the end was just the beginning
Remember being told as a kid not to pull faces because the wind might change and leave you like that? Even though I knew it wasn't true, it still scared me a bit. And you know what? That old wives' tale was kinda true. If you pull a face enough, it does stay like that.... Continue Reading →
Kate Hudson loves celebrating her birthday so much that she throws a huge 'hot mess' celebration every year. This year she gave it a wedding theme for friends celebrating a birthday around the same time, including author Derek Blasberg and jeweller Jen Meyer. Her Pacific Palisades mansion was wall-to-wall celebs, including Demi Moore, Naomi Cammpbell,... Continue Reading →
When you're a single mum who's working full time and blogging daily, something's gotta give. In my case it's been cooking. As long-time blog followers might remember, I was quite prolific in the kitchen. And I loved it. At one point I was even writing food blogs for Kidspot - some of my recipes still... Continue Reading →
It was pretty rough to learn on Earth Day that 93% of the Great Barrier Reef has been impacted by bleaching. “I have cried. I have broken down in front of cameras. This is the most devastating, gut-wrenching fuck up,” Professor Justin Marshall, of the University of Queensland, told The Guardian yesterday. "This is Australia’s... Continue Reading →
Have you ever forgotten for a moment that someone you love has passed away and reached for the phone to call them? It still happens to me with my grandmother, all these years later. Divorce can be a bit like that. Sometimes you forget, ever so briefly, that your relationship is dead. I took the... Continue Reading →
I lied when I said I was getting better yesterday. I felt like shite. But it's so boring when people moan, moan, complain, complain. It also felt a little surreal to still be sick after more than two weeks. I suspect I'd have recovered faster if I'd spent a bit more time resting on the... Continue Reading →
I can't quite believe I'm writing the words: Prince Rogers Nelson has died at age 57. "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning," his publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said. Police responded to a medical call and found... Continue Reading →
I think I'm finally getting better. It's been more than two weeks of snot and misery. I've sneezed my way through the kids' school holidays, visits with friends, bleary dates with DD, job interviews ... DD was quite horrified to be sent a picture of how my dining table looked after an old friend popped... Continue Reading →
My dear friend and fellow blogger Franki Hobson wrote a blog this week called "What it's really like to be ginger." It was sparked by the Ginger Pride Rally in Melbourne last week, organised by Buderim Ginger. Over the years, Franki spent thousands of dollars on becoming a bottle redhead and noted "While I did... Continue Reading →
OK, I'm just going to come right out and say it: I've never watched porn. Is that weird? How can someone be 48 and never even glimpse porn? From what the media tells me, kids start watching it on the internet when they're - this is confronting - 10 years old (and it rewires their brains... Continue Reading →
