You know how they say you should never work with animals or children? Well I'm finding birds are my big sticking point while WFH. I am being harassed each day by Indian Minor birds and it’s doing my head in. It’s not the first time issues with feathered creatures have plagued me as a home... Continue Reading →

Guess what I was given this week? This! I found it oddly exciting to be an official Vivid crew member. It was a bit less exciting to have to swap the medium jacket for a large one when I couldn't zip the medium up over my COVID thighs. I’m also not thrilled about the shift... Continue Reading →

Sometimes I invite drama into my life, other times it crashes my party. It crashed my party in Adelaide. I gave you the fairy floss version of the trip yesterday, but it actually went a bit pear-shaped on Friday morning when I woke up with a vicious UTI. There was no time to go to... Continue Reading →

Guess where I've been for the past few nights? Adelaide! I scored an invitation to Coopers Brewery's 160th anniversary celebration. In May 1862, 10 years after arriving in South Australia from Plymouth with his young family, stonemason Thomas Cooper recorded his first brew. And, on May 20, 2022, Alana arrived at the Freemasons Hall in... Continue Reading →

I need to share more roof porn with you. Think of it as 50 shades of grey and blue ... Admittedly not quite as titillating as a red room, but I’m very excited. My roofing guy - a lovely Yorkshireman called James Stokes at https://uptoproofingsolutions.com/ who painted the tiles and replaced the gutters - had... Continue Reading →

My heart clenched yesterday when the NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said he would be making an announcement about Kathleen Folbigg at 1.45pm. There were so many ways the announcement could have gone. Earlier this month, journalist Quentin McDermott noted in The Daily Telegraph that Kathleen could possibly face five potential outcomes arising from the... Continue Reading →

The case for the youngest being adopted grows. She just scored three goals for her AFL team at their latest match, contributing to them winning the game. Not bad for someone who had never played AFL in her life until a few weeks ago. It really is quite odd and I have no idea where... Continue Reading →

I worked 54 hours last week as a contractor. When I moaned that I was tired, my friends noted that at least I was being paid by the hour for my efforts. Yeah, that's true, I suppose. However, being paid by the hour has put a very different spin on my spending. Every time I... Continue Reading →

I had an epiphany as I stood on a ladder yesterday painting my eaves. I don't want a house any more. I am done. It was an unseasonably warm Sunday. The sun was shining, the air temperature was 25C, the water temperature was 22C and I wanted a swim SO BADLY. But, no, I was... Continue Reading →

I feel fortunate that my divorce was so civilised. We calmly discussed our co-parenting arrangements and the division of assets. There were no lawyers or astronomical legal bills or screaming matches over who deserved what. And while my husband left, my connections with his family remained. I could pick up the phone to any one... Continue Reading →