My nephew turns 14 today. Happy birthday nephew! It seems like only yesterday that he was three months old ... and I was on my way to a job interview to be editor of Woman's Day ... and made the mistake of offering to change his nappy ... and scored a golden shower of the... Continue Reading →

Expecting people to choose sides in my marriage break-up isn't my style. I don't hold grudges against anyone who remains friends with my ex. Shite happens. Relationships end. Life goes on. I mean, I WAS secretly chuffed when I met a colleague of my ex's paramour who said they'd had more fun with me in... Continue Reading →

I had the biggest grin on my face yesterday afternoon, despite the revolting Sydney weather. I finished work at 3.30pm and wandeed through the rainy streets for a haircut in Darlinghurst, happily anticipating the glass of wine and conversation I'd be sharing with DD at a bar later that evening. Life felt good. And the funniest... Continue Reading →

Need a laugh? I do. Yesterday was a hard slog. Stressful, long and tiring. I started work at 6am, battled through the day, missed The Melbourne Cup (but wrote about it), picked the kids up from school at 3pm, dropped the eldest to art class at 3.30pm, drove to the shops for a birthday gift... Continue Reading →

Did you do The Melbourne Cup thing? I spent the race driving to school pick-up. Glamorous, huh? Melbourne Cup has never been high on my radar. When I was editor of Woman's Day I'd host fancy lunches and agonise over hats, but since then I've let it slide. I've noticed, however, that there's a growing... Continue Reading →

I'm off to a school reunion this weekend. About 20 of us are catching up to mark 30 years since we left Kotara High. THIRTY YEARS. Fark! Geez that makes me feel old. And, wow, a lot has happened to me since we last caught up at our 25-year school reunion (the Kotara gang quite... Continue Reading →

I took the kids to see Sculpture by the Sea - have you been? It's one of our favourite things to do each year. The kids love exploring the artworks and taking photographs. I hardly needed to take any snaps at all. I just stole theirs for the blog. DD tagged along with us, so... Continue Reading →

I'm calling it: 2015 was the year that Halloween went kaboom in Australia. My Facebook feed was totally chockers with friends posting pics of their kids and themselves in costume. I've never seen anything like it. And everyone looked like they were having THE best time. The youngest and I battled the crowds first thing... Continue Reading →