the end was just the beginning
How's your Father's Day going? I'm a little late blogging because my Father's Day has (inevitably) been a bit out-of-the-ordinary. Normally I'd be on our way to lunch with my Dad on my sister's gorgeous back deck, but my mum had a knee replacement on Thursday and she's still in hospital, morphined up to the... Continue Reading →
Forgive this second blog post of the morning, but today is "Bey Day" and social media has gone cray-cray about it. #beyday has been "trending" on Twitter for hours. There are literally thousands and thousands of messages. This is BIG people. Wondering what the? Vanity Fair sums it up best: "Today is a holy day,... Continue Reading →
I've spent most of my adult life dreaming about starting my own business. (My childhood was spent dreaming I was from a planet called Andromeda.) My first MAD idea was to open a B&B. At one point I even dragged my ex-husband along to a weekend-long seminar on how to do it. He wasn't convinced.... Continue Reading →
People got really annoyed earlier this week when I wrote a story about Harry Potter's son starting at Hogwarts on September 1, 2015. They were all WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE HAD A SON? WHO WITH? DAMN YOU, I WAS ONLY UP TO THE FOURTH MOVIE ... Their reactions also provoked lots of horrified responses, like: "Oh... Continue Reading →
Remember how my kids swore off sucrose after seeing That Sugar Film last week? Well, geez it's a pain. Though I couldn't help giggling when my ex sent me a message on Saturday saying he wasn't thanking the youngest's skipping instructor for showing it to her. She was insistent that he accommodate her new diet... Continue Reading →
I seriously wonder what's wrong with the world when I hear the news that 87,596 women signed up to Ashley Madison last week. Unless you've been hiding under a very peaceful rock you'd have heard that the infidelity website just got hacked. Embarrassing personal data - including email addresses and sexual preferences - was leaked... Continue Reading →
Around noon yesterday modern fashion and I parted ways. I was trawling through my Instagram feed when Miley Cyrus' outfit for the MTV Video Music Awards made my eyes go wide. I'm sorry, but that's NOT a frock. It's ... a belt and some rhinestones tenuously sewn together. Even MTV described her as "basically naked."... Continue Reading →
At one point as a stay-at-home mum I was writing three blog posts a day: one personal, one Hollywood, one recipe. Some might say it was a sign of boredom. I think it was to avoid cleaning. I HATE CLEANING SO MUCH. Hate. Hate. Hate. It's so freaking pointless. No sooner do you do it... Continue Reading →
Can you imagine posing - with your ex - for a smiling selfie outside the family court to celebrate your divorce? I can't. The idea unsettles me, despite how focussed I am on positive co-parenting for the sake of my kids. But I'm incredibly impressed by this mum who did. Shannon Neuman has gone viral with her... Continue Reading →
The youngest's skipping club held a fundraiser last night - a viewing of That Sugar Film. Not exactly a hit with the under 10s ... a VERY restless audience. Surprise! Not a surprise ... The other - real - surprise was the reaction my kids had when we left the hall: they both wanted to give... Continue Reading →
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