Is chivalry still alive?
The other day my friend was telling me about the luggage packing crisis she was experiencing in preparation for her overseas holiday. The dilemma was this; too much luggage, too little space in the suitcase.
The only solution was to take no fewer than three pieces of carry-on cabin baggage. The thought...
The Whitlams – Little Cloud
Picture a quiet summer afternoon, sitting on the back veranda with a cold drink in hand. There’s a piano playing in the background – not the stuffy vinyls your grandma listens to, but a sound that is soft and smooth and makes you smile and wonder. It’s the type of music that makes you...
The Presets – Apocalypso
Fresh from rocking the socks straight off every kid’s feet as they toured the country during the summer festival season, Sydney electro duo The Presets have come up with yet another earth-shattering creation with their second album Apocalypso. Bringing together the driving basslines of artists...
The female breadwinner
Posted by A Pampered Life in Career, Family, Featured Articles, Relationships on May 28, 2008 | No Comments
In Australia, we have come a long way from the days when women were expected to do everything for their husbands. But even in our gender-equal society, it’s rare to find a man who stays at home and look after the kids while his wife becomes the main, and only, breadwinner.
Shouldn’t this role reversal...
Travel Time
I’ve started planning a trip overseas for the end of the year already. As I got down to the nitty gritty I thought I’d share some ideas about how you can make your trip start, go and end smoothly.
If you’re going overseas make sure your passport is up-to-date or has enough validity...
Remarrying with children
Remarrying can be exciting. Taking a second chance on love is not for the light hearted but if you get it right this time you’ll have love to last you into your old age. But what if you or your fiancé are bringing children to this new marriage? Is it too much to expect the Brady Bunch?
Integrating...
Unbelievable dating stories – Online dating gone wrong
Online dating has become extremely popular in recent years but we’ve all heard the horror stories. It seems no matter how you meet, dating always has the possibility of going bad! Check out your internet dating stories from our Sex and the City DVD competition below.
I tried online dating (having...
Unbelievable dating stories – When will men learn?
Your entries into our competition to win one of two Sex and the City DVD box sets have revealed some shocking and unbelievable dating moments you’ve all experienced. There’s everything from the unbelievably romantic to the downright despicable!
A Pampered Life will be posting up the best of the best,...
Winter Warmers
I get really cold in winter. Not just cold, but really cold. It’s that time of year again and I like to tackle it head on. I want to share some of the things I like to do to keep warm during the winter months.
I have a nice thick doona for those cold nights and another few blankets to go on top...
Why you should always listen to mum
Do you remember family road trips? How mum would always remind you to ‘go’ before you left home? Well, apparently I need re-educating on how to listen to mum.
On the occasion of my birthday my darling friends decided to treat me with a little trip to the beautician. This was such an incredibly thoughtful...
A photo a day
Posted by Cat Juan in Stories on May 26, 2008 | No Comments
The other day, I was directed to a most beautiful, yet sad, website. A man took a Polaroid picture everyday for 18 years of his life. His simple daily snaps capture his humble beginnings as an art student to his death from cancer. They also show his wedding, his stint with the circus and other beautiful...
Celebrate your relationship
Posted by A Pampered Life in Featured Articles, Love & Dating, Relationships on May 26, 2008 | No Comments
Salvaging something is a lot harder than keeping it going; especially when something as intangible as a relationship is concerned. So why not celebrate what you’ve got right now instead of letting things fall by the wayside and concentrating your efforts after the fact?
There are a lot of articles...
Singletons, don’t despair!
Posted by A Pampered Life in Featured Articles, Love & Dating, Relationships on May 22, 2008 | No Comments
In the opening scene of the film Bridget Jones’ Diary, we see the pyjama-clad heroine parked on the sofa watching a TV sitcom, glass of vino in hand, all the while passionately lip-synching to the gloomy Celine Dion remake of ‘All by myself’. It’s a hilarious scene, yet I’m sure some singletons...
!!! – Myth Takes
!!! refuses to be ignored and rightfully so. Myth Takes, their latest album, is filled with a unique punk funk vibe that makes you want to bounce off walls and sway your hips with a silly grin on your face. Stemming from Sacramento, California and New York, this band of eight merry men was formed after...
Single: The New Married
Posted by Rebecca in Relationships on May 21, 2008 | No Comments
Living in today’s world isn’t the same as the world our parents lived in, no matter what age you are now. The world evolves constantly and priorities merge and change. But have we come so far that marriage is now considered as unlikely as staying single used to be? Or are we just fooling ourselves...
Dating Coach – v – Pick-up Artist: The new battle of the sexes?
Posted by A Pampered Life in Featured Articles, Love & Dating, Relationships on May 20, 2008 | 7 Comments
Any single woman in possession of a classic book collection knows who will turn up at the door after Mr. Eligible comes knocking. First, it’s the meddling mothers and neighbourhood matchmakers who just want to embarrass their relations and throw in their two cents worth. Then come the sisters and close...
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