Issue 4, 2021

that's life

The magazine with heart

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Hannah’s Mum Speaks Out She’ll Be Beautiful FOREVER
Sue Clarke, 59, Camp Hill, Qld What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I asked my toddler Hannah. ‘Beautiful!’ mine and my husband Lloyd’s bright little button declared with a smile that lit up the room. As she grew up, our daughter’s dreams for
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Pets Are Pawsome!
Bella loves going for a ride in the car, especially if it’s to a new place for a walk! Bridey Mills, Cabarlah, Qld Frogger is a little hungry and ready for a snack. Aeysha Galea, Kilmore, Vic Millie likes seeing out her senior years in the
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About Last Night
After my relationship came to a dramatic end, I was feeling really down. One evening, my best friend Aimee popped round. ‘You’ve been moping for weeks,’ she said. ‘Let’s have a night on the town!’ ‘I just want to stay in and eat ice-cream,’ I replied
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LOOKING AT Life In Lockdown
Jude van Daalen, Altona, Vic Watching the news, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was March 2020 and Stage 2 restrictions had just been announced in Victoria after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia. All indoor activities, such as eating
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Welcome!
I’m guessing there will be a few readers who, when they read Susan’s story on page 60 about how she changed her life, will reflect on the Heathers in their life. Heather is Susan’s dear friend, and it was a brutally honest and heartfelt letter from h
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Afraid To Ask?
Q For the past couple of days, every time I wee it looks quite pink. It doesn’t hurt and I am otherwise well. I googled my symptoms and am terrified I have cancer. I’m scared to ask the doctor. A Please do speak to your GP. Pink urine may be due to
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MUM SENT ME A HUBBY from heaven!
Therese Mavros, 51, Melbourne, Vic It was the dreaded word I’d desperately been hoping I wouldn’t hear. ‘It’s ovarian cancer,’ the doctor said. My gorgeous mum, Elizabeth, then 68, radiated happiness and lived every moment to the fullest. Now, her
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$100,000 Cash Jackpot
Collect 20 original diamond tokens. Carefully attach them to the card at right and keep it somewhere safe. When you‘ve completed a full card, send it, and the coupon below it, to the address shown. You can enter as often as you like, as long as
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Fear Of Missing Out
Umm, no! That’s way overstepping the mark. You can’t stop her from seeing what her father does and if she wants to go and live with him then it’s up to her. Nerina Monis The three of you need to have a meeting to figure out a plan for her to be ab
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PET IN A PUZZLE Spot the difference: PET IN A PUZZLE!
If you look at the two pictures, we’ve made a change to the second picture. When you have found the change, write the number of the quadrant in which the change occurs on the puzzle entry coupon on page 44 for your chance to win. ■
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Your LIFE!
Ella, six, had a great day out at the zoo. Lorelle Burgmann, Beresfield, NSW My husband treated me to four days at The Ritz-Carlton Perth to celebrate my 50th birthday. We had a lovely stay. And I made sure I took along my fave magazine! Lean
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A Hero To THE RESCUE!
A lunchtime steak pie went down the wrong way for vet George Malynicz. ‘I took a bite and instantly couldn’t breathe,’ George said. When coughing hard and exhaling didn’t work, George realised he was in real danger of choking to death. Staggering out
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This Week We’re Loving...
SERVES 8-10 PREP AND COOK: 1 HOUR, 15 MINS 250g packet Butternut Snap Cookie¼ cup desiccated coconut75g unsalted butter, meltedChopped chocolate Bounty bars and toasted coconut chips, to decorate 2 x 250g blocks cream cheese½ cup caster sugar2 ts
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I Had Two Babies FOUR Months Apart!
Amanda Webb, 41, Brisbane, Qld Scanning the room, I was racked with nerves. After getting all dressed up, I’d made my way to the local tavern for possibly the most important meeting of my life. Could she be ‘the one’? I wondered. Though it felt l
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I WENT TO Stutter School
Paul Schofield, 67, Adelaide, SA I’ve got this,’ said my wife, Suzie. Just married, I badly wanted to give a speech at our reception. But I was a stutterer, so she knew it would be tough for me. Born in the UK, I developed a stutter at four, when m
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Belinda Says
When I first lost my job in March, it was easy to lose track of the hours, days and even weeks. So, when Jude told me she was documenting local people’s stories, I volunteered to help. It was clear that seeing how others were coping in the pandem
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Try A New Use For... Dental Floss
■ Help keep your vines in line. Use clean dental floss to tie your vines to stakes in your garden. ■ If you’re running low on cooking twine, floss can be used instead. Truss a chicken with unused, unwaxed floss and it’s ready for the oven. ■ Use unsc
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Skin Sos
We have the answers to your most common skins conditions This common condition causes redness and visible blood vessels in the face. It can also cause small red pus-filled bumps and, because of this, is sometimes mistaken for acne – to which it has
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ASK THE Doctor
QI have an arthritic knee and have been having steroid injections into the joint to relieve the pain. They are working wonders, but when I spoke to my GP recently about having another injection, he said that I have had three injections in the last ni
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Warm FUZZIES
Missouri Teacher of the Year Darrion Cockrell, 34, credits his own teachers not just for his success but also for saving his life. Growing up was tough for Darrion, who at a young age became a gang member in his local town. Lifted out of his life on
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BRAIN Waves
Punch holes in an empty milk bottle lid for an instant watering can. Gerard Osborne, Sunbury, Vic To make sure important information does not rub off medication bottles, paint them with a light coat of clear nail polish. Lucy Kerr, Dannemora, N
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The Hack That Made Us MILLIONAIRES
Kelly Phelps, 54, Drummoyne, NSW Lying in bed one day, I dreamed about what it would be like to wake up in the morning and look out at the water. Instead, I had views of the neighbour’s wall! Growing up in housing commission with my single mum, we
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First Week Back
I’ve got a stomach ache, Mum.’ Seven-year-old Jake peered at his mother from the bed. ‘I need to stay at home.’ ‘Can we just get through the first week of the new school year without drama?’ Liz sighed. He rolled over to face the wall, avoiding her e
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Karen’s Quick Tip
• Using a sharp knife, slice both cheeks off the mango – as close to the stone as you possibly can. • Using a large spoon, scoop out the flesh from each cheek in one piece as close to the skin as possible. • Place cut-side down on a chopping board.
that's life1 min readCrime & Violence
Join Our Campaign And Save Lives
Coercive control, defined as behaviours including threats, humiliation, monitoring and isolation from friends and family, has the potential to turn deadly. It’s a complicated and sustained pattern that can evolve over many years, leaving women feelin
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Frump To Fab HOW I GOT MY Sexy Back!
Susan Jarvis, 53, Brisbane, Qld Standing in front of the mirror, my heart sank at the woman gazing back at me. I look terrible, I thought. I was 37 years old and felt like a frumpy old mum. My weight had ballooned to 165 kilos and I hated the way I
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The Dance Of The Dolphins
Adam Yared, 52, Bellevue Hill, NSW I fell in love with Fiji the minute I went there. This is amazing, I thought, gazing at the white sands and crystal clear waters. The locals were beautiful souls. They loved to laugh, sing and dance and didn’t ta
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Raise The Flag
✔ Assorted felt ✔ Fabric glue or hot glue gun and glue sticks ✔ Scissors ✔ Wooden dowel ✔ Pen or pencil and paper 1 Plan your design by drawing it on paper first. You can create templates for each part of your design on paper and then trace them on
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Sky High Sleeping!
Serving up a cake can be a tedious task, but an online video shows how easy it can be. A knife and plates aren’t required, as a wine glass does the trick, acting as a scoop to get perfectly portioned pieces of cake for each person. The video has rack
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Stuttering
• Stuttering affects 1 per cent of the population and usually starts between the ages of two and four. • It can run in families, but the cause is not yet known. • It can be linked to social anxiety, with some sufferers not stuttering if they speak
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Stone Fruits
SERVES 8-10 PREP: 30 MINS ½ x 200g packet digestive biscuits⅓ cup dry roasted natural almonds75g butter, meltedFresh peach wedges and fresh raspberries, to decorate 3 tsps powdered gelatine200g frozen raspberries, thawed250g fresh ricotta250g blo
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YOUR Stars
It’s time to step it up, Aries. Concealing your moodiness around those you admire isn’t fair to loved ones who feel emotionally dumped on. A long shower, massage or lunch is perfect after Sunday’s workout or cuddle session. LUCKY NUMBERS 20, 25, 27
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Super Salads
SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK: 20 MINS 24 frozen cocktail vegetarian spring rolls½ x 250g packet rice vermicelli noodles300g bag fine-cut coleslaw1 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves and stems ½ cup oriental fried noodle salad dressing2 tblsps lemon jui
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Dear That’s Life!
My marriage broke up 18 months ago and my husband moved away with a new partner. He posts a lot to social media and my teenage daughter keeps saying she wished she lived with her dad as he has a more exciting life. She never sees her dad and this ext

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