Category: News
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Hey Valentine’s Day…I owe you and apology!
Ah Valentine’s Day…you’re here again! I can’t quite explain why but somewhere along the line I managed to build some sort of grudge against Val day! Perhaps it stems back to that fateful year 5 class when I got a seemingly underwhelming number of class valentine letters or perhaps it’s the fact the it lies…
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The real problem on our roads is…you and me!
I’m sitting here in the darkness of my room wondering if there’s a way I can get out of work tomorrow. Don’t get me wrong I want to go to work (well to the normal point) it’s more I’m gripped with anxiety and I’m genuinely scared to! No, I’m not scared of my work place,…
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Hey Australia…if it’s ok with you, please call me Mum and a Woman.
Hey Australia….we need to talk! I’ve got to say this time I think we have gone too far! Now I am totally aware of the fact that political correctness seems to be the it thing at the moment but there comes a time when everything goes a step too far, and I think when it…
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Is the School Canteen now just a memory of the past?
Can someone PLEASE step away from the school canteen!! No seriously I mean it! I feel like right now I have to go into bat for the school canteen, because clearly our government and nanny state is out to ruin childhood memories! This morning it has been announced that there is now a new list…
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Why John Laws has made me re-think my skirt!
So it appears that John Laws has been slammed as sexist and a misogynist today after admitting last night that he makes women in his work place wear skirts. The comment came during an interview that saw the legendary radio host say he “loves women. It’s been one of my great downfalls in life. I…
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Go to hell Facebook trolls!
So here’s the thing…tonight I got trolled on Facebook! Mega trolled! Now you’re probably sitting there thinking, “but hang on Nix you work in the public eye, you’re in media, surely you have been trolled before?!”. And you would be quite right! In my field of work it’s not unusual to get trolled. I’m quite…
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Things I learnt from Trump’s Inauguration!
And there you have it…just like a plot from a terrible American horror movie, Donald Trump is now the President of the United States. I was among many who spent a lot of my Saturday (Australian time) watching bits and bobs of the inauguration and I have to say there are a few things I…
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A tough Mum decision – why returning to work is a challenge
As a new mother, you face endless challenges you didn’t see coming. In todays society there are a lot of pressures on young mothers. From post-partum appearance to the scrutiny of life style choices and rearing decisions, but none more so than the woman’s decision on return to work. I’m amazed that in 2016 my…
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Have Aussie chicks lost their class?
It’s the race that stops the nation, but the reality is it’s become the race that embarrasses the nation! As millions stagger to work today or call in sick on what is becoming one of the least productive days in the Australian work calendar along with the day after Australia day, it’s fair to say…
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Project Nix Renovation 115: Ep 1. Choosing your colour!
If there is one thing I love it’s a good building project. Having been involved in my parents houses and builds since I was little, I guess it was only natural that I would probably get a taste of the property bug! So I am super excited that I get to design and execute a…
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