Issue 19, 2022

that's life

The magazine with heart

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We Love You!
My mum, Marion, and my son, Logan, are out with Millie the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy who is wearing her new tartan collar! Amy Chatterton, Carramar, WA Bowlers Col and David w ere clowning around after our win at the Stawell Bowls Clu
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Shock At The Doctor’s That’s Not Menopause...
Sarah Leavasa, 47, Cranbourne, Vic No more periods! I thought happily, as I sat in the doctor’s waiting room. I’d been feeling rough for a while, but it was only when I ran through all my symptoms with my mum, Pam, that I decided to make an appoint
that's life3 min readCrime & Violence
FAMILY FEUD KILLED by a CASSEROLE DISH
The CCTV footage was undeniable. A workman, dressed in a fluorescent yellow jacket and thick-rimmed glasses, sauntered through the apartment block. With red hair and a dark goatee, the man could be seen making his way up the stairs to the first floor
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Thrifty mum I FEED MY FAMILY FOR $1 A DINNER
Penina Petersen, 50, Frankston, Vic We want the Aussie dream but will never be able to afford it, I thought, imagining a lovely house with a big yard. Crunching numbers in a spreadsheet that detailed mine and my fiancé Richard’s finances, we were i
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Welcome
A few months ago, I decided the time had come for me to learn another language. Like many others, I did French at school for a few years. But after reading recently that, along with puzzles, learning a new language is good for the brain, I thought I
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You Did It!
Caroline, 26, Yeppoon, Qld* I loved my job as a nanny working for a wealthy couple who lived near a popular beach resort. One time, my employers, Marc and Marie, were headed interstate for two weeks, leaving me in sole charge of their gorgeous baby
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THE Buzz
Alex the sheep was in a bad way when, wandering alone and away from his flock, he was found by a bushwalker in central Victoria. Having not been shorn for several years, he was carrying 40 kilos of matted wool that was full of twigs and insects. So w
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PARALYSED But HAPPIER Than Ever!
Sitting on the back of the motorbike, holding on tight, my adrenaline ran wild as my then boyfriend revved the engine. Aged 19, I’d never been on a motorbike before, but had agreed to hop on to go for a spin. Falling in love with the thrill, I bought
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My pimples MADE ME RICH!
Sienna Jovcevski, 13, Hurstville, NSW You better not be picking at your skin!’ my mum, Sonja, then 41, said to me from the other side of the bathroom door. It was March 2020, and we’d just gone into lockdown. School was now online, my ballet classe
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Pets Are Pawsome!
Lily, nine years old, found a spiky new friend. Lana Gryparis, Nowra, NSW Little Miss Smudge likes to be by my side when I go to bed and read. Charmaine Reiter, North Lakes, Qld Rusty is always on my knee when I do puzzles. He gets very ti
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Pet In A Puzzle
HOW TO WIN... 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. Turn
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We Were BLOWN UP On Our Honeymoon
Lidiia Makarchuk, 31 If love could be bottled, my groom’s face would’ve been on the label. As I walked down the aisle towards him in my gown, he was moved to tears. In that magical moment, I felt Norbert’s deep love for me tingle through every vein
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Our Big Kitchen
Laya Slavin, 51, Bondi, NSW Tying the hair into a knot, I looked at my handiwork. A hairdresser, I ran a salon in my house and I’d also learnt to style wigs. And I’d just finished styling a wig for a lovely lady called Debbie. Like many of my clie
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My Man’s Still Married
I’ve been with my partner for 24 years. He’s not divorced. His ex won’t pay, neither will he. But we all get along fine. Sharyn Matthews Are you sure the nights he doesn’t spend with you he isn’t with his wife? He could be a great liar and want hi
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Dear That’s Life!
My partner and I have been together for five years now and we’re very happy. We live separately but spend nearly every night together. My problem is he hasn’t got a divorce from his wife. I got divorced in the first two years after splitting with m
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BRAINwaves
When making lamingtons, I use ice-cream topping to dip the cakes in before rolling in coconut. If the topping is a little thick, add a dash of warm water to thin it. Ashley Roberts, Fairfield, NSW If you have to run your taps for a while to get
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Try A New Use For... Bicarb Soda
■ Place an open box of bicarb in the back of the fridge to get rid of unwelcome smells. ■ Try putting some bic arb on a dish in a room instead of buying expensive air fresheners – it’s free of nasties and will help keep the air smelling fresh. ■ Spri
that's life5 min readRegional & Ethnic
JUST 5 ingredients
SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK: 50 MINS 1kg brushed potatoes, scrubbed, washed2 tsps Tuscan seasoning4 chicken breast fillets (200g each), trimmed400g can cherry tomatoes in tomato›juice½ x 250g bulb mozzarella, sliced 1 Cut potatoes into 3cm-thick wed
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that’s life! CUT WASTE SAVE CASH!
For a super quick weeknight meal to use up leftover fresh lasagne sheets from a packet, cook torn lasagne sheets in boiling water. Then serve with any heated pasta sauce and top with freshly grated parmesan. Bellissimo! Alternatively, freeze sheets t
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This Week We’re Loving...
SERVES 6 PREP AND COOK: 50 MINS 1kg ripe medium plums⅓ cup caster sugarVanilla ice-cream, to serve 1¼ cups self-raising flour1 tsp ground cinnamon⅓ cup firmly packed brown sugar100g cold unsalted butter, finely chopped⅓ cup milk 1 Cut plums i
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Get Creative With... JAM
MAKES 20 PREP AND COOK: 40 MINS 100g butter, softened⅔ cup crunchy peanut butter½ cup caster sugar½ cup firmly packed brown sugar1 tsp vanilla extract1 egg1¼ cups plain flour1 tsp baking powder¼ cup raspberry jam 1 Line two large oven trays wit
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BRAVE BRITTNEY The Light Of Our Lives
Lorraine Conway, 45, Gold Coast, Qld Dear Brittney, My girl with a thousand sparkles in her eyes – you were the spitting image of your daddy, David, 43, and adored by your older siblings Jayden, 24, Dylan, 10, and Abbie, eight. Adventurous and fe
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I’m Half My Size... BUT TWICE THE BRIDE
Christina Jordan, 40 Holding my breath, I zipped up my wedding dress and closed my eyes. ‘Here goes nothing,’ I sighed, turning to see my reflection. My heart sank. At 18, this was meant to be the best day of my life. But as I looked at myself, I
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Revenge Spending
According to McCrindle research, 63 per cent of us recovering from COVID-19 induced cabin fever are desperate to spend our savings on experiences we can enjoy with our loved ones. It’s known as ‘revenge spending’ and it’s our way of blowing a big ras
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3 WAYS TO… Eat More Oranges
Add some orange segments to a salad to up the vitamin C! Lettuce, red onion, avocado, walnuts, prawns, cucumbers, feta and goat’s cheese all go well with this delicious juicy fruit. If you love salsa, wait until you try it with oranges! Mix chopped
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Simple Swap
It wasn’t long ago that I regularly received calls or knocks on the door from a few different charities asking for a donation. If I could afford it, I’d supply my credit card details. Now, so many organisations ask for help it can be hard to know w
that's life1 min readDiet & Nutrition
Living Well
We all know it’s important to wash our hands, but how many of us are doing it right? Well, it turns out not many, according to researchers who say that 50 per cent of people forget to wash their thumbs while 95 per cent of people don’t wash their han
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Stand Up Against BULLYING
Being bullied can be devastating and, because of social media, it’s more invasive than ever before. Research shows that half of young people experienced hurtful or nasty online behaviour in the last year. Northern Territory parents Kate and Tick Eve
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ASK THE Doctor
Q At work recently, I had chest pain and palpitations which were severe enough for my colleagues to call 000. The ambulance crew were amazing. They took my blood pressure and checked out my heart and reassured me that it wasn’t an issue with my heart
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A Bump Was Deadly
Rubbing his eyes, my son, Flynn, then seven, cheered for his favourite football star, Cristiano Ronaldo. It was past 11pm but, being a massive soccer fan, his dad, Mitchell, 28, let Flynn watch the match. ‘Come on, let’s put you to bed,’ I said. When
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Just Rosy
We caught up with Uzo, the global artistry director for NARS, to glean her infinite blush wisdom. When applied with a strategic hand, blush has the ability to refresh, refine and revive the skin in ways that few other products can. ■
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An HONEST FACE
Jack was just getting up when he saw the bag on the seat beside him. Someone must have left it behind accidentally. He’d noticed the beautiful woman when she’d sat down. It was hard not to. She had long hair, and wore a silky blouse and soft leather
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Flutter By
✔ Chenille sticks in different colours ✔ Pompoms in colours to match ✔ Joggle eyes ✔ Hot glue gun & glue sticks ✔ Scissors 1 To begin, glue pompoms together to create bodies, using picture above as a guide. Allow to dry. 2 Meanwhile, cut one chenil
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The Ghost In My Bed
All the locals said the old house on the corner was haunted. It was reputed to have been built by a witch to attract spirits many years earlier, but it was also the best house in the street. So when it came up for sale in March 2015, my partner Brean
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YOUR Stars
No action is required, Aries. Clearly someone is awestruck by your presence, presentation or pertinent points. Just let things fall into place organically. Don’t ignore those potential trip-ups when purchasing a place or trading in transport. LUCKY
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THE Warm FUZZIES
Volunteers are pedalling to help combat senior loneliness, one kilometre at a time. Started in 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Ole Kassow, Cycling Without Age aims to bring the outdoors and a sense of community to the elderly and less abled. Trishaws

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