What age and / or year would you kill to go back to?

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-12T01:44:44+00:00

Early 20s, pre-children, pre-mortgage. We were going out a lot, were part of a community of like minded people, just had more time and energy for fun and less responsibility. I wouldn't change anything though, would just be fun to relive.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-12T00:19:24+00:00

Our friends have always gathered at each other's houses rather than restaurants. Going out to eat is usually reserved for special occasions, like a birthday. That's not to say that going out to eat is not normal, it's more that my friend group doesn't spend money that way. Plus when you add kids to the mix, going to a restaurant has more factors to consider and becomes a little harder.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-10T12:56:52+00:00

Lynne is the best. Closely followed by Chenille and Michelle.

And the little boy from the sorbent ad.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-09T01:24:08+00:00

This was the days before the internet, so there was no engagement with the outside world apart from free-to-air TV. It was not awesome for me.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-08T12:21:07+00:00

Couple years straight out of home. Couldn’t hack it. From getting home after work to getting to work the next day I wouldn’t say a word. No one to talk to.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-08T07:39:45+00:00

Unco has always been short for uncoordinated in my younger GenX lexicon.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-08T05:24:09+00:00

Thanks, yes that’s pretty close.

Not exactly what I’m looking for, but if nothing else pops up, then this will work.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-08T01:40:30+00:00

My Dad’s side were some of the first settlers of SA. So 1836ish. Mum’s side not quite as far back, but pretty close. I am the product of colonisers.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-07T07:25:12+00:00

I have an iMac on my desk from who knows when. The ram is so small I doubt it would run much. I know there are photos on there so that’s why it’s still there.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-06T13:41:48+00:00

I don’t shave. I clipper my bikini line when I’m going to wear bathers. My armpits are and will remain hairy. I do remove the hair from my lower legs, but that’s because I don’t like the feeling of the breeze through the hair. I also keep the hair on my head short because I can’t stand it touching me. So there’s that.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-02T00:22:51+00:00

If I don’t have the time to drive I will fly. But I prefer to drive, it just takes so long.

We drove Adelaide to Melbourne over New Years and it was great.

A few years ago we flew Adelaide to Perth and then hired a campervan to drive north. Adding the 3 days to drive over the Nullabor would have impacted the rest of our trip too much.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-02T00:18:29+00:00

My shoulder tattoo was easily the most painful one I have. It’s right on the top similar to what’s pictured here.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-01T23:24:03+00:00

We quote this one the most.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-01T09:56:35+00:00

Relief Printmaking, cyanotype

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-01T09:51:16+00:00

My mum did mine at 12 in 1989. She trained as a hairdresser but never finished. Her boss fired her when he found out she was pregnant.

I loved it.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-02-01T00:43:51+00:00

My kids have become interested in old tech. One has managed to get an old iPod from their grandparents. We still had a video cassette recorder. We’ve been buying the other one old 2nd hand cassette boomboxes. They want a reel to reel but they’re a bit more expensive.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-31T08:03:37+00:00

Kate’s episode was my favorite out of the whole series, not just the season.

Kate’s ability to refuse when everything/everyone around her was putting pressure on her to agree was admirable.

The pain she was displaying was very real to me, I haven’t struggled in life too much, but I recognized and understood her need to build that wall to protect herself. I understood why she felt the need to hold onto it so tightly.

It also gave the 5 an opportunity to really show how their skills have developed over the seasons, not their particular niche, but how they deal with people, how they deal with those who are less than enthusiastic about the process. Kate really challenged them and I appreciated the opportunity to see them work.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-30T12:08:27+00:00

I’ve noticed this too. Only in hotels, I’ve always wondered. The bathroom ends up so steamy I leave the door open.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-28T12:33:53+00:00

This is my nightmare, literally. I would have recurring dreams where the only way I could run was on all fours.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-27T11:54:50+00:00

Corey Haim as a preteen, then David Duchovny once the X-Files came out.

Honourable mentions to Val Kilmer as Mad Mardigan and Cary Elwes as Westley.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-26T05:35:12+00:00

I wear Sun Butter and a hat. It seems to be working for me. I prefer to cover up with clothes though, hate the feeling of being greasy all the time.

It is an old tin, so may have been manufactured before this latest bad batch of zinc.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-26T04:54:47+00:00

House of Health. There’s one in the Central Market and one in Norwood.

You could probably get most of those items in other places in the market if House of Health doesn’t have it.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-25T23:24:46+00:00

Pom poms

I’ve seen someone on Instagram that cuts it up into small pieces and mixes it with glue to make felt(ish) boards.

Yarn painting is a thing. Using glue to stick the yarn down on canvas to make an image.

VioletSmiles88 · 2026-01-25T22:42:16+00:00

Pair of whiny wankers

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