Drag Queens and Teen Boys

My voice has been slowly on the way out all weekend. Last night I said to hubby that it must feel like being in bed with a drag queen and a teenage boy… one second I’m all deep-voiced and husky, the next cracked and classic teen-boy’s-voice-breaking-ish. In a move that shows just how unAustralian this [...]

OpenOffice Writer Tips and Tricks

Have you ever attempted to write technical documentation in Writer and found yourself smacking your head on your desk in sheer frustration?
Help may be at hand.
This new guide is a work in progress by a tech writer who’s spent many hours banging her head on various objects, wrestling with some of Writer’s more… ummm… esoteric [...]

German Streusel Cake

I finally found a recipe that’s near right.
Brigitte’s German Streusel Cake
It’s not perfect, but who is these days?
When Mum sends me the real one, I’ll share it with you. Yummiest cake in the world that isn’t chocolate.
PS. The REAL recipe can now be found at German Streusel Cake Recipe

Caught Between Two Cultures

Sometimes having grown up in a town full of Germans in the middle of the Aussie bush sucks a bit.
Usually it’s related to food.
See, when you grow up in an area with its own traditions, you get a taste for certain traditional foods. Have a desperate craving for some of it? Buy some on ebay, [...]

How to Maximise Your Job Interview Chances

These are some tips that I’ve picked up over years of job interviews… some successful, some not. I hope you find them useful! If you have any additions or criticisms, feel free to leave a comment.

Keep in mind one key point… this is NOT a life and death situation. The worst that can happen is [...]

Earning ‘Pocket Money’

Money’s a little tight at the moment. Hence, I’m paying more attention to the little money earners that I’ve basically ignored for the last 3 or 4 years. And I thought I’d share them with you, in case others haven’t discovered this way of earning small amounts of money with small amounts of effort.
You’re probably [...]

I’m Trying for Saintly…

… but I’m stuck on ‘Her Bark is Worse than Her Bite, But Damn Her Bark’s Bad’
I was reminded (yet again) of this fact when reading Little Men. In it, the Jo from Little Women that I grew up admiring and identifying is portrayed as… well, saintly. Earthy saintly, but still! In one [...]

Easter Hangover

Too much cleaning, killer bunnies, and far too much chocolate.  It was a good weekend
On a sour note, I found myself heading for bed at 9:30am on Saturday, after setting up egg hunts (long story) and making breakfast (fruit scones). I’m not sure what the hell’s going on, but I’m feeling the same [...]

I Gotta Day Off…

… but if you’re feeling envious or wanting to scratch my eyes out, don’t bother. I have the day off work and childcare, but I have a houseload of housework to do. Drat. Spit.
I think we have a mouse again. On the bright side, it took them a few months to forget that coming into [...]

Sweetness and Light

The title describes me perfectly right now.
I got out all my aggression in an oh-cripes-that-hurts kickboxing class this morning (yes, the psychotically early one!). Dang – I feel good!
Don’t worry, the sweetness-and-light thing won’t last long. It never does