YouthProjects: 'Nobody plans a life on the streets' - VIDEO

Did you see this ad before Christmas?

It is heartwrenching, raw and real... and very well done.

I meant to post it before Christmas... it's very moving.

Watch:



Sydney creative agency Grown-ups created this ad, and they have done so help raise money for YouthProjects.

The spot was created by Mick Hunter and Grant Booker, and directed by Paul Goldman via Playbig. The DoP was Russell Boyd ASC.

Incredible stuff.

'Miserable Men' Instagram: PHOTOS

Bahaha!

I saw this on 'The Today Show' a few days ago and thought... genius!

It's the new Instagram account called 'Miserable Men.'

And it's be-yond fantastic!

Behold, some examples, below.

But first, do you shop with your man?

My short answer is... NO.

Not now, not ever.

Okay... maybe once.

Just married, I said, let's go shopping together! Just for groceries, it'll be fun! In my shopping nirvana which is the grocery heaven called 'Woolies', I checked out the specials, I planned meals in my head, I stopped to feel up the fruit... and I looked over and saw the new husband looking bored. And decidedly shitty.

Right there and then I made a decision - which I expressed out loud - I will never grocery shop with him again. And I never have. These days, I STILL think a solo grocery shop is the highlight of my week. No, really.

A year or so later I STILL must not have learned my lesson, and I STOOPIDLY thought hanging out at the post-Christmas sales would be a kind of bonding experience.

Again, bahaha. WHAT A JOKE.

He was almost dragged along and not surprisingly, haaated it!

Again, have NEVER done it again. I mean, what for?

My greatest indulgence is shopping solo... for anything. Trying on clothes, not being rushed, just looking, being indecisive, or deciding super-quick... it's MY business, my thing, my pleasure. Who wants to be rushed through anything?

Just today I braved the sales with my six year old twins. It went okay, but yes, at times I WAS that mother you look at a tad horrified at the shops as I tried to reign them in/scold them for opening the change room curtain/ask them to give me a few more minutes before we were really, truly, definitely leaving (yeah, THAT mother you swear you will never be 'When I Have Kids One Day.' Feel free to get back to me on that when you do...)

And so, here we are, some examples of some very miserable men.

Feel free to LOL and share:

For more 'Miserable Men' fabulousness, and to follow them on Insty, click here.

So, what's your shopping style? With partner (willingly or dragged?), or solo?

Most Googled in 2013: VIDEO

What did we Google most in 2013?

Google has produced a cool, rather moving video to show us, and remind us. If you're all for retrospect and nostalgia (as I am), you will love this.

Wanna see what YOUR city Googled the most?

Here's what went down (up?) most in Sydney.

What about trends for 2013? Click here for that.

What was YOUR top Google search?

If a report was run on my searches, I'd be thought of as a tad weird. But... it's my job!

Miley Cyrus 'Adore You': FULL video

If Miley Cyrus's video 'Wrecking Ball' was known as her 'nudie' video, this will be known as the 'Miley masturbating' video.

JUST in, the full video for her new song, 'Adore You'.

Watch:


Miley Cyrus - Adore You (Official Music Video) by ayomerryxmassmilers

Thoughts?

One reader suggested this now-renowned video of Miley singing the Dolly Parton (her godmother!) classic 'Jolene' is far more natural, far sexier:

Rachel Zoe: Second Baby With Husband Rodger Berman

Rachel Zoe has just given birth to her second son with husband Rodger Berman.

"So excited to welcome our baby boy into the world...he's 7 lbs 12 oz, beautiful, healthy and we couldn't be happier," she shared with fans.

She made the announcement via Twitter on Sunday, December 22.

The 42-year-old fashion designer and Berman, who married in 1996, are already parents to son Skyler, 2.

The celebrity stylist confirmed the pregnancy news in a blog post in September. "We are beyond excited for Skyler to have a sibling and for us to fall in love all over again," she wrote. "We feel incredibly blessed."

At the 50 Most Fashionable Women of 2013 event in West Hollywood on October 24, Zoe told reporters she was having a fairly easy second pregnancy. "I'm feeling good," she said, but added, "I'm tired. Bed is early for me."

As for cravings, 'The Rachel Zoe Project' star revealed she hasn't craved anything.

"Isn't that weird? I want some, but no," she said. "[My husband has] been hoping in both pregnancies but nothing happens." And even though she looked amazing in a cut-out black dress, the expectant star said, "I'm eight months in here, so I'm not feeling that sexy!"

Read more here.

Kleenex: Mother's Amazon Review

Ah, those online customer product reviews. Always helpful, yes?

Like this one, on Kleenex Facial Tissues, White.

It's written by a mother of three sons.

There really are no other words… just read and guffaw:

GOLD, right!?

It kinda reminds me of this classic scene in 'Bridesmaids':

Brenda Schmitz's gift - two years after her death: VIDEO

This is the most emotional story you'll read on the internet today.

A radio station - STAR 102.5 - and their 'Christmas Wish' campaign led them to David Schmitz and his family, with the late Brenda Schmitz.

Brenda wrote a letter just before her death. She was a mother of four.

According to this blog on the Des Moines Register, Brenda had always been touched by the Christmas Wish program run by local Des Moines radio station KSTZ Star 102.5 each year.

About two weeks ago station brand manager Scott Allen received a letter in the mail.

"We've been doing the Christmas Wish program for 20-plus years. We've never received a wish like this, ever," he told the Register.

The letter was from Brenda, written two years earlier, a month before she died of ovarian cancer, leaving behind her husband David and four young sons.

It starts:

"Hello my name is Brenda Schmitz and when you are in receipt of this letter I will already have lost my battle to ovarian cancer."

What a gutting story.

Have you ever had THAT conversation with your partner about what would happen after you die, and if you have kids, what you would do when and if you find a new partner?

For an audio-only version and to read more about the wish, visit:

http://star1025.com/2013/12/20/brenda-schmitzs-christmas-wish/

David hears the letter from his late wife read out for the first time, live on radio

David and his new love Jane