After a bizarrely sultry weekend at the beach - so totally unlike me to go for a splash, see Beached Wail for details - I headed back to the office on Monday after two weeks away, totally transformed. I was a Zen Mama! Husband has been rather scathing about my zen demeanor. He's convinced it won't... Continue Reading →
5 dinners my kids love
Dinner is so Groundhog Day when you have kids. Sometimes it seems like all I ever do - when I'm not working - is go to the supermarket, stagger home with the shopping and cook (with a little recreational blogging after I stack the dishwasher). Sprog 2 grouched the other day that I'm "always in... Continue Reading →
For all the sleepy sloths out there …
I ran out of time to blog today, so I'm posting a video of a sleeping bunny instead ... it was a toss up between it and the sloth cuddling the cat. Ah, what the hell, here's both ... Don't say I never do anything for you. Happy Friday!
HouseGoesHollywood: it’s celebrity confession day
Reese goes public on her arrest, Portia admits turning 40 was a bitch and Gwyneth opens up about her marriage woes ... Alyssa's baby body blast Alyssa Milano is sick of the pressure put on Hollywood mums to lose their baby weight. She's told the audience at a Huggies Snug & Dry and Baby2Baby‘s Mother’s Day... Continue Reading →
Losing teeth and celebrating milestones
Welcome to post 1001 from HouseGoesHome (then goes back to work)! I should have been celebrating with the last one, but my 1000th post was a gossip blather. Didn't seem quite right. 1001 posts - can you believe it? Probably, going on the clutter I've created in your inbox, Facebook feed etc. Ah well- woo!... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Mariah renews her vows, Lindsay heads to rehab and more!
Mariah Carey adds a little extra sparkle to the world today by renewing her vows for the fourth time ... while Lindsay agonises over what to pack for rehab. Ah, celebs, they're just like us ... Mariah renews her vows (again) Ever since they married in the Bahamas in 2008, Mariah Carey and Nick... Continue Reading →
The babysitting incident
I've been regaling the (bored) Sprogs with tales of Mummy and Daddy's adventures abroad and reminding them that they once knew the "Badger" guests at the wedding we attended in Charleston. The groom, in particular, had the happy task of babysitting the Sprogs one day - when they were 2 and 4 - while I... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Catherine Zeta Jones back in rehab for bipolar
It's all about the mummies today as Pink reveals her worst day, Shakira reveals her biggest parenting shock and Kim Kardashian does good (really!). Pink reveals: "The worst day of my life" Pink has revealed the "worst day" of her life to Glamour magazine: when her 23-month-old daughter Willow got concussion. “Willow and I were... Continue Reading →
I’m a zen mama
Well, I was yesterday at least. No wine. No Diet Coke. Laid-back demeanor the WHOLE day. It can't last, of course. No, I shouldn't say that. Because I really hope it does. I could do with a little more zen in my life. I wasn't always so tightly wound. I spent the first 35 years... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Tori sleeps with a chicken, Susan Sarandon pole dances and much more!
Things get a little wacky in Hollywood today, as stars sleep with chickens, pole dance and release tacky videos. Tori sleeps with a chicken Tori Spelling has posted a video to her Twitter account revealing she shares her bed with a chook. "This is how we sleep…" she wrote, then panned across to husband Dean... Continue Reading →