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Weekend Vibes: Widening the Margins

Weekend Vibes: Widening the Margins

My Latest Snag: A Look-for-Less Hunza G. This past week, I ordered both Hunza G’s Xandra bikini and this $36 similar Amazon style, and I actually ended up returning the Hunza G and keeping the Amazon! Here’s why: I preferred the weave/material of the Hunza G, which felt slightly more supportive and contouring, but I am just not comfortable in a lower rise, cheekier bottom. I think the lower rise / cheekier rear can be counterintuitively more flattering, but I kept asking myself: “Will I just be adjusting these all the time while swimming with the kids / helping them...

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Weekend Vibes: Widening the Margins

Weekend Vibes: Widening the Margins

My Latest Snag: A Look-for-Less Hunza G. This past week, I ordered both Hunza G’s Xandra bikini and this $36 similar Amazon style, and I actually ended up returning the Hunza G and keeping the Amazon! Here’s why: I preferred the weave/material of the Hunza G, which felt slightly more supportive and contouring, but I am just not comfortable in a lower rise, cheekier bottom. I think the lower rise / cheekier rear can be counterintuitively more flattering, but I kept asking myself: “Will I just be adjusting these all the time while swimming with the kids / helping them...

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I Tried TikTok’s Favourite Exercise Class And Couldn’t Feel My Legs

I Tried TikTok’s Favourite Exercise Class And Couldn’t Feel My Legs

Being honest, I’m not really an active person. Even though I was part of the athletics team during secondary school, as I got older, maintaining my fitness wasn’t really a priority for me. I felt that the fitness world was slightly intimidating to me. It can feel as though you have to be a specific type of person to be into workouts, exercise or the gym – but I realised that was just my anxiety talking. So in 2022 I decided to embrace my anxieties around fitness and joined a swimming class.  Learning how to swim has completely transformed the...

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I Tried TikTok’s Favourite Exercise Class And Couldn’t Feel My Legs

I Tried TikTok’s Favourite Exercise Class And Couldn’t Feel My Legs

Being honest, I’m not really an active person. Even though I was part of the athletics team during secondary school, as I got older, maintaining my fitness wasn’t really a priority for me. I felt that the fitness world was slightly intimidating to me. It can feel as though you have to be a specific type of person to be into workouts, exercise or the gym – but I realised that was just my anxiety talking. So in 2022 I decided to embrace my anxieties around fitness and joined a swimming class.  Learning how to swim has completely transformed the...

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Rude Know-It-All Karen Dares To Trek A Trail Known For Its Bear Sightings, Instant Regret Kicks In

Rude Know-It-All Karen Dares To Trek A Trail Known For Its Bear Sightings, Instant Regret Kicks In

Messing about with bears is probably one of the most Darwin Award-worthy things to ever do. But hey, it’s an award, worth it, right? Do it for the vine! Please, don’t. Humanity has messed around with nature enough—just remember that global warming is enough testament to how much you should never test Mother Nature’s patience. And that’s just scratching the surface. But, if you do end up traversing into bear territory, make sure you [1] have the necessary tools to scare bears off, [2] make sure you’re bringing along a person who really, really asked for it, and [3] include...

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