Notes From a Twenty-Something

2013 has been an amazing, surprising year for me. If someone had told me this time last year what my life would look like now I don’t think I would have believed them. I started 2013 in a busy, sticky-floored bar in Queenstown, New Zealand. I think that was...

Summer is well and truly on it's way so if you're as fair and sun-sensitive as I am it is time to up the SPF! Here are some of my favourites: Peter Thomas Roth SP 30- This is my all time favourite body sunscreen, it absorbs nicely and does not leave the kind of greasy...

My friend Megan is one of those people that always looks well-dressed and put together. I love her style, sometimes she picks pieces that I wouldn't ever think of buying and she makes them look amazing and effortlessly stylish. I am constantly seeking her advice on where...

I had pretty much the perfect weekend last weekend. My family came to visit and we had ourselves a little Canberra adventure!  We started our weekend at my usual Saturday morning spot, the Farmer's Markets. While I gathered my weekly stash of veggies my sister...

I've had a few really interesting chats to people over the past few weeks about jobs and careers and long term plans. Needless to say they have really gotten me thinking. As some of you may already know, I have been a high school teacher for the past four years. I went...

I am writing to share some really exciting news with you today. My lovely and very talented friend Vanisha is partnering up with Masha Zaric to run a Blogging and Photography workshop called Blogging with Soul. If you are thinking about starting a blog, already have a...

I have a confession to make. I'm a shopper. A big one. Interestingly enough, I am also a minimalist and I hate clutter and excess things that I don't use taking up space in my house. This has meant that over the past twelve months I have probably done three or four...

I love this time of year. The days are getting warmer and longer and everyone just seems to be a little happier! Over the last few months I have most definitely been in hibernation, living alone for the first time combined with the Canberra cold has kept me safely...

I am a big advocate of at-home beauty treatment and pamper routines (read about my at-home mani tips here), but sometimes, I like to let the experts take over and treat myself to something a little more special. My local Mecca Cosmetica has fairly frequent...

Since I started blogging I have been lucky enough to meet some of the smartest, loveliest women. At a blogger dinner one night Megan, Vanisha, Rachi, Gemma, Louise and I decided that it might be fun to start a book club, really just a nice excuse to catch-up on a regular...

Welcome to Part One of my mini series The Mid-Week Pamper, I love using my down time to treat myself and have decided that it doesn't have to be something that takes up a lot of time and involves a lot of products. I have whittled down my pamper sessions to be something...

It's safe to say that over the past few months I have been in hibernation. It's just that time of year where being snuggled up indoors is just more fun that braving the cold. Winter also coincided with me becoming a home owner which meant that walking through my front...

I spend so much time thinking about what products suit my skin type and Googling recommendations of the best ways to care for my skin that I feel I am guilty of forgetting the universally helpful, oft-neglected stars of the show. The humble beauty tools. Looking...

I don't think I know many bloggers who haven't put some serious thought into their blog names, it's a very tricky thing. And then once you've narrowed it down to a few that you like and think suit your blog, finding an available URL is a whole other story... I wanted...

For me, Winter is the most difficult time of year to keep my skin looking and feeling healthy. My skin is prone to dehydration at the best of times and the cold, in addition to being in artificial heating most days, zaps the life right out of it! This Winter I have...

Hi everyone, Welcome to Notes from a Twenty-Something. I've been working on this space for a little while now and have had so much fun planning it and thinking about what I wanted it to be. It's currently a work in progress so some parts are still under construction...