I sat at the hairdresser's yesterday getting my hair cut and coloured for my public speaking debut next week and realised my keel has evened again. I hate it when things get wobbly. But transitioning back to real life post-holiday, sorting out the renovation and missing the kids was a biggie for anxious me. Remember... Continue Reading →

Poor, lonely single mum me: the kids are in Venice this week and DD is school holiday single dadding. Not content with handing me those challenges, the universe has decided to throw no TV into the mix (there's something wrong with the power in the living room post-renovation) and my broadband is stuffed. It appears... Continue Reading →

I lost something very valuable in the last 10 years and I'm desperately hoping find it again. My mettle has gone missing and fear has taken its place. I'm quite horrified at the mouse I've become. Not in the workplace, I still trust my instincts there. I know what people want to read and I... Continue Reading →

Wow, where do I start? Forgive me, this is going to be a looooong one ... I was totally shattered - bordering on mildly deranged - from a combination of no sleep or entertainment system on my Qantas flight home from Singapore, coupled with the most revolting breakfast I've ever eaten on a plane ...... Continue Reading →

I feel so middle aged and prudish saying it, but I was shocked by all the sex shops in Singapore. You know how there's usually a discreet door in Australia and a set of stairs up to the action? In Singapore they're on the ground floor and a range of rather startling items are displayed... Continue Reading →

Oooooh, guess what? I finally saw Blackish en route to Rome! I was trawling through the vast entertainment selection on Emirates when I stumbled across it in the TV comedy section. I thought the odds of finding the infamous triceratops sex episode would be pretty low, but it turned out to be the first episode... Continue Reading →

Well, not quite. Yesterday was quite the killer. I backed up from the Australian drinks Awards, hit work for eight hours, drove three kids back from skipping training and arrived home to discover the Internet wasn't working. I could have done without that. Understatement. It's had to stay broken. I gave it 10 minutes of... Continue Reading →

Once upon a time I swanned about at gorgeous functions for a living, drinking free champers and schmoozing. When you're in the media you can pretty much do it every night of the week, if you so choose In my current incarnation as a single suburban mum there hasn't been quite as much swishness. Mind... Continue Reading →

You know how I mentioned yesterday that I'm going on a holiday with my kids. Well, I feel guilty about it, because it's completely irresponsible of me. I can't afford it, but ... Well, it's a long story that goes way back to February, when I got a call from my ex asking if he... Continue Reading →

perfect storm noun 1. a particularly violent storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors. 2. an especially bad situation caused by a combination of unfavourable circumstances. "the past two years have been a perfect storm for the travel industry" I'm having a bit of a perfect storm week. I feel like George... Continue Reading →