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Tuesday: Newsy Snacks For Busy People

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June 5, 2012
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Chrissie Swan: We love Chrissie Swan here at JustB. She’s super smart, super funny and super gorgeous. We’ve been pretty saddened by the turn of events over the last day or two, with publicity hungry starlets and some members of the general public seeing fit to judge not only Chrissie and her parenting, but her cute kidlets too. It’s complete madness. You can read more at news.com.au, but suffice to say that how we appear should not define who we are and how we are perceived by others.  And the idea that only thin people are healthy and truly happy is not so.  And I’m really mad about this. Grrr.

Mortgages: Thousands of home owners who are struggling to pay mortgages they can’t afford may walk away from their debts after a series of court cases expose improper ‘low doc’ lending.  It’s been revealed that some finance companies inflated their client’s income figures and exaggerated their ability to repay, to secure mortgages.  Macquarie Bank, GE Money and Suncorp were named as offenders in these low doc loans, which carry a default rate 4 times higher than the average mortgage. Read on at The Australian.

The Block: Helen Razer tells me no one watches The Block, but I do and so do 2.556 million other Australians, according to Crikey. The Block came in number one nationally across Australia. Go them.  I’m totally into The Block because my friend Shaynna is one of the judges and also because Dale and Sophie featured my book in their very first challenge (back in the elimination rounds!)

Pinterest Pin of the Day : Click to Repin!

Also:
A happy tale of divorce
Countess LuAnn hosts a party (she of RHoNY!)
Former Lucky Magazine editor Kim France starts a blog for women over 40.
The Museum of Modern Art (NY) has a Tumblr!
This gnocchi looks amazing-great
Vintage album covers photographed in the places they were originally shot!
First sneak peek at Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor
Ben Affleck out with his cute kid lets

And here’s our Clip Of The Day:

Top image via The Australian Women’s Weekly

  • http://twitter.com/ruthbruten GourmetGirlfriend

    I dream of a day when people are not judged by how they look but how they act.

    • http://www.justbaustralia.com.au/ Pip @ JustB

      Me too, GG. We are OBSESSED with appearance. It’s awful. Grrr.

      • Sam

        I’m not even going to read it. Your summary got me annoyed enough, don’t want to give them anymore hits.

        • Sam

          I meant annoyed at the judging people not at you!

  • Sarah L

    I agree with you both as well. Pip I love your outlooks, they make me happy. Also thank you for posting the “happy tale of divorce” story, it makes me optimistic about my future with my future ex too.

    • http://www.justbaustralia.com.au/ Pip @ JustB

      Oh thank you Sarah! I hope you can manage a happy divorce. It’s nice to know that it can be possible, isn’t it? Very comforting. xx

  • http://www.facebook.com/karmen.lang Karmen Cavanough

    I am so in Love with Chrissy Swan. Such a gorgeous soul. I find it heart breaking the comments people are making about her children and her parenting. Her response was so appropriate and so Chrissy ‘ I don’t have time for ugliness in my life’ Go Chrissy.

    • http://www.justbaustralia.com.au/ Pip @ JustB

      She’s the best. She’s really setting an amazing example to us all, in terms of dignity and kindness under tricky circumstances. I love her. x

  • Angela

    Yesterday I read an article that Chrissy herself wrote – http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/toddler/toddler-health/heavy-burden-20120604-1zqu0.html I think it’s great that she openly shared about this very personal and sensitive issue. Hopefully that by sharing the story from her perspective people will be less inclined to judge and her article might help other families in similar situations. Chrissy seems pretty ace to me!

    • http://www.justbaustralia.com.au/ Pip @ JustB

      I have met her a couple of times and I KNOW she is pretty ace. xx

  • Emma

    Hi Pip,
    I just had a look at the link you put up of Ben Affleck with his daughters. Did you notice that Ben looks very unimpressed and is pointing his own camera at the papparazzo who is photographing him. The tone of the article reads like thinly veiled criticism of Jennifer Garner. Those photos seem very intrusive. How would you feel if you were pestered by photographers every time you took your kids out for lunch. Maybe if we don’t look at sites like the Mail Online it’ll make these images less lucrative for the papparazzi.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=746293162 Reannon Hope Bowen

    I’m watching the Block Pip. Isaac my littlest boy got me into it. He’s going for Dan & Dani, I’m going for Lara & Brad ( I went to school with their builder Asho!) but I do love Sophie & Dales style.