Smells Like Teen Heart Throb

It was the Summer of 2005 and I’d somehow managed to sneak over a brawny touch footy player two grades above me. He was incredibly alluring for a 16 year old boy with tanned skin, blue eyes and muscles as mighty as the padded bra hidden underneath my Supre tee. 

Above all things he had the moves and by moves I mean he knew how to say the right things over msn chat and even how to compliment my mother on her packet made tea cake. 

He was also the first boy I’d discovered in Noosa that wore more than just the scent of salt water and zinc cream. Somehow, somewhere he’d gotten his hands on some cologne which had this bewildering, memorising effect on me to say the least. 

I distinctly remember him sitting there, opposite me, leaning down to wrestle with my dog, Gidget who seemed equally besotted at his feet. With every full rotation of the free standing fan, his masculine scent would blow over to me. 

PHWOAR! 

After that we went steady for about a week then when teenage angst got the best of us we broke up outside the canteen. I made a point of asking him one last thing outside the tuckshop before I removed him from my Myspace top 3...

“What aftershave do you wear anyway?” - me

“Armani Aqua De Gio.” And the rest is history.

It's incredible how powerful a scent can be! Now whenever I catch a whiff of someone wearing Aqua De Gio in the street I secretly go weak in the knees.

Now let's cut the merde. If you're a kitten for man smell like me you MUST get yours mitts on a Oceanique Classic Soy Candle by Circa Home.

It's my latest discovery. Not only is it soy and natural and boudoir friendly but it's cheap! Move over Glass House you can get one of these babies for only $29.95.

Put it on your Sunday shopping list along with your fresh flowers and Elle magazine. 

If you don't believe that it smells like a hot guy check out the reviews

THIS IS NOT A PAID PROMOTION. In fact Circa Home I'm taking my hat off to you for providing me with a cheaper alternative to a real boyfriend, more sustainable too (lead-free cotton wicks).

"Our fragrances have a warm sentimentality that evokes moments from the past and creates memories for the future..."

^^^ One statement your coconut & lime candle can't make. 16 year-old touch footy boy meets future hubby, now THAT's a scent worth burning.

P x

MAN MUSINGS

I was going to call this new segment Dick Diaries or Penis Ponderings but considering 9/10 p*rn searches now redirect to HOB thanks to Google keywords I decided to stick with something a little more high brow. 

Introducing Man Musings: An Honest Girl's Opinion

To kick things off let’s reflect on the festive season, the men that have contacted you during this time and the role they want to play in your future.

Pour yourself a glass of pinot noir or if you prefer something brown like my friend Don Draper here ...and let us begin.

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I think there’s something to be said about the man who contacts you on Christmas, New Years Eve or the the very beginning of the new year.

Think about it…Christmas is about family, NYE is about finality and the beginning of January typically represents new beginnings. 

Would you contact your ex on any of these occasions? Ok let me rephrase that. Would you contact your ex on any of these occasions if alcohol wasn’t a factor?

My answer would be no and I’m a woman who loves to divulge the past. Why wouldn’t I? Because the new me doesn’t have time to play games with old flames. 

But it must mean something if a man goes out of his way to reconnect with you during this rather personal period.

It doesn't have to be on your doorstep with cards and a portable music player but a simple text message on NYE can mean more than you think.

He totally fucking loves her right!?

Ok. It might not be wedding bells just yet but I find it hard to believe that a man who chooses to reconnect on New Years Day just wants to say "hey".

And Jane isn't the only one...

Mr R and I hadn't spoken in months and this text message had totally taken me by surprise. For a man who didn't often communicate his feelings or reach out to me first, this gesture really was a Christmas miracle.

Now lady it’s time for you to give it a go. 

Who are the men that have contacted you in the last 2 weeks? (the time frame which covers the last 3 big events) 

Write them down if you’re really popular.

Now…

Who do you have left? for your sake I'm praying that it starts with 'Charlie' and ends with 'Hunnam'.

Reflection - Does this mean he's into me?

Whether we like it or not, when a man contacts us first it's hard not to ask ourselves the age old question "Is he into me?" or in my case "Is he still into me?".

After the in depth analysis above I think it's safe to say that if a man has contacted you during the slicing of the Xmas ham, as the ball dropped or at the beginning of a new year where last years lovers are often put to rest along with the mistletoe that he's pretty bloody into you.

And so the questions remains, although he may be keen as a bean to see you in 2015, do you want to give him a role in the next chapter of your life?

On NYE I pondered whether or not I should reply. Another year with a jet setting, hot, intelligent Mr R in my life?

Surely Mr P.S wouldn't mind...

New Year, New 'Diet' Mantra!

On January 1st all of the weekly glossy's are released with one common theme…

“Summer Detox” -Woman’s Weekly

“Half Their Size” -Who Magazine

“21 Day Bikini Body Plan” -Women’s Health

“Real Body Revolution” -OK Magazine

And every year I pick up a few copies along with a box of pain killers and a bottle of sparkling water to ease the pain of the notorious NYE hangover. 

For the next couple of days (once I even lasted a week) I follow the bikini body meal plan in the back of the mag, with the exception of lattes, left over candy canes and the occasional alcoholic beverage which is usually a gin & tonic – totes low in calories!

And then somewhere between Friday and Sunday my determination lapses and my little glossy bibles of motivation become merely placemats for my gin & tonic induced buttered chicken feasts. 

By mid January I’m saying “Who does a detox during silly season anyway!?” with a burrito in one hand and a Corona in the other.

“I’ll start February.”

When it comes to eating well and getting back into shape like most 20 something girls I am my own worse enemy.

I see pictures of Victorias Secret models and make a green juice then when quotes like ‘You only life once' roll up on my Instagram feed I’m the first person to eat a whole tub of ice cream.

But this year I’ve  got something that I hadn’t previously…The paleo diet.

I don't eat paleo because all the glossy mags are raving about it.

I don't eat paleo because I once dated a guy who was famous for it (come on Paige that claim to fame is getting old).

I eat paleo because recently I've discovered that you can lose weight and feel satisfied.

I’ve been paleo for the last 9 months now with the occasional faileo (that hiatus in Paris with the bread sticks and the fromages). 

Through trial and error I’ve discovered what works:

• Lean meats
• Brusel sprouts cooked the tasty way
• Clean chocolate
• And organic bacon.

And what doesn’t:

• Too much sweet potato (+2kg)
• Too much quinoa (hello 7 month pregnant belly)
• And bacon every day.

So now in 2015 the real task...

• Sticking to a paleo diet
• Exercising often
• Working a full time job
• And seeing real results.

If Jessica Beil and Megan fox can do it then so can I! If you want to join me in what I believe to be the easiest 'diet' on the planet well you can read up on Paleo here.

Let’s hit the new year head on together. Stay tuned for my 5 best places to eat paleo for cheap in Sydney.

Now here is some fitspiration in the form of Megan fox and Jessica Beil, bodies courtesy of Paleo and photos courtesy of Pinterest...

* drools and throws burrito on the ground *

Let's do this!