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1 week ago | thecarousel.com | James Gleeson |Robyn Foyster |Marie-Antoinette Issa |Rose Smith

In traditional face-to-face training, specializing in a niche area limits the pool of potential complementary clients. This is an unavoidable dilemma based simply on the restricted number of people in any given gym or locality. This necessitates that a trainer aims to attract the broadest audience possible. Achieving this requires a broad, albeit shallow, knowledge base, which best serves a trainer’s objectives.

1 week ago | thecarousel.com | James Gleeson |Robyn Foyster

A few years ago, I found myself sitting on my balcony just after dawn. The sky was streaked with pink and gold, birds were singing, and the sunlight was gently warming my skin. It should have been a moment of beauty. But all I felt was numb. As if I was watching the world through glass—disconnected, exhausted and hollowed out. I hadn’t slept well in weeks. I was running on caffeine, trying to push through, but barely making it through the days.

1 week ago | thecarousel.com | Robyn Foyster |Lee Holmes

This cake has a sophisticated bitterness to it – just add a little more stevia if you would like a sweeter version. Soak and cook your own kidney beans if you have the time – you’ll need 480 g (1 lb 1 oz) cooked beans.

1 week ago | thecarousel.com | Emma Crameri |Marie-Antoinette Issa |Robyn Foyster

Third Drawer Down is an online shop packed with artful goods, gifts and homeware. Perfect for mums who like to keep up with trends and love good art. Some of the artists represented include Beci Orpin, Guerrilla Girls, Margaret Preston, Reg Mombassa and more. The company was founded in 2003 by Abigail Crompton. The business has grown to become a wholesaler, a retailer and a design Studio. Some of their collaborations thus far, include Louise Bourgeois, Ai Weiwei, and David Shrigley.

1 week ago | thecarousel.com | Robyn Foyster |Mary Zavaglia

Renowned for its white sands, Hyams Beach is easily the most famous in Jervis Bay, but further south is one beach that’s even more alluring, and has the type of magnetic pull you read about and see in the book and movie of the same name, The Beach. Except in this case, we know just how picturesque this beach is. You see, it’s my husband’s favourite beach, Murray’s Beach.