THE AGE-OLD NOTEBOOK ADDICTION
It’s a passion every dreamer has – filling notebooks with whatever we can. I’m new to the notebook culture but gosh, I am speedily catching up. Not long ago I was complaining that my small room is too...
View ArticleKEEPING THAT POSITIVITY GOING
This is going to be a very brief rant. I know that that situation is much more complicated than this, but thanks to an something that happened last week I wanted to at least touch the surface (ha)....
View ArticleE-READER AND PROUD
It’s time to come out of the literary closet and admit that I am pro e-readers. Being a lit major, I hear (and receive) a lot of flak towards the new technology-friendly way of experiencing reading....
View ArticleEnfant Terrible at the NGV
There is so much excitement going on in my suburb right now. Oh man. Every couple of month there’s a new, huge poster hanging on the side of the NGV which will determine what exhibition we will go see...
View ArticleQuest for a Personal Style
Picture from http://rebloggy.com/post/twin-peaks-beverly-hills-90210-brenda-walsh-kelly-taylor/80608606817 Just like knights used to search for adventures and conquests in order to find self...
View ArticleThat Outfit You Always Turn To
We all know the story – you get asked to go to an awkward event that’s not t-shirt casual but you can’t exactly wear your favourite kimono-esque cardigan either. Everyone needs that one set of clothes...
View ArticleLively Fragrances
Sometimes feeling good is as simple as smelling good. Spraying yourself with your favourite fragrance, I find, magically makes you feel ready for the day (or night, you party animal). Shower gels and...
View ArticleBerlin Bar – Wunderbar!
The simple decor of East Berlin Hidden in a little lane in Chinatown is Berlin Bar, a quaint thing perfect for quenching your thirst for German-themed bars (which must exist somewhere deep down)....
View ArticleLittle Lifesavers to Keep in Your Bag
Years ago a random man came up to me on the street and said “you wanna know how I know you’re beautiful?” I hesitated. “Because you got a little bag.” He pointed to my tiny purse. I asked what he...
View ArticleNo More Trying to Impress Other People
Trying super hard to impress other people is a plague to self esteem. I’ve found that any time I go somewhere or write something with a goal of impressing someone else I end up losing myself. It never...
View ArticleGaultier Exhibition at the NGV
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER – a neon sign of the terrible child’s name hangs on the outer wall of the NGV, boldly inviting Melburnians in. This weekend we had some close friends from New Zealand visit Melbourne...
View ArticleYu-U Japanese Restaurant
For my birthday, Declan asked me the hardest question – if you could eat only one cuisine for the rest of your life, what would it be? I chose Japanese not because I eat it often and I’m savvy, but...
View ArticleSnacks that leave you feeling Good
I am such a snacker – constantly munching on something. Having recently found out that it’s a pretty awful idea for me to eat sugar my snack strategy had to change up a bit. Here are some of my...
View ArticleKnowing Yourself
I had a really great conversation with my friend who is at acting school about identity. He said that the basic outline of what they’re being taught is – if you don’t know yourself you can’t become...
View ArticleUnfair Complaints
Today I read the Arisce Wanzer letter slamming Kendall Jenner which annoyed the crap out of me (http://theblot.com/an-open-letter-to-kendall-jenner-about-her-model-bullying-7725835). This reaction...
View ArticleSwanky Blog on Twitter
Let’s be twitter friends! Swanky B has a snazzy new twitter account, making it easier to decide whether new posts are interesting to you and feel involved. @swanky_blog
View ArticleEat Good Food for a Good Cause
Friends of the Earth is a “social and environmental organisation” active in 77 countries. They look out for our forests, hope to empower us with knowledge of sustainable living and promote general...
View ArticleChristmas Gingerbread Melbourne
Wisdom teeth surgery has caused Swanky Blog to be missing in action for a while but I’m back with some phony polaroids from phony (tiny) Melbourne! What a way to return. The Gingerbread Village is on...
View ArticleA Quiet Christmas
Christmas is an amazing time of year. Decorating the tree, filling your house with the sound of Judy Garland singing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and eating chocolate in the shape of Santa...
View ArticleSeizing the Moment of Inspiration
All too often we go through dry patches. No creative thoughts rain down on us and we feel stuck in a desert of mundanity. I’ve learnt that this is exactly why embracing those stupid hours at which...
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