While it terrifies me that my children might leave home soon, there are some things I won't miss. For example, negotiating the minefield that is cooking dinner. You may remember that I said I was making gnocchi bake last night. It was chosen based on its ease because I was working in the city yesterday.... Continue Reading →

DD called yesterday to say I'd left a few things in his car and he would drop off on his way to the airport. His new head office is in Adelaide, so he's on his way to the airport a lot lately. We went to the Hunter Valley on the weekend with a few of... Continue Reading →

I had dinner with a few of the Justice for Kathleen Folbigg team last night. They are in town for the second inquiry into Kathleen’s convictions, which resumes today after being abruptly adjourned in November 2022. As I walked into the serviced apartment where they are staying, Kathleen was on speaker phone. Her fortitude humbles... Continue Reading →

You may recall there was a lot of “network degradation” and “planned maintenance” of the NBN service at my old place, which led to numerous panicked wi-fi-less periods. I hoped my NBN "planned maintenance" issues would be over in my new abode, but nup, my service may be affected today between 8am and 5pm. This... Continue Reading →

I have learned to expect the unexpected at my place. The eldest started TAFE this week and the first class task was to create zombie make-up. It was right up the eldest's alley and he decided to wear the make-up on the bus home. I wonder if the people on the bus were prepared to... Continue Reading →

Guess what? There's a new social media handle that you can follow me on. I’ve kicked off the Destination NSW Instagram page. You can find it here. I’m having lots of fun searching for photos to share from Destination NSW Content Library, which is filled with more than 30,000 images for me to choose from.... Continue Reading →

I was reading a short essay about happiness by author Helen Garner last night that got me thinking. It started like this: "What is happiness, anyway? Does anybody know? It’s taken me 80 years to figure out that it’s not a tranquil, sunlit realm at the top of the ladder you’ve spent your whole life hauling yourself... Continue Reading →

How was your weekend? Mine was such a happy one. It started with a walk on Balmoral Beach with friends on Saturday morning. The beach isn’t far from my new apartment and we jagged a parking metre-free spot just a few blocks up the hill (saving us about $10 per hour). It is the most... Continue Reading →

I am at a point where I know women at wildly different life stages, ranging from those preparing for the birth of their first child through to those awaiting great grandchildren. Meanwhile, my children are teetering on the edge of adulthood and I am betwixt and between. I have been waking in the morning feeling... Continue Reading →

My walls are looking fabulous after Bryan the picture whisperer decorate them with art. It took about three hours for them to all be arranged and hung. I left Bryan to it for the most part because I was on lots of calls for work. I told him to just make it look nice. We... Continue Reading →