Just one more sleep to go until I get a four-day rest ... ha, who am I kidding? I am taking an Easter break from blogging, but I have a jam-packed schedule lined up to replace it. It includes three walks with friends, a cup of tea with a follower to discuss all things cruise... Continue Reading →

I helped write another media release at work yesterday. It was fun. I must do it more often. I am not good with mundane tasks. They make me sleepy. Media releases get my brain in gear. I need to get my brain in gear because I am not doing it any favours by being constantly... Continue Reading →

Not much happened yesterday, unusually for me. It’s very quiet in the apartment these days with just the eldest and I. I was pretty tired from partying with 60 year olds who go until 2am on Friday night, then back up for lunch the next day and rage on until midnight on the Saturday night.... Continue Reading →

It has been a massive three days in HouseGoesHome land. The youngest turned 18 on Friday and we went to the coolest place called The Surf Deck to celebrate. Sitting in the restaurant feels like you've gone on holidays - the decor is tropical and the view is divine. We ordered Pina Coladas and soft... Continue Reading →

My daughter turns 18 today. Eighteen! It feels like it was just yesterday that my baby was a puggle. While the eldest was born with the most perfect, creamy skin, the youngest developed terrible eczema from a very young age and looked like this: Oh, let me rewind, she was born looking like this ...... Continue Reading →

I received an invitation yesterday to a cocktail bar opening at a fancy hotel. The start time said 8.30pm. I replied thanking the marketing person for the kind invitation and asked if the start time was a misprint. 8.30pm? Far out! That's putting-on-my-pyjamas time, not my walking into a bar opening time. I am kind... Continue Reading →

It is not easy to buy me gifts. I feel uncomfortable receiving them and I can never think of anything that I want. I love giving gifts and revel in the excitement of choosing the perfect one for other people. But I hate being the centre of attention while unwrapping a gift and I struggle... Continue Reading →

I was transfixed by an ad I saw yesterday for World Down Syndrome Day, which falls on March 21. Actress and model Madison Tevlin stars in the ad, speaking about the stereotypical ways the world sees her as a person with Down syndrome. She starts by saying: “Hey bartender, you assume that I can’t drink... Continue Reading →

I am still coming to terms with how it feels to be on the wrong side of 50. What I can definitively say is that being 56 hurts and it is a bit tiring. But it is also filled with love and I have so many awesome things to look forward to doing in my... Continue Reading →

You know how I was agonising over cabin types for the cruise we’re contemplating? Well our new travel agent checked into the cheaper, no-balcony cabin and discovered it was designed for passengers in wheelchairs and had a curtain instead of a door into the bathroom, with no separate toilet. Not ideal. Plus we got lots... Continue Reading →