the end was just the beginning
I've been a little ... vague ... recently. Example: the kids and I arrived home on Saturday to discover I'd left the front door wide open all afternoon. They were so horrified that they regaled my ex with a "we can't believe mum did this" anecdote the next day (he tells me). I am not... Continue Reading →
Ever heard of movie "easter eggs"? They're secret jokes or references that directors hide in movies. A recent Huffington Post article suggests the term "Easter Egg" may have originated from actual eggs on the set of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The cast apparently had an Easter egg hunt and forgot to find at least... Continue Reading →
Regular readers of HouseGoesHome are familiar with how much I love throwing a party. And they won't be surprised to hear that I've been planning the eldest's upcoming 11th birthday for months. We're going with a Hawaiian theme. To be exact, it's supposed to be a Hawaiian pool party at my sister's flash, newly renovated... Continue Reading →
I was TERRIFIED when I woke up yesterday morning. The anxious wait for the dreaded Mirena insertion totally messed with my head. I'd been told so many horror stories: it was the worst pain one friend had ever experienced, another told me she needed morphine, even the gyno warned it could be so difficult -... Continue Reading →
I'm not one to talk about my kids much socially. I figure no one finds them as fascinating as their parents do, so I generally stick to sharing my adoration with Husband. Since we are on fairly good terms we do this quite a bit. It's a nice, non-combative common ground. But I can't help... Continue Reading →
I'm worried my workmates are going to start thinking I'm a bit weird. Well, I AM a bit weird, but ... As I endlessly trawl for travel leads on-line, I often come across stuff that makes me cackle uncontrollably at my desk. Occasionally it's something I can craft into a story for escape.com.au, like the... Continue Reading →
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 →
