Every Monday night there are ghosts in my house. I wake each Monday morning to silence … well, aside from the garbage trucks smashed their way down the street at 5am. The kids stay at their dad’s place from Sunday night until Tuesday morning. There’s no before-school band rehearsal, no lunches to prepare. I unpack […]
I was going to take the week off from blogging as I’m feeling a little mojo low. But I woke up this morning and there was so much I needed to tell you. It’s only been a few days since I’ve talked at you, but it feels like an eternity and I wanted to fill […]
It feels very lonely being a single mum sometimes. So much responsibility rests entirely on your shoulders. And sometimes the smallest of those responsibilities can be a tipping point. I had one of those moments yesterday. My stupid new car has been flashing messages at me for weeks about needing more oil. As far as […]
I was sad to learn yesterday that Pacific Magazines is retrenching most of its sub-editors. In an email addressed to staff obtained by Mumbrella, CEO Gereurd Roberts (who I remember as a young whippersnapper at NW … I’m constantly startled to see the word “CEO” in front of his name) said the company was considering […]
It was Father’s Day in the US and UK yesterday – my Instagram feed was flooded with cute snapshots. My favourites were the celebrity mums who gave shout outs to the baby daddies who are no longer their partners. Among those who tagged their exes with sweet messages were Drew Barrymore, Christie Brinkley, Elizabeth Hurley […]
I adore my hairdresser. And not just because he cuts my hair so well. Mark and I have been “together” for about 20 years. What I’ve grown to love more than anything is that I’ve become what you might call my “true self” with him in recent times. I’m not quite sure what it is […]
My stomach lurched when Rebel Wilson won her defamation trial against Bauer Media yesterday. It was just so huge. I can’t imagine how the editors involved must be feeling, wondering what it means for their futures. The judge won’t decide what damages to award until a later date, but I expect they will be astronomical. […]
I was having trouble thinking of a blog topic for today when DD suggested Channel 10. Not sexy, but a preferable diversion from the other topic on my mind – Mia Freedman being ripped a new one. I don’t believe in attacking people on social media. That’s an ugly sport. But I’ve been voraciously reading […]
What’s happened to the city girl in me? My favourite adventures were always set in the concrete jungles of New York or Los Angeles or Singapore. I dreamed about retiring to Kirribilli or North Sydney so I could be closer to the local action. Now I fantasise about buying one of the houses perched on […]
There’s a famous quote by Fred Rogers that’s repeated when times get tough: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember […]
