You know how I admitted yesterday that I’m hopeless with social niceties? Well, that’s just the tip of a very big, nutso iceberg. I’m also really uncomfortable about receiving gifts. And compliments totally freak me out. I absolutely love giving gifts, coming up the perfect present, buying it and seeing the delight on the receiver’s […]
A few years back, the therapist who helped me through my marriage break-up did a “schema” test that revealed I was “normal.” It was a bit unsettling because I’d spent my whole life convinced I was a weirdo. Why? Because I don’t notice changes to people’s appearance, I’ve had to train myself to perform social […]
Is it two or three years since I separated from my ex? It’s freaky that I can’t remember. I think it must be three because I’m pretty sure this is the third time we’ve made our annual post-separation family pilgrimage to the Sydney Royal Easter Show. I’m not sure why I was dreading it more […]
I’m just back from a day at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, which was decidedly UN-Hollywood of me … While I was there, heaps of stars shared happy snaps on Instagram of how Easter Sunday panned out in La-La Land. And because I collect celebrity Instagram shots like stamps … am still regretting giving all […]
After my husband left, I felt irrationally angry when I saw loved-up couples pushing prams. I wanted to rage at them: “You just THINK you’re happy, but it’s a big, fat LIE … He’s going to break your heart and leave. You just wait and see!” Fortunately that feeling has passed – my faith in […]
I started writing this post early on Sunday morning before the kids woke. They were so excited before they went to bed last night: the Easter Bunny is coming! I didn’t ask too many questions, I just left it at that. Let’s all preserve the magic. They had a basket each waiting at their bedrooms […]
I really shouldn’t be surprised by what happened while I was having a chat with my friend Sue in the shallows at Maroubra Beach yesterday. We looked down to see something vibrant and not-quite-right lying on the wet sand. “What’s THAT?” my startled friend asked. For a moment she thought a tropical fish had washed […]
I feel a bit guilty when people congratulate me on keeping the blog “real” … because there’s a vast chunk of my life that I don’t write about. Some of the craziest “real” stuff that happens never makes it into print. I choose not to go there because I don’t want to hurt others or create […]
It seems like there’s a day for everything now. I don’t care much for most of them. For example, I won’t be celebrating World Tripe Day on October 24 … But World Puppy Day is VERY cute. And, of course, I have two of the cutest puppies in the world … Plus, here are […]
A bit like me, HouseGoesHome has been looking a little old and tired. I might not be able to afford to nip and tuck for myself, but I CAN do a DIY job on my blog. I haven’t given the site a makeover for YEARS. I’ve been very slack, I’ve been so busy with work […]
