You may recall there was a lot of “network degradation” and “planned maintenance” of the NBN service at my old place, which led to numerous panicked wi-fi-less periods. I hoped my NBN "planned maintenance" issues would be over in my new abode, but nup, my service may be affected today between 8am and 5pm. This... Continue Reading →
Expect the unexpected
I have learned to expect the unexpected at my place. The eldest started TAFE this week and the first class task was to create zombie make-up. It was right up the eldest's alley and he decided to wear the make-up on the bus home. I wonder if the people on the bus were prepared to... Continue Reading →
Follow me
Guess what? There's a new social media handle that you can follow me on. I’ve kicked off the Destination NSW Instagram page. You can find it here. I’m having lots of fun searching for photos to share from Destination NSW Content Library, which is filled with more than 30,000 images for me to choose from.... Continue Reading →
What is happiness?
I was reading a short essay about happiness by author Helen Garner last night that got me thinking. It started like this: "What is happiness, anyway? Does anybody know? It’s taken me 80 years to figure out that it’s not a tranquil, sunlit realm at the top of the ladder you’ve spent your whole life hauling yourself... Continue Reading →
It was magic
How was your weekend? Mine was such a happy one. It started with a walk on Balmoral Beach with friends on Saturday morning. The beach isn’t far from my new apartment and we jagged a parking metre-free spot just a few blocks up the hill (saving us about $10 per hour). It is the most... Continue Reading →
Fading away
I am at a point where I know women at wildly different life stages, ranging from those preparing for the birth of their first child through to those awaiting great grandchildren. Meanwhile, my children are teetering on the edge of adulthood and I am betwixt and between. I have been waking in the morning feeling... Continue Reading →
Well hung
My walls are looking fabulous after Bryan the picture whisperer decorate them with art. It took about three hours for them to all be arranged and hung. I left Bryan to it for the most part because I was on lots of calls for work. I told him to just make it look nice. We... Continue Reading →
I’m rich!
I don't generally look in the spam folder of my gmail account, but my accountant said my tax return might be lurking there, so I opened it and guess what? There was a message that said: "Your Email Account was selected for a Donation of $2,500,000.00. Contact us by this email at keramatmirgasanov@gmail.com for more info." I'm... Continue Reading →
Steamy afternoon
I am not sporty. I don’t like playing it. I don’t like watching it. And yet there I was at Allianz Stadium on Sunday, cheering on the Rugby 7s. I scored a couple of free tickets and took DD along, as he enjoys a spot of rugby. It wasn't my first experience watching a match,... Continue Reading →
Long may she reign
I finally got my new car - woo hoo! It's a Subaru XV. All hail the Queen XV! Long may she reign. The car salesman spent 30 minutes taking me through all her buttons and functions on Friday afternoon. After he explained each one I intoned "well, I won't be using that one" or "I... Continue Reading →
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