the end was just the beginning
Husband has been sending very dismal emails back from the journalism conference he's attending in Dublin. I have to admit the thought of hundreds of gloomy journalists sandwiched together in a room for five days doesn't sound terribly appealing. He's mentioned "the grim job of stopping people killing journalists in developing countries, so many of... Continue Reading →
I had a rather nasty argument with Husband the day he left for Dublin. I was trawling through last year's HouseGoesHome June blogs for Hump Day inspiration when I discovered I had the same argument with him last year. Spooky. Here's what I said on June 6 last year: "Husband and I have been arguing... Continue Reading →
There's a blogger called The Orange Rhino who wrote about her decision to stop yelling at her kids on iVillage earlier this year: "January 20, 2012. I will never forget that date. Thinking I was home alone with my four boys, then ages 5 and under, my handyman caught me in a full on, red in... Continue Reading →
"You want a mansion in Beverly Hills You want a wedding with all the frills You want daddy to pay, you better tell him today Get to the Abu Dhabi." Split Enz, Abu Dhabi Husband has gone on a work trip to Dublin. Lucky bastard. Well, to be honest, I can't imagine anything worse than... Continue Reading →
After drying my tears from Paper Giants 2 on ABC-TV last night, I started reminiscing about my own Mag Wars. I was working at Cosmopolitan magazine (as deputy to my current boss, Mia Freedman - ah the more things change the more they stay the same) when Nick Chan approached me to be deputy editor of... Continue Reading →
Ah, just the usual weekend in La-La Land: rumours squashed, new ones started, motherhood confessions and the world's best snogger. Isla's too chicken Ah, she's a girl after my own heart. During interviews to promote her new movie, Now You See Me, Isla Fisher has revealed that her latest home improvement was "Getting chickens! We're... Continue Reading →
Ah, the life of a blogger/website editor is never dull. When it's not my own angst, it's someone else's. And here's what went down this week. Sorry, no significant Facebook stoushes to speak of. Though I did spend quite a bit of time on Twitter ranting about my bunny eating my internet cable and the... Continue Reading →
I should feel guilty about this post, after all I do have five chooks as pets. But somehow I've managed to divorce the bird from the plate. And so ... here are seven of my favourite chicken dinners. Recipe: Chicken with spicy capsicum This dish was inspired by my love of a classic Chinese dish... Continue Reading →
Whoa, it really was the week of Amanda Bynes and her very public plot-loss via Twitter. Poor girl. Amanda did so much out-there stuff I don't know where to start. So I won't. But she was totally LOOPY and pretty verbally vicious on Twitter. Click here and here and here AND here for details. Former child star Mara Wilson, who has starred in movies... Continue Reading →
I've had the misfortune to work with some total psychos during my 28 years as a journalist. Sometimes I've wondered whether it's actually me that's the problem because what are the odds of a person cramming so many of them into one career. So it was a relief to read a news report on a... Continue Reading →
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