The eldest went to camp yesterday. She told me she needed to be at the school for a 7.40am departure, so I popped upstairs to have a shower at 7.15am and, as I was lathering, I had a panicked thought: “I trusted Miss Vague 2013 to tell me what time the bus was leaving?!?!” That […]
June 19, 2013
The blame game
I committed a bit of a social media sin yesterday. I saw an article by John Birmingham popping up all over the place on Facebook and Twitter, so I shared it. Without actually reading it. Gasp. It frustrates me when people do that with iVillage stories. So I can’t quite believe I’m guilty of the […]
June 18, 2013
Letting myself go
I ate two meat pies for dinner last night (does it make it less gross that I made them myself and they were kinda sorta smallish?)(one wasn’t quite enough, two was way too much, but I have trouble with the concept of leaving food on my plate after being berated as a child about the […]
June 17, 2013
I’m a hollow husk
Geez it’s been a busy weekend workwise. Which is a little hairy, since I’m not actually supposed to work weekends, I’m meant to spend quality time with my family. Oooops. But what do you do when Kim Kardashian has her baby (in my Woman’s Day days, the above pic would have made an EXCELLENT cover shot), Curtis […]
June 16, 2013
My week: social media stuff-ups to shaking with fear
Well, this week really revolved around Paper Giants for me. Sad, I know, to be so swept up in a TV show. But Woman’s Day was my LIFE for 8 years (OK, my marriage and two kids also played a role) … so it’s kinda understandable. Anyway, I kicked off by sharing some “Belated mag […]
June 15, 2013
7 simply delicious soups
It’s been a pretty mild winter these past few weeks, but it can’t last. So I thought it was about time I cracked out my favourite soup recipes. Nom, nom. Hope you like them. RECIPE: POTATO & LEEK SOUP (with hidden veggies) Olive oil 2 leeks, white parts only, sliced 1.5 litres chicken stock 6 […]
June 15, 2013
HouseGoesHollywood: freaky 50-year-olds to reality stars with whatsit tattoos
So, what did you blink and miss in Hollywood this week. Here’s a little taste of my favourite bits. Mmmm … Drew Barrymore raved about her in-laws to C magazine: ”I won the in-laws jackpot. It might be the best karma for having one of the wackiest upbringings. I never had dinner with my mum or dad, […]
June 14, 2013
Totally camp
So, the nine-year-old went to school band camp last week. She wasn’t terribly keen on the 10 hours of music tuition in two days part, but reckons the food was awesome. Mainly because it involved lots of the two most popular child food groups: pizza and sugar. Since her school obviously thinks I’m made of […]
June 13, 2013
THIS is the sign of a good mum???
So, this woman said: ”I loathe seeing other parents disconnect from the swimming lesson week in week out, smart phone in hand. Just being there is not actually being present.” She was having a spray (0n ivillage.com.au) about a blog by a woman called Josefa Pete, who wondered if her smart phone was making her a bad […]
June 12, 2013
Are celebrities fair game?
I’m still feeling all weird and conflicted about Paper Giants: Magazine Wars. It doesn’t help that people keep asking if I’m one of the characters in it, or commenting on how much I physically resemble the Nene King character. So I’ve gone retro today, with a blog from a year ago today, as it happens […]
June 20, 2013
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