Happy Halloween everyone!!
I took out four eggs which looks exactly the same from the same batch and look what I got. One enlarged yolk, a twin yolk and two normal looking yolks. Is it all the steroids they pumped into the chicken to encourage the produce of eggs that resulted to this?
Should I be an organic convert from now on?
One look at the 28 day weather forecast and it seems like we have a month long of rain ahead of us. Yes, rain every freakin’ day. Oh, except for assumably that 6 or 7 so lonely days which probably will end up raining as you know Melbourne weather would.
While the crazy weather is being hot & humid yet windy & pathetic; there’s no excuse for skipping tea or pampering your taste buds with some lovely treats.
My current favorite is none other than the Crabtree & Evelyn’s cookie range.
Can you tell I am obsessed? All butter? I am sold I tell ya. The crunch, the flavor and the intensity of the cookie tasted so good I just kept wanting more. On top of that, the flavors doesn’t taste artificial like so many other would; and I am sure you would be delighted to know that they are not too sweet either.
Personally, I love the entire All Butter range which includes Hazelnut, Ginger, Cinnamon, Orange and Lemon. Perfect accompaniment with tea.
My orange cookies goes well with earl grey. Ginger cookie is awesome with mint tea. Lemon cookie is gorgeous with green tea. And oh my god, they taste good themselves too.
While you are in store, do check our their Strawberry + Cream cookie and the Strawberry + White Choc Chip cookies which for some weird reason isn’t advertised on their webpage. I assure you they equally taste fresh, mouthwatering and extremely addictive.
Also, there’s an organic range for the health freak. Traditional Shortbread and Organic Lemon Crunch Biscuits sounds about right.
Now, will you excuse me while I go sip my tea and munch on my lovelies.
Frisky.com has plenty lists to go through, some of them are awesome and some of them are just plain fun and true.
Here is a list of skills women should mastered by 30. While I have some years to go until I hit the big 3.0. I have 14 skills to work on.
The ones that were bold were skills that I am comfortable with. What about you?
1. Hard boil an egg
2. Diplomatically tell Mom to butt-out
3. Ace a job interview
4. Ask a man out
5. Send a thoughtful thank you note
6. Listen to a friend in need
7. Ask for help
8. Effectively end an unhealthy relationship (romantic or platonic in nature)
9. Beautifully wrap a gift
10. Say “no” gracefully
11. Whip up a great dinner with the five items in her fridge
12. Forget pleasing him, by 30 a woman should be able to tell her man exactly how to please her
13. Sew a button
14. Mix a kick-ass cocktail
15. Take off her bra without removing her shirt
16. Apply lip gloss in the dark
17. Balance her checkbook
18. Create a budget
19. Find the best deal
20. Negotiate a salary and/or pay raise
21. Read a map
22. Hail a cab
23. Say something in French just for the hell of it
24. Apologize when she’s wrong
25. Dress for her body type
26. Change a flat (or know whom to call to come change it)
27. Spot a fake (handbag, diamond, potential friend…)
28. Feign interest
29. Know what to tip on a $25 dinner bill
30. Hold a baby (Hey, someone you know is bound to have one sooner or later)
Guess I need to work on the budget, the map, tipping and holding a baby for god damn’s sake.
The main reason I frequent shop at Strawberrynet.com was that it used to be dirt cheap, has a wide range and provides free shipping. Quick delivery too I might add.
However, due to the recent ongoing downturn of economy stupor, it is rather unfortunate that SNet increased its price by a lot.
I remember buying a Chanel lip gloss from SNet for AUD26. (That too was before the bulk 5% and loyalty 10% discount, so I really paid roughly AUD22 for it.) It is RRP here in Melbourne for AUD44. Guess what? SNet is selling the exact same damn lip gloss for AUD49. Yes, more than the RRP here in Australia. What’s going on SNet? That’s almost a 100% increment in price.
Also, a bottle of MD Formulation moisturizer is cheaper at MECCA than SNet now. So I guess I will be doing alot of shopping at the local malls again. Free samples and makeover too!!
The last straw was when I received this email from Strawberrynet some time ago.
“As you can see, all of our site is priced based on the U.S. Dollar, whereas most of our supplies come from Europe.
As most people are aware, the U.S. Dollar has dropped considerably compared to the Euro in the few months.
We have managed to reduce costs and negotiate with suppliers so fortunately our price increases have been kept to a minimum and nowhere near the actual drop in US Dollar value.
Also, all manufacturers will raise their retail prices at the beginning of the year, thus making if more expensive for us to obtain products from our suppliers.
Please remember we believe we are the only e-tailer to offer free shipping worldwide (skincare and makeup), with no minimum quantity.
Remember, we still offer a 5% discount for ordering three or more products, up to another 10% off for our loyalty programme, plus free shipping to anywhere in the world for skincare and makeup. Can anywhere else beat that?”
