Writer’s block

It's been a hectic week for Housegoeshome and my brain is feeling a bit fried from all the blogging. (I may also have a teensy, tiny hangover ... OK, a big one.) So I'm slacking off and running another old New York blog. With cute pics. I was drawn to it because Husband and I... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHollywood: Gaga’s wedding dress, Kris accused of selling Kim’s sex tape, Suri sobs

Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... Nicole Ritchie farts in her kids cereal Trawling through my Twitter feed yesterday, I was startled to read one from Nicole Ritchie saying: “Farted in the kids lucky charms this morning. They were not amused.‪#thismomrocks.” [Lucky Charms isn't some sort of scary euphemism ... it's an... Continue Reading →

Who do you love most?

Jim Keeble wrote a feature in the Sunday Telegraph's Sunday magazine called "I love my wife more than my children (but she loves THEM more than me)". It got me thinking. If a woman had written an article called "I love my husband more than my children" she'd be crucified. When a guy says it,... Continue Reading →

3 easy gluten-free desserts

My sister-in-law and nieces were diagnosed as coeliacs recently and my foodie mind has been working overtime on gluten-free recipes ever since. This week over at Village Voices I've blogged three gluten-free desserts that feature ingredients you'd normally find in the pantry - perfect if someone gluten-intolerant or coeliac is coming to dinner. And delicious... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHollywood: Madonna’s revenge, Jack Osbourne’s fury, Gatsby in trouble?

Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... JLo sues her driver for extortion Jennifer Lopez is embroiled in an ugly lawsuit with her former driver, Hakob Manoukian. She says he demanded $2.8 million or he'd tell the media and authorities about secrets he overheard while driving her here and there. Ohhhh, what secrets?... Continue Reading →

Bugger blogging. Can I be a housewife instead?

I think being a "housewife" sounds so nice and uncomplicated. I don't know why it's become such a dirty word. Housewives drop their kids off at school, they tidy the house, they have coffee with other housewives, they pick their kids up from school, they cook dinner. Women tell me it's boring and unfulfilling.  How... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHollywood: The Mag I Bought This Week Award, smelly Kristen, Taylor’s bedroom secrets

Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... The Mag I Bought This Week Award Goes to ... Editing a celebrity magazine can be a scary business sometimes - ok, all the time. Because you can't rely on Kristen Stewart to cheat on Rob Pattinson or Katie Holmes to stealth-divorce Tom Cruise every week.  Some weeks, no-one famous does anything that's... Continue Reading →

The words this parent didn’t want to hear

There are words you love hearing your child's teacher say, like "she's a lovely child" and "so bright" and "a delight to teach". And there are words you don't want to hear your child's teacher say, like "have you thought about repeating her?". I did reading groups with Sprog 2's class yesterday and, as I... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHollywood: Kinky Posh, Travolta in court, Hugh’s ugly side

Wading through the murk so you don't have to ... Posh: another baby and S&M fears Victoria Beckham's new favourite book - spare me - is 50 Shades o f Grey. In a new interview with Glamour magazine, she admits she's hooked her mother on the phenomenon, too: "I’m halfway through the second one. I even bought my... Continue Reading →

Arty farty

Husband rallied from his man flu yesterday and hustled us to Cockatoo Island for the Biennale. He's the arty-farty type. It was pretty cool, despite Sprog 1 having a turn (the way she looks in the photo, above, was pretty much how she looked the whole time). I am wondering if she's allergic to something... Continue Reading →

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