I kicked off the week with a car crash - a galoot with a ciggie in one hand and a mobile phone in the other ran up the back of my bomb. Yay ... actually, booooo. Read about it by clicking here. I reminisced about a harrowing weekend when we sewed monsters then a doddery... Continue Reading →
11 adorable under-the-sea treats
We're a little ocean-obsessed here in the Household. The kids adore a splash in the waves, I never feel more at peace than when exploring the rockpools at Merewether Beach, homemade fish fingers are the family's favourite dinner ... the eldest even has an under-the-sea themed bedroom complete with fish swimming on the walls and... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Alec Baldwin loses it, Posh smiles, Kristen proposes and more …
Alec Baldwin gave a valuable lesson in how NOT to use social media this week ... and things just went uphill from there. Welcome to my round-up of the best Hollywood gossip. Ah celebrities, you just keep on giving. >> My most eyebrow-raising moment of the week came yesterday afternoon when Alec Baldwin deleted his... Continue Reading →
Uncomplimentary behaviour
Do not give me a compliment under any circumstances. I'll just say something like "This old thing?" or "It really needs a trim" or "I forgot to add enough salt". And we'll both feel awkward and embarrassed. So let's just agree, right here and now, that compliments are completely wasted on me. Because I have... Continue Reading →
5 cake stall ideas (that will walk off the table)
After the lunacy of last night and the battle of the dickwads looming, the big question in my mind is ... what to bake for the election day cake stall at the kids' school? Hmmmm. In previous years I've done Three Little Pigs Cupcakes, Reindeer Cupcakes and Polar Bear Cupcakes ... to name just a... Continue Reading →
My kind of art
I absolutely blitzed 3-unit art at high school. Top of the class. It gave the arty types the total hump because I possess not a single fibre of artistic talent in my being. Case in point - I did a collage for my HSC major work because I couldn't draw, paint or sculpt. I also... Continue Reading →
Time warp Tuesday: monster head wounds
I went out last night with Sister for dinner. I'd been planning a booze-free Monday, but she arrived with a bottle of red. It would have been rude to refuse. But it didn't leave much time/energy for creative thought. And my electric blanket beckoned (geez it's hard to get up early on dark wintry mornings).... Continue Reading →
The crash
A galoot with a ciggie in one hand and a mobile phone in the other rear-ended my shite heap of a car on Saturday. Damn him. There I was, minding my own business, waiting to exit my local shopping centre carpark when whomp! I was tempted to blame myself for the sorry scenario (any excuse... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Kim loves being a mum, Kelly’s bankrupt & Madonna fears for her kids
It's been a tumultuous weekend in Hollywood, with Paris Jackson needing further psychiatric care, Kelly Rutherford filing for bankruptcy and Kim's boobs growing to WHAT size? Paris to get additional treatment Paris Jackson's family have decided she needs extended care for her mental health issues after she is released from the UCLA Medical Center in... Continue Reading →
My week: two stoushes and a naked wedding
I started the week a Hollow Husk following a weekend crammed with the birth of Kim Kardashian's baby, Nigella Lawson's "playful tiff" with her husband and the release of Curtis Stone's wedding photos. I decided to cover them all on iVillage in addition to spending quality time with my family, so things got a mite... Continue Reading →