Week 4 Reality TV Fan: Guilty as Charged

Now this is a topic I can talk for hours about because I am absolutely a fan of reality TV. Given this I thoroughly enjoyed this week’s course materials which provided me with new insights into the role of digital community and fandom, specifically with reality TV. The definition of Reality TV is perfectly articulated […]

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Week 3 The Evolution of Blogging

Reflecting on week three’s coursework, an element of digital community and blogging that resonated with me is around the evolution of blogging originally being centred around personal voice, through to now the most successful and prominent blogs being associated with media organisations. In reviewing the chronological history of blogs, I was excited to learn of […]

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My Tropical Queensland Wedding

I’ve been holding out on sharing my wedding photos because I was waiting on a couple of publications to print it first (shameless). Now that day has come and I am excited to share my wedding gallery!  I won’t go into too much detail about the day as the blog on Polkadot Bride and article in the Queensland […]

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Four Sisters: Buy, Build or Renovate?

For every first home buyer there are a million things to work through when deciding whether or how to get into the property market.  My sisters, Cerise, Pamela, Hannah and I teamed up with RealEstate.com.au to share our unique property journeys (our other sister, Candice, was studying for her Master exams while we were filming, […]

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Happy Holidays

I love so much about the holiday season. You can gorge guilt free on amazing food, spend extra time with family and friends,  and who doesn’t need getting a break from the 9 to 5 grind? The holidays also gives me a chance to reflect on all I am grateful for, and 2018 gave me […]

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Bridal Shower

After months of wedding planning, I can hardly believe that my bridal shower came around so quickly! We started the day with a beautiful brunch at Lucky Penny in South Yarra. Lucky Penny is a stunning light-filled space which we adorned in pink décor, lots of flowers and touches of gold. Having munched down on lots of […]

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Happy International Women’s Day!

  I remember being fifteen years old and hearing a particularly sexist remark, so I told the person the comment wasn’t acceptable, and the word feminist was spat at me as if it were an insult. With the #metoo and #TimesUp campaigns trickling down from Hollywood, I am glad to see that feminism has moved into the […]

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Family Interview

It’s been a pretty memorable month! To give you some background, last year myself and my two older sisters, Cerise and Candice, gave an interview to the Sunday Life Magazine for what we thought would be a small column. It was a light-hearted interview reflecting on our childhood experience as siblings attending different high schools. Months later, […]

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2017 Recap

I love a recap so I’ve hit the keyboard to look at my year that was! Full disclosure before you read on, while everyone experiences ups and downs (myself included), this recap focuses only on the positive because who wants to end the year being a negative nelly? In 2017 I was lucky to have plenty […]

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My Sister’s Perfectly Melbourne Wedding

In April this year my sister Candice married her partner.   Of everyone in my family Candice is by far the most organised, and true to form she arranged every wedding detail herself, including her hens party. With the maid-of-honour role requiring no work and just the glory of the title at stake, my sister […]

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