It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that when your child says they need to tell you something “but you can’t get mad" … you will want to get mad. Or at least feel like shouting "FFS!" My heart sank when the eldest uttered the immortal words to me on Friday morning. And it sank much... Continue Reading →

I am still coming to terms with the enormity of Alec Baldwin accidentally killing someone on the set of his latest movie, Rust. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot in the chest after Alec was handed a gun and told it was safe. “Cold gun!”, the assistant director shouted, according to a search warrant submitted... Continue Reading →

Do you know how they make the chicken in suburban Chinese restaurant stir-fries so soft and moist? I discovered the secret last week and my mind is blown. I learned how to velvet chicken from a post on Tin Eats. You sprinkle sliced chicken breast with bicarb soda, which makes it’s unbelievably tender and juicy.... Continue Reading →

I keep telling DD about a business I want to start. He keeps replying that I need to do a business plan first. I haven't done one because I don’t know how and it seems too hard. Yesterday I was commissioned to write a story about how to write a business plan to ensure your... Continue Reading →

The youngest and I snuck to Freshwater Beach yesterday during our respective lunch breaks. It was sunny and quiet and the water was GLORIOUS. It was so clear that it looked like we were swimming on a tropical island ... except for the fact it was bloody freezing. The youngest was so excited to be... Continue Reading →

DD and I are celebrating our seventh anniversary this month. We had our first "date" at the Terrey Hills Tavern on October 12, 2014. He’d messaged me a few days earlier via RSVP and we decided to meet at a halfway point for a quick cider. We laid our cards on the table during that... Continue Reading →

What do you want from your working life? For me, it’s boiling down to simple things: nice people, writing interesting things and being my true self. When the diversity & inclusion experts started talking about the importance of being your true self, I thought they were referring to things like sexuality and mental health. I’ve... Continue Reading →

I popped over to my sister’s house on Saturday night to sip champers at dusk in her spa. It's been a long time between visits - lockdown and the spa being retiled got in the way. In a moment of extremely poor planning, I got DD to do my roots a few hours prior. So... Continue Reading →

I went to a new dentist yesterday who remarked on the size of my tongue. You may recall the last dentist I saw said I had a “dominant tongue”. And he wasn’t referring to how much I talked. He meant it was disproportionately large for my mouth. My tongue is so big that it has... Continue Reading →