I think it's a measure of how punch drunk we’ve become that a tsunami warning for the east coast of Australia seemed par for the course on Saturday night. After all, it followed a mini tornado ripping through Narrabeen last month ..: as I was attempting to get a COVID test ... as half of... Continue Reading →

It's difficult to adjust to your child turning 18 and becoming an adult. One day you’re making all the decisions, the next they don't need to ask your permission to do anything. They can go to the pub, stay out late, get their forehead pierced … I am VERY unhappy about the piercing, which is... Continue Reading →

Recovering from COVID is a bit like pregnancy. You can't consume things you usually love because they make you sick and you feel knackered all the time. I had the worst morning sickness when I was pregnant. There were many days when the only thing I could stomach was grilled Kraft cheese slices on toast.... Continue Reading →

Events over the last two years have made a lot of people reassess their lives and the things that matter most to them. They’re switching careers, starting their own businesses, moving interstate, deciding on sea/tree changes, becoming artists … A blogging friend, Magenta, has done all of the above. She’s moved from Queensland to a... Continue Reading →

I wouldn't put anything past me, but it seems unlikely that I will get COVID again in the very immediate future. That said … I've read about a few poor souls getting it twice in month ... Anyways, my recent recovery from COVID means I feel less nervous than normal about going out. There's just... Continue Reading →

I finally cried about my COVID status on Friday. I did a rapid antigen test and it said I was still very, very positive. According to the current health regulations, I didn't need to do the test, I could just exit quarantine after seven days. But I was terrified that I was infectious and would... Continue Reading →

I think you'd heard enough COVID ranting from me for a while, so I've decided to blog about something happier: my Christmas presents. Christmas feels like a lifetime ago, but DD's gift to me was pretty unforgettable: a painting of Neil Finn. It's by a caricature artist called Mark Tippett, who has entered the Bald... Continue Reading →

A friend passed away while I was in Fiji. She'd been battling cancer for seven years and finally lost the fight. I met her through work, when she was recovering from breast cancer. When she had a breast reconstruction around five years ago, her doctors discovered the disease had returned. There was no cure, but... Continue Reading →

Entitled, stupid, silly ... These are the words people are using to describe the dozens of Australian tourists stuck in hotel quarantine in Fiji after testing positive to COVID-19. I narrowly avoided becoming one of them - entitled, stupid and silly, but in quarantine at home. Sunrise interviewed a woman who tested positive two days... Continue Reading →

It still doesn’t seem real that I have COVID-19. It’s a bad dream that I haven’t processed yet. That said, I skitter very nervously out the front door to put rubbish in the bin, panicking that helicopters will swoop down and police on megaphones will yell “Get back in the house! Get back in the... Continue Reading →