One of the many things I learned during my recent contracting role is that I’m not an inspirational quote type of gal. As you may recall from a previous post, inspirational quotes were very popular with the website’s social media followers. One that went through the roof the week before I started said: “It’s OK... Continue Reading →

In an unexpected change of pace, yesterday was very peaceful in Alana World. I wrote a ton of stories for Drinks Digest, upped my LinkedIn game by asking some of my contacts out for coffees, applied for a few jobs, ate lunch on my new deck in the autumn sunshine, discussed how much my house... Continue Reading →

It took a long time for me to see Died Pretty perform live, but the band was worth the wait - we had bulk fun watching them on Friday night at The Factory in Marrickville. Died Pretty holds a special place in DD's heart because - way back in the early 90s - he was... Continue Reading →

There have been a few more drinks than usual for Al this week, due to receiving a car repair bill bigger than the value of the actual vehicle. But that’s not why I fell over at my favourite Malaysian restaurant on Thursday night, I swear. The restaurant has a side area that’s on a slightly... Continue Reading →

I don't have much for you today. I am a bit flat. There is a lot of bad luck to deal with in my life right now. But fortunately my health and financial difficulties are not major ones and I will discover my new career path soon enough. In the meantime, Drinks Digest is keeping... Continue Reading →

A pair of real estate agents came over to value my house yesterday. I'm not ready to sell, but I thought it was best to be prepared given my precarious situation. It turns out they just sold a house down the road after three previous agents failed. It was in crappy condition and still went... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was a not-my-favourite kind of day, but it had some nice bits. Let's start with the nice bits: I went to a Pump class in the morning and I had belated farewell lunch with two lovely former colleagues from my contracting gig. There was a lot of laughter and chitter chat. OK, that's the... Continue Reading →

I can't quite believe it, but DD's car had to be towed yesterday. I drove up to his place in a rental car on Sunday night, following my own towing incident, see yesterday's blog if you missed the news. I was eager to drown my sorrows in a roast dinner and rosé. But when we... Continue Reading →

I went to Clarence Correctional Centre in Grafton to visit my friend Kathy on Saturday. She moved there at the start of the year and I thought it was about time I checked out her new digs. Grafton is a very, very long way from Sydney, almost six and a half hours in a car.... Continue Reading →

OK, the drama quotient was slightly higher yesterday, starting at 6am when my wifi stopped working. I rang my internet provider every few hours throughout the day and got a slightly different explanation for why it was stuffed each time. There was a lot of shifting of blame to NBN, an easy target. I was... Continue Reading →