"Think about what's bothering you most and why" I sent those words to my ex recently when he was struggling with the challenges of parenting a teenager. I hoped I was being wise, but I was probably being obtuse. What I was trying to say is that sometimes we don't realise the real reason we're... Continue Reading →

One of DD's besties joins the big 5-0 club today. Happy birthday Mike! We celebrated the milestone with a five-course degustation dinner in Potts Point on Friday night. Mike’s vegan, so we went to a fancy vego restaurant called Yellow. He's also an incredibly fit and youthful 50-year-old - I'm presuming that's why dinner was... Continue Reading →

I got rattled the other day by the strangest thing: someone suggested I go away for a weekend on my own. A wave of panic swept over me. OK, maybe just a ripple. But my reaction was quite visceral. And I've been trying to work out why. I'm sooooooo not the sort of person who goes... Continue Reading →

My left butt cheek was vigorously massaged by a lovely woman called Margot yesterday. It hurt so good. Margot is the physio who's trying to fix my Shanghai hip injury. Remember how I screwed it up by sitting on the concrete twisted at a funny angle taking photographs of the closing ceremony of the 2018... Continue Reading →

Poor DD is heading to China again on Sunday for a whirlwind few days of business presentations. He just got back last night from two days in Melbourne. And trips to Japan and the UK are potentially looming after that. People think it's glamorous that he's constantly travelling. But it's exhausting to be doing those... Continue Reading →

I’ve been a journalist since I was 17 and it means I’m wary of the media. I understand their hunger for scoops, clicks, ratings, headlines. Kathleen Folbigg speaking publicly for the first time - from prison - was a big score for Australian Story last night. The story was prompted by frustration over how long... Continue Reading →

I had such a soul-soothing weekend. It kicked off with my regular Saturday morning walk with my local mum mates. We wander along a bush trail together, then have coffee, talking up a storm the whole time. I really look forward to it each week. Then I drove to DD's place to get his new... Continue Reading →

It’s been such a hectic week - I headed back to work, decided to make Hainanese chicken rice from scratch, plus I’ve been helping my friends behind the Justice for Kathleen Folbigg movement. I launched a website for them and have been tinkering with the associated Facebook page that goes with it. I underestimated how... Continue Reading →

A long time ago I wrote a dodgy blog post called “50-year-old men are really hot”. All these years later it still gets clicks  - there must be heaps of fellow silver fox fanciers out there. I fell in love with mine four years ago. It was his 55th birthday last weekend - I posted... Continue Reading →

OK, I've told you all the good stuff about my visit to Shanghai. Now it's time for the reality check: the trip broke me a bit. I’m on the mend, but I was pretty low for the last few days there and the first few back. There have been some tough moments in 2018 that... Continue Reading →