When I write my blog posts each day, I don't really think about who - if anyone - reads them. After more than a decade, HouseGoesHome has become a daily habit, like grabbing a strong flat white at my local cafe. The reality that I don’t acknowledge is that I am writing the digital version... Continue Reading →

My love of sunrises outweighed my fear of ghosts on our last morning in Narooma. I'd read that awesome views were to be enjoyed at the Glasshouse Rocks, but the beach was only accessible through a graveyard. Eeeeek! The youngest was disinterested in waking at dawn for an adventure, so I arrived in the darkness... Continue Reading →

Our first morning in Narooma kicked off with Vegemite on toast on our balcony with this stunning view ... It was so nice to see all that blue sky after weeks of endless rain in Sydney. Then we went in search of coffee. Good Friday in a sleepy village meant only one option, with a... Continue Reading →

How was your Easter? I’ve been on a five-day South Coast road trip with the youngest. No blogging, no computer, often not even mobile phone reception. I really needed the break and an adventure in uncharted territory was just what the doctor ordered. Heading south was an odd choice for me, as most of my... Continue Reading →

My birthday present from DD was supposed to be a Crowded House gig in Perth, but Mark McGowan ruined our plans. DD is still waiting for his refund on those tickets, but he ponied up for two extra ones so I could see the band play at Sydney ICC on Tuesday night. As we waited... Continue Reading →

I am going to be a little unreliable with my blog posts over the next week or so. It's getting very hard to fit everything in, so I've decided to take my pedal off the metal and recalibrate. There will be no blog post tomorrow because I'm booked to do something fun tonight. I'll fill... Continue Reading →

A glimpse of blue sky on Saturday had me yearning for lunch in the sunshine, so DD took me to Palm Beach for my first-ever meal at a lovely place called Dunes. He decided I needed a treat after I lost my marbles a bit on Friday due to exhaustion. I worked 50.5 hours in... Continue Reading →

A former colleague stopped me in my tracks with a post on social media yesterday. She wrote: "Happiness is an elusive thing. Searching for it, finding it, tending it, watching it slip away, beginning the cycle again. I can’t remember the last time I was truly happy: that sensation of a full heart, a soaring... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was what you might colloquially describe as a cluster faaaaark. Ir kicked off with me mourning the conclusion of another season of daylight savings by waking at 5am. I walked the dogs to the coffee shop in the never-ending drizzle. I dropped the youngest to the gym and decided to drive to work, where... Continue Reading →

My hairdresser broke up with me yesterday. Well, not really, that's a bit of a weekly magazine coverline version of what happened, He told me he’s moving to Adelaide next year. Mark has been my hairdresser for more than 25 years, so I'm not sure what I will do without him. I met him when... Continue Reading →