I am annoyed with myself. The pain in my glutes and thigh is creeping back and my inertia is to blame. I went to see an orthopaedic surgeon who gave very clear instructions on what I needed to do: join a physiocise class, go on a bleisure trip to the Sunshine Coast to see Australia's... Continue Reading →

I was window shopping in Avalon a few weeks ago when I found myself strangely drawn to a pair of pants with a creased golden finish. I went inside and asked what sizes they came in. The shop assistant said “they’re one size fits all”. I was intrigued. I tried them on and felt fabulous.... Continue Reading →

I had an after-work drink with my workmates last night to farewell a contractor who worked with us during Vivid Sydney. We went to Hart’s Pub in The Rock’s, which is just a few blocks away from the office. I have walked past it many times and never properly noticed the craft brewery, which is... Continue Reading →

I've decided that spending a few hours with DD twice a week isn't enough. So I am going to work from his place one day each week. I did a test run yesterday and it was lovely. On Sunday afternoon we read the papers together, watched a few travel videos on YouTube and went to... Continue Reading →

How was your weekend? Mine was very wet. The drive to drop off furniture for the youngest's first share house was super stressful. I couldn't see properly out of the rear vision mirror due to all the stuff in the back of the car and the rain was teeming down. There were moments that I... Continue Reading →

How is it Friday already? Where has the week, the month, the year gone? Well, it's not a totally bad thing that the month went so fast, as DD was away for all of it on his epic business trip. I really need to show you some more of his bleisure photos when I get... Continue Reading →

I took my sister to the The Charles Bar last night for its deliciously upmarket happy hour, which includes $15 cocktails and $25 lobster butter linguine. We had a fabulous time sipping and sampling and afterwards I found myself Googling why we call it Happy Hour … other than the obvious effects of discounted drinks.... Continue Reading →

The 2024-25 NSW Budget was handed down yesterday and cakes, biscuits and lollies filled the office. It's traditional during Budget time that sugar fuels the long day of reporting. My boss remembered that Madeira cake was my favourite because it doesn’t have icing (I’m not an icing fan) so she bought me one. Madeira cake... Continue Reading →

Do you know your limits? I don't know mine. I ignore the signs that I am reaching them and power on. For example, I asked the youngest to come to IKEA with me because I'd had an IDEA. I wanted to give DD a gift. A gift that was bulky and heavy. So I needed... Continue Reading →

Before swanning around with my sister in law for four nights, I did some very cool side hustle stuff last week. My adventures kicked off with meeting the inventors of peanut butter whiskey. Steve and Brittany Yeng established Skrewball in 2018 and sold the company to Pernod Ricard in 2023, but still play a major... Continue Reading →