When the weather app predicted a balmy 27C yesterday, I asked my boss if I could take a half-day holiday. I needed some ocean therapy and figured it had to be the last warm day of autumn, being May and all. I'd have taken a full day off, but the alcohol news doesn't stop pouring... Continue Reading →

I love randomly running into my sister at the coffee shop, on the street, in the park ... It used to be pretty standard - people stayed closer to their families as they moved into adulthood - but it feels like a lovely privilege to live in the same neighbourhood as my sibling. I was... Continue Reading →

I opened the first-ever bank account for one of my children yesterday. Milestones ... The youngest scored a job earlier this year as a skipping a coach and needed somewhere to deposit her earnings. My ex  was initially charged with the task, but he can get a little distracted. For example, I discovered a few... Continue Reading →

When I shop these days its usually for the kids, so I was stoked to buy myself a frock yesterday. I used a DJs gift card that my dear friends Nic and Orsola gave me for my birthday. I love my new frock, but geez it was a struggle to find something. Winter clothes are... Continue Reading →