Tag Archives: Social Commentary

Sorry Marie Kondo, objects shouldn’t spark joy

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Bec

Last weekend, like millions of others overcome with Kondo induced hysteria, I dutifully gathered all the clothes from my wardrobe, the hall cupboard and the spare room and laid out a material mountain on my bed. Just as Japanese de-clutter … Continue reading →

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How do you know when you’re old?

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Bec

I recently turned 30 and while I feel absolutely no different to a year or two ago, occasionally I have these little moments of recognition that time is indeed passing. I was chatting with a colleague this week about a … Continue reading →

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WTF are they doing upstairs? An ode to apartment living

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Bec

Tenderising meat?! Jogging on the spot? Breaking in tap shoes? Repeatedly hurling a medicine ball at the same spot on the floor? These are all things I’ve actually considered while staring perplexedly at the ceiling wondering what is making that … Continue reading →

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My latest Instagram obsession

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Bec

Instagram is a strange beast. As least three times in as many recent weeks I’ve heard someone tell me how they’ve done a huge cull of who they follow on the app, whittling down to only the accounts that make … Continue reading →

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Would you date someone shorter than you?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Bec

A couple of months ago, a friend of mine was showing me her Tinder matches. Hunched over her phone, we poured over the photos, attempting to gauge the height of her potential suitors by comparing them to nearby landmarks and … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Mormon capital of the world: some thoughts

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Bec

I’m kind of breaking the chronology of our trip with this post. Technically Idaho comes next but we are in Salt Lake City now and I wanted to write this while it was still fresh. Salt Lake City is beautiful, … Continue reading →

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Bec

Years from now, I think will look back on my mid-twenties as being simultaneously the most capable and inept period of my life. Some days I feel grown up; I’ve paid a bill on time or remembered to take out … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Australia. Where everyone hates each other.

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Bec

One of the first differences I observed upon moving from the east coast of Australia to the west coast was this: all over food packaging, advertising and various media the ultimate selling point over here is ‘Made in Western Australia’, … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Bucket-List Item 3.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Bec

Consume Delicious Coffee I thought I had missed item 3! But then I remembered that on Friday the fam, some friends and I stopped at Snow Pony on the way to the airport. Possibly the trendiest cafe in all of … Continue reading →

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The Melbourne Bucket-List

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Bec

In less than a week I depart Melbourne- my hometown and partial love of my life, for dustier pastures in Western Australia. As excited as I am to begin the next chapter I think a lengthy and drawn-out fair well … Continue reading →

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