I was in the middle of a Microsoft Teams meeting at 2pm on Friday when my computer screen went blank. A few minutes later I got a message from iiNet saying: "Our wholesaler NBNCo is investigating an outage in your area which may be affecting your NBN service." NBN put it even more obtusely when... Continue Reading →

As I hauled yet another load of wet clothes out of the washing machine yesterday morning, my brain filled with questions. Why do my children know how to put things in the washing machine, but not how to take them out? Why do they know how to open cupboard doors, but not how close them?... Continue Reading →

How are you going? I hope there isn’t too much flooding in your neck of the woods. Stay safe during this shocker weather event. I met with a financial planner via Zoom yesterday. It was about as uplifting as watching the news. There was all this gloomy talk about retirement and superannuation and why it’s... Continue Reading →

The world feels a bit end of days at the moment with COVID-19, the catastrophic floods in Australia and the terrible war in Ukraine. As I lie in bed tapping out this blog post, the rain continues to pelt relentlessly on my roof. My boss was hoping I’d come into the office today for the... Continue Reading →

Something happened over the weekend that made me feel very, very old. It wasn't the realisation that I am turning 54 this month, or that my ankles hurt when my feet touch the ground for the first time each morning, or that my chest skin looks crepey in selfies, or that my red hair has... Continue Reading →

My mind goes to strange places as I drive home from DD's place late at night. The rain was pouring down on Saturday evening and the haunted Wakehurst Parkway was closed, so I took the less familiar Mona Vale Road. As my car twisted and turned in the storm, I thought to myself: I only... Continue Reading →

Regular readers of HouseGoesHome will be aware that a delivery driver is dirty with me about all the booze that he drops on my doorstep. Or, more accurately, he is dirty and jealous. He's been particularly annoyed lately because I was invited to an Irish whiskey tasting in the lead up to St Patrick's Day.... Continue Reading →

Are you as fed up with scam artists as I am? It feels like the liars have taken over the world. My days are filled with fake package delivery texts, fake doctors following me on Instagram, fake Microsoft emails urging me to change my password ... Things hit a new low yesterday when someone scammed... Continue Reading →

Humour is a funny thing in every sense of the word. DD and I love watching live comedy together and have seem heaps of shows together over the years, as well as spending many a happy evening trawling YouTube and cable TV for mutual laughs. But there are some things that don't tickle our respective... Continue Reading →

I could have posed for a selfie with five amazing drag queens at Sydney Airport yesterday, but I didn't think to ask. I've been kicking myself about it ever since. How often do you get an opportunity like this ... I was at Sydney Airport in a professional capacity, erecting banners for a Destination NSW... Continue Reading →