We are living in such uncertain times. I have a friend on holidays in Western Australia who just went into a three-day lockdown. She wisely stocked up at Peel Estates Wines and Whitelakes Brewing before heading to the supermarket for toilet paper supplies. Priorities. Fingers crossed the WA Government gets the situation under control fast.... Continue Reading →

I was lucky enough to be invited to celebrate the YCK Laneway Block Party last night, which is giving Sydney's CBD night life a much-needed boost via a program of 75 cultural events across 15 venues. With the help of Bombay Sapphire and PATRÓN Tequila, 10 of the small bars in York, Clarence and Kent... Continue Reading →

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 →