Say what you like about the hideous death spiral that ended of my marriage, there's no denying the beginning was BRILLIANT. I decreed there would be none of the traditional frippery - no frothy wedding dress, no wedding cake, no wedding cars, no bridesmaids, no sit-down meal, no wedding video. But I wore a custom-made Collette... Continue Reading →

Yesterday, one of my fur babies got his paws on a letter I'd received and gaily ran into the yard to tear it to shreds. As I chased after him I skidded to a halt behind the trampoline and gaped. Those rat cunning little bastards have extensively excavated the lawn behind the trampoline. I hadn't... Continue Reading →

Faaaaaaar out, my weekend was CRAZY. Saturday was spent prepping, hosting and cleaning up after the eldest's 12th Doctor Who Luau party. Then I hooned to a 50th birthday party at Gosford RSL. Then I hooned home again ... perhaps a little too enthusiastically ... and got pinged by a speed camera. At 9am on... Continue Reading →

A fun time was had by all the eldest's 12th birthday party, which rocked a Doctor Who luau theme. Confession: I'd totally forgotten the Doctor wore a lei in one episode, but the above image came in extremely handy for the invitations. The weather was grey and overcast, but that didn't bother the tweens in... Continue Reading →

I couldn't sleep last night. Too hot, too stressed. I did lots of deep breathing and concentrated on the whir of the overhead fan, trying to make my brain go blank. My brain isn't very good at going blank. It was too busy worrying about the weekend. We're holding a birthday party for the eldest... Continue Reading →

Gawd it was freaking hot yesterday ... and it's gonna to be even hotter today. The temperature in Sydney is predicted to hit 39. Heaven rescue us all from hell! Everyone is moaning about the unseasonable nature of the weather, but it was exactly the same this time last year. I know because I was... Continue Reading →

Many moons ago, I wrote a blog post about how hectic it gets inside my head. It was called Brain Jam. Yesterday was Life Jam. I started the day scanning the news sites in bed at 5.30am. I rose reluctantly at 6.15am and typed up my first story. I raced the eldest to band rehearsal... Continue Reading →

Yet another piece of my old life will be gone this afternoon. I'm trading in the family car after 13 years of sterling service. The car went through a lot with us, including delivering me to hospital for the births of both my daughters. I will never forget clutching the dashboard in agony as we... Continue Reading →

I am soooooooo tired of reading all the headlines in my Facebook feed that shout "how to tell if he's the one" or "he's NOT the one if he does THIS" or "the three words that will save your relationship" or "If you're not saying 'I love you' after six months move on." It's like... Continue Reading →

Every now and then the universe reminds me how lucky I am. The past weekend was one of those times. DD and I were invited to the most amazing birthday celebration in the Hunter Valley. We drove through belting rain on Friday night to join our fellow party goers as they popped their third bottle... Continue Reading →