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Time to carry out Winter Property Maintenance
When the winter months come around, it’s often tempting to hibernate and wait for the temperature to start rising again. However, there are plenty of maintenance tasks you can be getting on with to keep your home in top condition and less likely to suffer any problems. Clear your guttering One area of the home that often gets neglected is the guttering. While it might not be the most attractive of tasks, clearing it of leaves and debris is essential. Your guttering is, after all, what takes water away from your home, so it’s highly important that it’s in full working order all year round. Have air conditioning units serviced…
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EOFY: Big Ticket Items You Should be Claiming on Your Investment Property
Tax time is nearly here again. If you own a property as an investor, you might already be thinking about preparing for the end of the financial year. The good news is there are many ways to reduce annual amounts, and deductions can sometimes be the difference between your investment having a positive or negative cash flow. Here’s a list of the key deductions you should be considering, or at the very least asking your accountant about. Rental advertising: Regardless of whether you’re finding a first tenant or re-letting, the costs associated with online advertising, print media, flyers and brochures, or a sign can be claimed against property income in the…
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Is your 40’s the new 20’s?
This week I turn 43, I know, I know, I don’t look a day over 35, thank you..hahaha but all jokes aside, why do we cringe when another birthday comes around? Why shouldn’t a woman ever reveal her age? I recently received a phone call from my mother-in-law who had seen a picture of me in the newspaper’s social section where it had revealed my age and she was mortified and told me I shouldn’t let people know how old I am as she thought it would go against me. I just laughed it off, but I did start to wonder why people make age such an issue or a…
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How to beat the Winter blues
Brrrrrrrrrr. Winter is here, just in case you haven’t noticed! It’s easy to feel a little low during this time – particularly as we’ve all been cooped up in ISO. It’s quite natural during the cooler months to be less happy than usual – this is because reduced sunlight can affect your biological clock and circadian rhythms, as well as melatonin production (if that sounds too technical, I'm talking about how our body feels overall, how well you sleep and general energy as a result). So yes – I admit it, there’s plenty of ‘downers’ to Winter, and sure – no one can jump on a big jet plane and…
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WINTER FASHION
When we were sent into Covid lockdown, it was coming off the end of summer, and we seemed to have missed a whole season and as we emerged from our covid-19 insular bubble, all of a sudden, it’s winter! Usually in Autumn we prepare ourselves for the coming cooler months, but seeing we were all Netflixing and binging our way through new and old TV series, we seemed to have forgotten that it is now cold outside, winter isn’t coming, winter is here! As we timidly step out our front doors and try our luck at shopping malls, one thing on my mind is, what has winter fashion got installed…
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KITCHEN RENO’S ON A BUDGET
The kitchen is the heart and soul of any home. It’s where we come together each night to talk about our day, cook a meal for the family and be the centerpiece of entertaining friends, so it's no surprise that a kitchen is the most renovated space in Australia. In most cases, your kitchen and bathrooms will be the most expensive part of a new build or renovation process. Kitchens can start from as little as $15,000 and go upwards from there. I remember when I built my first home in Indooroopilly and I nearly fell off my chair when the kitchen quote came in at $20,000, I’ve realised over…
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It’s all in the Jeans
Denim on Denim is a big fashion trend for 2020, and is a staple of everybody’s wardrobe and often a key element in seasonal trends, in particular, jeans. When you find a good pair they become your best friend, you develop a deep, long lasting relationship with them and lets face it, the longer you wear them the closer you become. Nowadays, jeans are not just for lounging around the house or to put on to do the dirty work. Designer jeans have become hugely popular, with versatile, edgy designs that can easily transition from day to night. Each season brings with it new cuts, features, treatments and embellishments. Gone…
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Sober Curious Movement
“Oh, so how do you have any fun”? This is a statement that has embedded into my brain for a few years now. This sentence, statement or I could say question, was said to me at a gala event when a person at my table asked if I wanted a drink from the bar and I responded “thank you but I don’t drink alcohol”. Now don't get me wrong, I paaaartaaied like the rest of them in my late teens and twenties. My favourite stomping ground was City Rowers nightclub in Brisbane on a Friday and Saturday night, and wee hours of the next morning. I remember, well the first…
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Tam’s genius hacks to master body confidence in EVERY photo
While the word “swimwear” strikes fear into most mums – and let’s not even mention “bikini” – TV presenter and mother-of-two Tam Wrigley says to rock that body on the beach this summer, it’s all about having body confidence. As a fashion ambassador for Myer and creator and host of iStyle TV, Beyond Beautiful andThe Wine O’clock Show, where she regularly interviews celebrities, it’s something she knows about. Tam says it’s important to embrace your body, no matter what shape or size you are. “Being body confident isn’t about being a size 6 glamazon, it’s more about your state of mind,” she says. “As mums, we have to be real about what is achievable,”…
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FIELDING OFF
FASHIONS ON THE FIELD IS AN EVENT THAT IS INSPIRING COMPETITIVENESS ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Whether you’re a punter or not, most Australians love a good horse race. Heck, we shut down an entire nation for one day just so we can witness our four-legged friends race around a track to take out the Melbourne Cup trophy. But there is a new sport that is taking the nation by storm and, in some cases, outshining the race event itself. It’s called fashions on the field, and in some states, it’s game on! It is fierce, it is competitive and it is glamorous. Fashions on the field has now become one…
