the end was just the beginning
Ben's no house husband I'm a bit disgruntled about my housewifely responsibilities at the moment, so this made me irrationally cross. “I don’t want to be a stay-at-home dad," Ben Affleck tells Details' October issue. "Work is very important to me." Affleck — who is dad to Violet, 6½, Seraphina, 3½, and Samuel, 6 months - notes that “running after... Continue Reading →
Initial titles for this blog were Pissed Off and Deep Case of The Shits, but I decided my subscribers might not like receiving those message titles in their in-boxes. So I've downgraded it to Anger Management (after flirting with a piss-weak Really, Really Cross), which barely scratches the surface of how cranky I am. I... Continue Reading →
Brian lashes out at Kerry It's war between Brian McFadden and ex-wife Kerry Katona. Again. She had a spray on her Twitter page about him being interviewed in Hello! magazine about their marriage and saying "I had no idea what I was doing". Now he's spraying back. Brian wrote on his Twitter page: 'Some people just... Continue Reading →
Occasionally I write a blog on Housegoeshome that gets picked up by a website such as Mamamia. It's complicated when this happens, because I tend to blithely rant/blather to my readers - many of whom are my friends and family - rather than carefully craft articles for publication in "foreign" settings. It means misunderstandings -... Continue Reading →
Peaches weds for the second time (she's only 23!) The latest Hello magazine has all the quirky photos and details from 23-year-old Peaches Geldof's wedding, including ... * The couple's eight-month old golden retriever, Parper, was the ring-bearer. * The wedding cake was blue and cream and featured an array of edible pig characters depicting the... Continue Reading →
It's been more than a year since I earned an income, but I remain delusional about my financial status. I'm still spending money like it grows on trees. I now understand how people wake up one day with $30,000 on their credit cards and a terrified tightness in their chest. Not that I have $30,000... Continue Reading →
Blake and Ryan get married (and she doesn't tip off the paparazzi!) I'm heading to Charleston, South Carolina, for a wedding next year, so I'm feeling a little proprietorial about the news that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds got married on Sunday night at Boone Hall Plantation. just outside of Charleston. The mansion was the... Continue Reading →
I was agonizing over how to make amends with the parents of Sprog 1's best friend when a text message arrived ... from the best friend's mother. My heart clenched. I opened the message and nervously read the first few words: "Sorry to tell you this ..." Sorry to tell me what? Without bothering to... Continue Reading →
The Mag I Bought This Week Award goes to ... In Magland, preparation for diet season (aka spring) starts early. Many hours are spent during winter debating whether to run a diet cover story on the first Monday of September or on the cover dated the first Monday of September (which comes out the week... Continue Reading →
I have a chequered history with my assorted neighbours. I've suspected them of breeding changelings. I've screamed at them for throwing wild parties. I've lost a week's worth of their mail that I was entrusted to collect. You'd think I'd have learned my lesson. But no. I am 44 years old and not one bit... Continue Reading →
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