Let me start by apologising to all the smokers who are reading this blog post that I am about to offend. You stink. There's a chain smoker who lives on the ground floor of my apartment block. I hear him coughing up a lung in the middle of the night. He's not that old, maybe... Continue Reading →

Starry-eyed me thought moving to an apartment would lessen the weight of responsibility that adulthood brings, but it is still a heavy burden when you are a single parent with two dogs and two kids. Well, it’s been three kids for the past week, as the eldest's friend has been staying over. There is nothing... Continue Reading →

Flitting around the fringes of the drinks industry can feel a bit naughty. Functions are often held on a Monday, as that's the night when venues are generally closed to the general public and available for launch events. Monday nights are supposed to be quiet, retiring, non-drinking affairs, but tell that to all the influencers... Continue Reading →

The Northern Beaches is a very beautiful part of the world, but there are hardly any places to dine that have ocean views. I often point this out to DD, so when he heard about a new venue opening in Mona Vale Surf Club he grabbed us a table for their second night of service.... Continue Reading →

I come to you with sad news: the black buffet and hutch that I ordered online didn't make it up the stairs to my apartment. It was too big. Waaaaay too big. Sigh. It was so beautiful. I am saddened by its loss. The delivery blokes arrived around 1pm yesterday and stared in horror at... Continue Reading →

The eldest turned 19 yesterday. I can’t believe the teen years are almost over. We celebrated with pizza at a neighbourhood joint. It wasn’t anything fancy - just a casual, relaxed place. It was easy on the pocket too, especially since I was the only drinker among us (I sipped a rather nice Aperol Spritz).... Continue Reading →

I had lunch with Jon Bon Jovi yesterday. Well, kinda, sorta. I ate lunch while Jon Bon Jovi watched me via Zoom from his house in the United States. Well, kinda, sorta. Jon probably didn’t even noticed me, as I was surrounded by lots of glamorous influencers wearing shiny taffeta dresses. Jon was hosting a... Continue Reading →

While I am a little prickly at the moment ... blame it on moving house exhaustion ... my moodiness isn't what this blog post is about. Following my shock at the price for a row of IKEA kitchen cupboards, I went online and bought an actual piece of furniture yesterday. Wanna take a look? Show... Continue Reading →

I got such a shock yesterday. You know how IKEA is supposed to be low budget? Well, I booked a free, virtual kitchen consultation to get the glass-doored cupboard thingy that I showed you last week costed up. I just wanted the part on the back wall of this kitchen ... A lovely woman called... Continue Reading →

I was invited to visit a "micro bar" called Daintree Sydney last night. It spotlights native Australian ingredients, supports local producers and is on a mission to save Australian rainforests. It's just a block from where I work so I decided my attendance at the soirée was meant to be. I sipped two delicious cocktails... Continue Reading →