the end was just the beginning
How was your Father's Day? I celebrated mine with a little self-pity weep. After heading to my sister's place to give my dad a quick hug, I raced home to get the kids ready for handover. My ex wanted to open his presents en famille, then offered yum cha with him and the kids, but... Continue Reading →
Just a few weeks ago I wrote that I was still really angry with my ex. Well, much like my renovation revelation earlier this week, I realised something almost immediately after I pressed send on that blog post. What I'm actually cranky about is that I'm not angry at him any more. How dare I... Continue Reading →
My way of coping with life for the first 46 years was to try and control every second of it. I was infamous for taking menus from friends at restaurants and doing the ordering for the whole table. When I went on a holiday to Hawaii with my mother, I faxed her a list of... Continue Reading →
I had a disagreement with a friend yesterday. I don't cope well with disagreements. They lay me low. I really need to get better at them if I'm to keep blogging. When you voice an opinion in a blog post you need to be ready to handle disagreements, they come with the territory. But even... Continue Reading →
The builder popped over yesterday to run through the final details on my mini renovation. (Did I tell you he's an almost-celebrity builder? He was going to be on the new season of The Block with his wife, but they found out a few days before they were meant to fly to Melbourne that she... Continue Reading →
I'm a little late to the Nic Naitanui 'blackface' debate, but it's been playing on my mind for days, so I need to get it off my chest. When the story broke, I wanted to express my confusion over the controversy, but I held my tongue through fear of being attacked. That's made me realise... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I was groaning like an old woman. Today I'm grumbling like one ... Remember the good old days when making sure you didn't have a VPL when you went out on the town? Those days gone sista. Nobody wears undies when they're strutting their finest, so the VPL is obsolete. "Grannie Al's guide to... Continue Reading →
I felt very middle-aged when I woke up at 6am yesterday morning. Oh, what AM I talking about? I felt very middle-aged the night before too, recoiling at my wrinkles in the Heroes & Villains party photo booth and wearily suggesting we head home at the ungodly hour of 10.30pm. But hauling myself out of... Continue Reading →
I was a bit scared about DD turning up on my doorstep last night. We were off to a Heroes & Villains 50th birthday party for one of his uni friends. He told me he was going as Two Face. His daughter is a really talented make-up artist - her tutorials get hundreds of thousands... Continue Reading →
I had a scare earlier this week. I thought someone had stolen my car. I've been lucky enough to score a parking space in the basement of the building where I work. When I wandered underground one night, my spot was empty. Cue minor heart failure. Then I decided to check if I'd accidentally parked... Continue Reading →
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