on the weekend while drinking with my friends. At first I thought the suggestion to play the game was a lame idea but when we got into it I was laughing my …
Since my parents moved to Melbourne, their old property in the suburbs has just been sitting there unoccupied. Every now and then one of them will drive past to see if there’s any stray mail and they might do a bit of gardening. Recently, I went back myself to see if the place had any …
I chose an IT course because I thought it was the right thing to do. IT is big business, computers are popular, my parents don’t have a clue what I’m doing but it sort of sounds good, blah blah all of that. And yet, my heart aches for gaming. They just brought out the latest MMORPG …
Just my luck. I scored a decent house in a good area and there had to be something wrong with it! Everyone thinks I’m a curmudgeon but if they could take a stroll in my shoes for a day they’d see just how cursed I am. Thanks to my pathetic luck, I recently had to …