Issue 18, 2023

that's life

The magazine with heart

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Welcome
Last week I wore to work a cotton dress I’ve had for years. It’s a lovely frock and a few colleagues commented on how nice it was as well. ‘That colour looks really good on you,’ said one. I lapped up the compliments and vowed to wear the dress more
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We Love You!
FAMILY FRIENDS LAUGHS email: thatslife@aremedia.com.au write: AUS: GPO Box 5245 Sydney NSW 2001 NZ: PO Box 90064, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142 ■
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AMAZING ETHAN My Bub Was Born TWICE
I am finally starting to feel like myself again, I thought, rubbing my 20-week baby bump. Having suffered terrible morning sickness in the first few months, I’d struggled to get out of bed some mornings. But with five kids – Blake, 14, Mason, eight,
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Scammers stole my LIFE SAVINGS THEY FOOLED ME WITH KOCHIE’S PHOTO!
Making my morning cuppa, I switched on the telly. I religiously watched Channel Seven’s breakfast news program Sunrise, hosted by David ‘Kochie’ Koch and Natalie Barr. Once a bookkeeper, now I was retired and on a tighter budget, I looked forward to
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THE Buzz
At 93, clever knitter Margaret Seaman shows no signs of slowing down. The great-grandma from the UK spent eight months creating a replica of Buckingham Palace. Margaret’s handiwork has been on display at a festival, with visitors blown away by her wo
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My Keys Were Stuck IN MY FACE!
I knew exactly what I fancied to eat. ‘Let’s get Macca’s,’ I said to my friends Bob* and Kenny*. I was 19 and my mum Sue, then 46, and dad, Raymond, 48, were away for the weekend. So I was enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon with friends on my day o
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Your Lucky Number
While it’s anyone’s guess what the winning numbers will be in any lottery draw, some numbers do turn up more than others. A team of number crunchers from UK-based casino news site, Casino Guardian, analysed hundreds of games across the various lotto
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Home, Sweet Home!
At 35, I was happily married to my husband Ethan. We couldn’t wait to start a family. In fact, everything was perfect, apart from one thing… ‘It’s about time you bought your own home,’ Dad told me. ‘I know Dad, and we’re really trying,’ I replied wea
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I Quit My Job To PLAY GAMES
Climbing into bed and hiding under the covers so my mum and dad wouldn’t see the glow of the screen, I played Pokémon on my Game Boy into the night. Aged nine, I’d saved all my pocket and birthday money to buy my very own second-hand console. I playe
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Pets Are Pawsome!
$50 CASH 1 TO BE WON 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 52 for yo
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I’M BLIND, BUT I’M a hairdresser!
Colour correcting my client’s hair at the salon I managed in 2011, I couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts. ‘I look amazing!’ she beamed, bouncing her long, layered hair filled with glimmering highlights. Snipping and styling people’s hair, it was alway
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WINNING Weeknights
SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK: 20 MINS 8 x 80g un-crumbed veal schnitzel steaks1 tblsp olive oil1 onion, finely chopped3 cloves garlic, crushed5 drained anchovies, finely chopped400g jar red wine and garlic pasta sauce250g punnet cherrytomatoes, halved⅓ c
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PUZZLE Central
WORTH $26,990 1 TO BE WON We would love to hear from you. Email us at thatslife@aremedia.com.au •16 inch wheels • Halogen headlamps • Keyless push-button engine start • Cruise control • Bluetooth® hands-free phone • Steering wheel audio controls • R
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This Week We’re Loving...
SERVES 4-6 PREP AND COOK: 1 HOUR 1½ cups buttermilk2 eggs2 tsps vanilla extract1¾ cups self-raising flour¼ cup caster sugarAssorted fresh berries, maple syrup, whipped cream and cinnamon sugar, to serve BLUEBERRY JAM 500g packet frozen blueberr
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Cream cheese DREAMS
MAKES 6 PREP AND COOK: 40 MINS 6 mini jam doughnuts1 cup plain flour1 tblsp cocoa powder1 tsp baking powder½ tsp bicarbonate of soda⅔ cup caster sugar½ cup buttermilk⅓ cup vegetable oil2 eggs, lightly beaten1½ tsps red food colouring1 tsp white vin
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I Want Mum To Apologise
If she’s great with your children, this could be her atoning for the past. You don’t know what she was going through back then. It could be she was fighting for you, but you being a child couldn’t see it. There’s always two sides to every story. Ra
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BRAIN Waves
Weeds compete with other plants for survival, so fill your garden beds with groundcovers and flowers, so the weeds can’t thrive. Pam Hansen, Campsie, NSW No need to throw out ziplock bags after one use. Simply wash and dry and they are good to u
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PLAYTIME With Pets
I’ve written a couple of articles on how to keep the essentials of pet ownership as low as possible, but when I saw my friend Nicole’s Facebook post of her poodle, Effie, modelling a pink bow in her fur, I realised I’d left out the best part of havin
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LURED TO HER DEATH with CHIPS
Things had not worked out for Karen Gallacher and her husband Andrew. So the mum of two, who worked as a cleaner and lunch assistant at a primary school, moved back in with her parents, taking her six-year-old daughter Collette and toddler Lauren wit
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We’re Saving A BILLABONG
Hi! Are you here for Story Time? Come on in!’ I said, smiling nervously as I greeted the visitors at our local library. Talking to strangers was difficult for me but, then aged 34, it felt empowering to push myself out of my comfort zone and do somet
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BRING MORE Laughter Into Your Life
We know a good chuckle makes us feel good, and it turns out there is some scientific truth behind the old adage ‘laughter is the best medicine’. Psychiatrist Dr Steve Ellen says there’s no real downside to laughter. ‘Having a laugh relieves tensi
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HIT Refresh
If you have favourite items in your summer wardrobe, don’t feel like you have to put them away just yet. Simply layer sweaters over a mid-length dress or wear a knit vest over your favourite button up shirt! Think deep reds and burgundys, warm brown
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MEDI-FILE Beating A SILENT Killer
Rushing to the toilet in the middle of my workout again, I was embarrassed. ‘Sorry,’ I apologised to my client. Working as a personal trainer, I led a healthy lifestyle. But lately I’d been going to the toilet a lot, sometimes five times an hour. I’d
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Buried SECRETS
Kate marched into the police station. ‘I’ve killed my husband,’ she said. The young officer snapped to attention. ‘Y… you’ve done what?’ An older sergeant stood up. ‘Now, Kate, what have we told you?’ he warned. ‘I killed him,’ she insisted. ‘How?’ a
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The Downpour
Barking happily, our dog Bess ran out into the storm, biting at the rain. ‘There she goes again, Mummy!’ said my daughter Rachel, then five. My husband Dean and I had adopted Bess from an animal shelter at eight months old. A gorgeous Japanese Akita
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YOUR Stars
The value of family and friends is very evident when you need guidance with a life-changing decision or extremely personal development. Training as a first responder or carer might be on that bucket list, Aries. LUCKY NUMBERS 18, 22, 38 Right on t
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VOLUNTEER Of The WEEK
Mum, can we keep him?’ I asked hopefully. It was 1993 and, aged 14, I’d brought a baby ferret home from my friend Leonie’s place. The runt of a litter, Casper needed extra care. ‘No way!’ Mum said, so a few weeks later when Casper was strong and heal

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