I still can't bring myself to watch the video of my speech from the party. I've been having speech regret ever since Sunday morning. Deeeeeeep, deeeeeep speech regret.  I thought my chest was going to explode with regret yesterday. When I confessed my panic to my sister she told me to stop overthinking it. That's... Continue Reading →

As Jennifer Warnes once warbled "I had the time of my life" on Saturday night. The cops even turned up! But you'll have to wait a sec to hear about the fun bits while I debrief the not-so-fun bits. I went to bed a little (lot) sad on Friday about it being my last night... Continue Reading →

I went to the fruit shop yesterday to buy some plums and, as I was handing over the cash, the shop assistant said: "Do you have a Senior's Card?" Do. I. Have. A. Senior's. Card? It took a moment to register what she'd just said. When it did ... I made this face ... I... Continue Reading →

What would you do if a rat ran up to you in the street? Would you ... a. Scream and run b. Call the pest exterminators c. Grab a shovel d. Pick the rat up, put it in a box, take a photo and post it on Facebook, asking if it belonged to anyone. I'm... Continue Reading →

Gwarn, admit it ... how many of you checked what your vagina name was yesterday? A few people privately messaged theirs to me.  It was very entertaining being bombarded with vagina names. The last 12 hours have been far more G-rated. Actually, WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? Just before I left work last night I... Continue Reading →

Warning: this is a slightly naughty one At times, my sense of humour veers towards the quirky, which explains why I was highly entertained by this meme ... It's the best one I've seen since "What's Your Elf Name?" did the rounds at Christmas. My elf name is Merry Elf-Pants. My vagina's name is Princess... Continue Reading →

Soooooo, I did my grocery shopping yesterday ... always a little angsty in those last few days before my next pay packet lands in my bank account ... Anticipating things might be a bit tight on the available funds front, I handed the nice young checkout bloke a credit card for my $250 worth of... Continue Reading →

I had an amazing day yesterday that included shaking hands with Turia Pitt and shooting the breeze with bigwigs in the drinks industry including the Chairman of Coca-Cola Amatil and the MD of Bacardi-Martini. It was the International Women's Day event for Women in Drinks and I was there as social media manager for WID... Continue Reading →

I got the most awesome 50th birthday present from the government last night - an invitation to have a free bowel cancer test. Hooray! Thank you! I suppose I shouldn't knock it. It's very thoughtful of them really. But way to make me feel old. It didn't help that I was already feeling pretty ancient... Continue Reading →