Wasn't the weather glorious over the weekend? Well, it was in my neck of the woods. I hope you had some sunshine around your way too. Saturday started with a cup of peppermint tea on the front verandah of a friend's house. She lives right beside the water and THIS is her view: I would... Continue Reading →

You know how I got my lemon of a Renault back on Wednesday? Well ... it got towed back to the service centre yesterday. I. Kid. You. Not. I drove to the hairdresser to get my roots done on Thursday morning and, as I was looking for a park in busy Darlinghurst, the car started... Continue Reading →

Let me start with the good news: I was notified yesterday that the youngest has received a small Local Sporting Champions grant for the 2021 National Skipping Championships. Well, I did submit an excellent proposal. I made her sound like a highly gifted saint. Pity it's not me taking her to Nationals, but every cent... Continue Reading →

It is VERY boring being sick and stuck at home. I've been going to bed early just to make the days go faster (also because I'm wrecked). I struggled to make it to 9pm on Monday night and slept until 6am, which is very unusual for me. The days are very long when you are... Continue Reading →

There's something I deliberately didn't mention in my blog post yesterday. My weekend. I blathered about watching a movie because I was waiting for the results of a COVID test and didn't want to alarm anyone. I was also a bit embarrassed to admit that I was sick AGAIN, this time with a bad cold,... Continue Reading →

Very, very, very long-term readers of HouseGoesHome might remember an infamous blog post I wrote in 2011 called "OMG there was a GFC". It went like this: I just found out about the Global Financial Crisis. And I kind of wish I didn’t know. I’m all freaked out now. It was really, really bad. The... Continue Reading →

One of my former colleagues is working at the Bureau of Meteorology these days, so I've followed them on social media and I recommend you do it too. They post the most awesome photos. Yesterday was a corker - a series of stunning shots of the Southern Lights. I was beside myself with joy when... Continue Reading →

I was a bit embarrassed yesterday when a blog follower noted that I was amazing to stay upbeat against all odds. I felt really guilty when I read her words because there are so many people doing it waaaaaaay worse than me. For example, I found out this week that someone I once loathed (for... Continue Reading →

I went to my GP yesterday in the never-ending quest to discover what ails me and walked out with a dead tree’s worth of paperwork. I need to see a gastroenterologist about feeling queasy ... and other things ... all the time. That will involve a couple of "oscopies", which I loathe due to the... Continue Reading →

I thought my number was up at 5.15pm last night when my doctor rang me. I panicked that he was calling to say I needed to be rushed to hospital right away because my scans had shown I was on death's door and it couldn't wait until my appointment at 10.45am this morning. But he... Continue Reading →