JO BASSETT, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO YOUR 16 YR OLD SELF?
When Jo Bassett was asked to write a letter to her younger she wondered if she wanted to. She believes that life is to be experienced. Through your choices, successes, mistakes and stumbles, you create your own extraordinary life and, to be totally honest, she still doesn’t like being told what to do and – sound like someone you know?
ROMANCING THE EVERYDAY: SCENTING YOUR SPACE
This week, as Gaynor Alder plays catch up with her schedule and gets on top of her inbox, she’s turning simple into special by lighting beautiful candles and scenting her space with divine fragrances.
I’M MOVING TO THE SUBURBS. EXISTENTIAL CRISIS ANYONE?
Gaynor Alder is staring down the barrel of an existential crisis that has her at a psychological standstill. Move to the suburbs so she can continue to follow her dreams, yet in doing so enter territory that is the seeming antithesis of those very dreams. Check-fucking-mate.
REWIND: FINDING THE COURAGE TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH
By Gaynor Alder – First published on 8th June 2011 We’ve all stared down the barrel of making a decision that requires us to take a leap of faith. A decision that requires us to trust what we feel inside versus practical evidence. Because when it comes to taking a risk for what matters the [...]
REWIND: TIPS FOR WRITING KICK ASS RESUMES
Soon after, I scaled the dizzying heights of the recruitment ladder, becoming a bona fide recruitment consultant, ingesting coffee into my veins like a heroin addict, inhaling my lunch behind a computer screen so I could work through my “break” and eating more blueberry danishes from the downstairs cafe that I care to remember. After leaving the industry vowing never to return, I eventually dipped my toe back in the shark infested recruitment waters setting up shop as a resume writer for a number of years. So, yes, like I said. Bona fide.
REWIND: OFFICE POLITICS AND OTHER REASONS TO QUIT YOUR JOB
Here are 5 reasons you should quit your job and hit Seek quicker than Kim Kardashian leaving a marriage … including when you’re bored beyond belief and the people around you make you want to call OOO to perform emergency CPR on your soul.
REWIND: JOB HUNTING RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE PEEPS
The likes of Seek and My Career are about as useful for creatives as a handbag of prophylactics are for a nun. If you’re a creative, then you need to find out where the creatives hang out. Otherwise, you’ll be getting nowhere fast with your job search and wondering if your dad was right when he said you should’ve got a “real job”.
CAST YOUR VOTE: ROMANCING THE EVERYDAY COMPETITION
During the month of March, we asked readers to submit pictures of themselves romancing the everyday for a chance to win over $2000 worth of beauty and lifestyle prizes. We have selected our finalists, and it’s now up to you our readers to pick the winner.
INTRODUCING THE TEENAGE GIRL’S SURVIVAL GUIDE
The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide now has a little sister! The Teenage Girl’s Survival Guide is launching on Monday April 2nd 2012, and will break new ground as an online magazine dedicated to teens // TGSG will set trends, rather than following them // TGSG will celebrate individuality, rather than fitting in //
TGSG will inspire confidence to strut teens in their platform heels into early adulthood with a water tight self esteem that accepts nothing less than the best.
JOB HUNTING. THE HIGHS AND THE F%*KING LOWS.
If there’s one thing I know to be true, it is this. That when you keep knocking on doors and nobody is answering, you need to look elsewhere. Because the universe sometimes has better things in store for us. Better things we’d never stumble across, had it let us walk through the other doors. It puts a door bitch on them, so that we can’t enter, no matter how well dressed we are or how much we think we want to slip behind their red rope.
NEW PERSONAL COLUMN FROM GAYNOR ALDER: BEHIND THE RED CURTAIN
Gaynor Alder peers from behind the red curtain, and explains why she had to two time her book with a blog, announces new features to MWSG and why she’ll be back with a monthly personal column. Just her. Straight up.
ROMANCING THE EVERYDAY: ECLECTIC FRENCH GRANDEUR TABLE
Last week, Gaynor Alder was inspired to create a table setting for an impromptu dinner. I rummaged through the draws to find six red mismatched placemats, a French table runner, mismatched shaped white bowls and glasses, red roses from the garden, a gold ornate ice bucket and candles – and voila, eclectic French grandeur was born. As was a stunning ambience for our meal. See how easy it is to romance your everyday?
WIN $2000 WORTH OF BEAUTY & FASHION PRIZES
Want to win $2000 worth of beauty, fashion and lifestyle prizes? Including Alannah Hill, MOR Cosmetics, Benefit, Borne Naked, Colin Heaney, custom designed furniture, interior design package and more. Simply start snapping and romancing your every day.
ROMANCING THE EVERYDAY: BILLIE HOLIDAY
Gaynor Alder shares how she will be romancing her day for the week ahead. This week it’s listening to the smooth and soulful Billie Holiday whilst she works. How will you romance your every day this week?
ROMANCING THE EVERY DAY: NEW SERIES
I’m starting a new weekly post to share how I will be romancing my every day for the week ahead, and invite you to share how you will romance yours. Because so often we forget that the beauty of life lies in the details of the present. Whether it’s wearing ridiculously sexy underwear (just because), peony roses on your desk, drinking tea out of French cups or listening to Billy Holiday whilst you work, every day should be celebrated.
