A parenting website called Scary Mommy posted a story that resonated with me yesterday - it was about blended families and why it's so tough to make them work. The author, Kate Chapman, wrote: "The truth is no one wants to be in a blended family. Born of grief and failure, blended families are messy,... Continue Reading →

I started researching "private islands for sale" again yesterday, after waking to the horror of more terror attacks in the UK. There is so much hate in the world. I want to run away and hide from it. I usually avoid world events on the blog - I figure you're bombarded enough without my two... Continue Reading →

I'm such a pedantic thing. Stuff must be done a certain way or my head feels like it will explode. I find change stressful. I like order. I love to plan. I hate being late. (It's not old age. I've been like it forever.) There is nothing calm or ordered or planned or early about... Continue Reading →

Soooo, every man and his dog has been tagging me on Facebook to let me know David Duchovny is touring Australia ... as a singer. Waaaaay back in the ’90s, when I was the production editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, I was totally obsessed with David Duchovny. My office was plastered with pictures of The X-Files star and... Continue Reading →

Full disclosure: Vivid 2017 wasn't - as my youngest would say - my favourite. But it was still pretty magical. I love a sparkly light. I may have mentioned my only disappointment with my wedding prep (aside from failing to book a cab to the ceremony) was that there weren't enough fairylights. I loooooooove fairy... Continue Reading →

A couple of friends shared an article on my Facebook feed over the weekend called "The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today's Children" - which sounds rather melodramatic, but was actually scarily spot-on. According to the author, Victoria Prooday, Our children are in a devastating emotional state.  1 in 5 children has mental health problems  43% increase in ADHD... Continue Reading →

How was your weekend? Mine was fairly low key ... but also fairly awesome. The highlight: I went swimming in the ocean TWICE. Lucky me! I can't believe I love it so much, considering I'm the Piscean who didn't like water. Three years ago, I wrote about my antipathy for all things aquatic, in a... Continue Reading →

You're about to judge me ... possibly harshly. The kids were running late to band practice on Wednesday morning, so I shoved a plastic bowl of cereal with milk into the eldest's hands to eat in the car. The eldest didn't want the cereal and milk - she's gone off breakfast - but she dutifully... Continue Reading →

There was much consternation in the Household last night when my daughters discovered a book called "Princess Bitchface Syndrome 2.0" by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg sitting on the kitchen bench. My ex gave it to me as a potential handbook for the difficult years ahead. Apparently you're not supposed to let your kids know you have... Continue Reading →

When was the last time you felt joy? It happened for me on Sunday, as I ran into the surf. It was glorious. My heart expanded - as it always does - and the laughter burst out. Actually, there was joy yesterday too, as I drove home from a diversity&inclusion@drinks council meeting held at Luna... Continue Reading →