Relax ... it was a totally PG experience. Well, apart from all the champagne. Champagne is definitely adults only. I was quite startled when my dinner companion told me she was going to show me how to have a champagne orgasm. It was rather late in the evening - and many vintage champagne bottles into... Continue Reading →

Confession: sometimes Housegoeshome is emotionally aspirational. By that I mean I'll write a blog post that's about how I want to feel - and know I should feel - but haven't quite managed to feel (yet) in reality. I could have written one of those blogs yesterday, but I was too shattered to wax lyrical... Continue Reading →

The 10-year-old sent me a message yesterday letting me know she was home safely from school. I asked whether she'd had a good day and she replied: "Awesome day we watched mr bean in the afternoon." I love that a kid can describe a day at school as "awesome." I think there's something to be... Continue Reading →

As the weeks evaporate before school ends, I stare at January 2017 on my calendar and wonder how on earth I'm going to juggle it. My ex is working insane hours most of the month - until 8pm many nights during the week. And, in a master stroke of unfortunate timing, my office is closing... Continue Reading →

A bit like a Cyberman, my conversion is complete. Unlike a Cyberman, I look the same on the outside, but on the inside I've been transformed into a coffee connoisseur. I have my standard order: strong, regular flat white with half a sugar. And I have my favourite brand: Campos. The coffee shop across the... Continue Reading →

DD flew to Beijing on Sunday night. His flight left at 10pm (Sydney time) and he finally laid his weary head in a bed again at around 3.30am this morning (Sydney time). I don't know how he does it, but somehow he manages to find the energy to spend about 12 weeks a year travelling... Continue Reading →

"I'm standing up here before you today... with a very troubled heart. You see, my friends... I've always insisted on... taking responsibility for your lives. But, I'm really... like a first-time parent... who makes mistakes... and tries to learn from them. And like that parent... I find myself at that moment when I have to... Continue Reading →

The eldest has a painting in a student art exhibition, so we went to the opening last night to check it out. There was champagne and sushi and everything. Very posh. The eldest's work is based on Sidney Nolan's bushranger series. I think she did an awesome job. The youngest refused to go because a)... Continue Reading →

My ex talked me into going to the 10-year-old's school assembly yesterday. She was getting a special badge after being awarded three merit certificates during the year for upholding the values of the school. Kindness, thoughtfulness, that sort of thing. The youngest told me it was totally unnecessary to attend because "everyone gets one during... Continue Reading →

My lovely friend Corrinne wrote a timely blog post that struck a chord with me yesterday called "Empowerment isn't blowing out someone else's candle." It summed things up beautifully for me during what's been a difficult week. It's filled with wise words I intend to follow. She said: "Real empowerment is standing on your own... Continue Reading →