Girl About Auckland

Living Alone

I have been living on my own for almost 6 months now, and it sure has its benefits……you can walk around butt naked, let the dishes pile up on the bench for days, invite whomever you want over whenever you want and you can leave the toilet door open if you want to…..yep life is pretty sweet.

But it has its moments too.

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Up the Duff

Crikey, is it just me or is everyone of late jumping on the pregnant wagon? (excuse the pun).

It seems like every time you turn around, another friend, family member or colleague has a special announcement, and while I’m very happy for these people, I can’t help but wonder why the sudden rush to keep up with the Joneses? Did I miss the memo/text/Facebook feed?

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Baffled

Odd sightings. They are one of life’s little treats, to make you have a bit of a giggle, leave you baffled with a WTF? moment, and best of all make you realise just how normal you actually are. Here are some particularly odd sightings I have come across in the past few months…

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Christmas Shopping

Christmas shopping. It sucks ass.

Yesterday I attempted my first round of Christmas Shopping. Ah it sure was fun! The lack of available car parks, the pushing of people who have apparent ‘I see it, I want it now’ vision as they shove past, never finding a gift idea for Dad, and the ‘peaceful’ Christmas Carols which eventually start to drive me nuts.

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You had me at hello

Pick- up lines. They can be either good or bad, and they can come when we least expect them. But we need them really. Otherwise we’d all be like wild animals, sniffing around appallingly to see if there is any interest (!)

Here are my Top 5 amusing pick up lines – a couple of which I have been – err, shall I say lucky enough to have been on the receiving end….
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Thumbs down

Today is Halloween and I thought it fitting to highlight a few nightmare dating disasters which I have encountered over the past 6 months. Please bear in mind that I bare no grudges and I am merely sharing my experiences – because one either has to laugh or cry…..
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Speed Dating 101

My hot friend and I decided to take fate into our own hands – or the bull by the horns to be more precise – and try Speed Dating. We’d both had it to the back teeth with smug snuggled-up-on-the-sofa couples, which is enough to make any good-natured singleton shiver with disgust and bring up their lunch.
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Spinster-doom

So this website/blog business is up and running, and I’m enjoying reporting in with the 4-1-1 on my latest observations. Funnily enough, when you search on Google for “Girl about Auckland” the search results return escort agencies and strippers…..I don’t know what that says about me….
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