Shambolic Living

Over 40 and Rocking It at the #Logies2016

Janine — Sun, 08 May 2016 13:10:11 +0000

It’s Logies night. This post is for all the women who can no longer do necklines cut to the navel, or thigh high splits or skirts skimming private vestiges. The desire might be there but frankly the body is working against us … the boobs make it to the navel, the stomach could hit the...

Opting Out – A Realistic Option?

Janine — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 02:48:36 +0000

People have been a little stunned when I announced I was taking a break from work for a few months to supposedly finish this book that’s been rolling around in my head for years. Will I be able to get work again when I’m ready? Who knows. Can we afford this? Definitely not. But I’m...

What’s The Future for Generation Z?

Janine — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:32:44 +0000

Yesterday at soccer I overheard a young boy say to his team mates “I can’t wait to get home and have my steak sandwich with caramelised onion”. I didn’t make that up he specifically mentioned the onion was CARAMELISED. At the risk of sounding like a boring old fart, back in my day it was...

Man-Made

Janine — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:48:10 +0000

I live in a place of great natural beauty, our beaches are pretty impressive. However, on the man-made side of things we haven’t actually excelled. There’s not a lot of great architecture or design in my town. When “man-made” came up for the photo challenge the first thing that came to mind was our Glasshouse,...

Time Travelling

Janine — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:26:51 +0000

Last night we went time travelling in the Tardis. Well OK we got in the Toyota and went to one of the local clubs. HOWEVER, it was pretty clear for a couple of hours we were heading back to our formative years. The time when hair was permed, shoulder pads were broad, leg warmers were...

Bernard Salt Kills Generation X and He’s Wrong

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:15:10 +0000

Yesterday, it came as a shock to discover I no longer existed. In one fell swoop of a demographer’s pen not just me, but my entire generation were written out of the statistics. According to KPMG Partner, Bernard Salt “Generation X are not what they pretend to be: an independent life form with generationally distinct...