A friend admiringly - well I think it was admiringly - noted that I seem to have the ability to write a blog about just about anything. People do seem awed by my ability to whack 500+ words out every day without fail. But there are mornings when it's really tough. Not every day presents... Continue Reading →

I started out depressed by RSVP, I've ended up entertained by it. I think it's because (I've realised) I'm not obsessed with getting a new partner. I just want to believe in the possibility of one. I'm not scouring the listing of single men aged 45-55 who live in a 25km radius of me, desperately... Continue Reading →

It sounds so idyllic: I took the kids on a late afternoon picnic to a gorgeous harbourside park on Saturday. Before we left, we baked raspberry swirl cake and sausage rolls, and I made cucumber finger sandwiches and vegetable crudites to dip into tzatziki. A naughty six-pack of little cans of raspberry lemonade - and... Continue Reading →

Have I told you the story of my combined bucks and hens night? Husband, being the metrosexual type, wasn't keen on a lion-dancing, stripper-jiggling affair. So we celebrated our impending nuptials with a unisex bash at an inner-city pub. Towards the end of the evening - prior to stumbling to Hungry Jacks - I got... Continue Reading →

I've discovered over the past few days that I've hurt a few people's feelings with things I've written on the blog. I really, really hate hurting people's feelings. And one of the person's feelings were hurt completely unwittingly. Perhaps I've lost perspective on boundaries? I've reread the blog that offended them and I'm still not... Continue Reading →

I appear to be single-handedly bringing "bulk fun" back into the Aussie lexicon. Although I'm sensing some people hadn't realised it was there in the first place. Maybe it's a Newcastle thing? Anyways, it's one of my little verbal mannerisms that's hung around since teenhood and has infiltrated the blog over the years ... along... Continue Reading →

Separated life is a rollercoaster, I've just got to ride it. Last week, my carriage hurtled into one of the dips and got stuck. Equipment malfunction. It finally started edging its way back up the incline on Monday afternoon. By Tuesday I was good again. Not high as a kite, but in a nice, comfortable... Continue Reading →

It's been a week since we first got together RSVP and I think it's time we had a little chat. Our relationship has been ... unusual. And I'm not sure it's going anywhere. I'm flattered by the attention you've been lavishing on me - and all those "kisses" - but I'm not sure we have... Continue Reading →