the end was just the beginning
Have you had the misfortune to see The Real Housewives of New Jersey? I haven't, but I've had to dubious pleasure of reading a gossip item about Melissa Gorga, who stars in the show. She's just released a book called Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and Happy Marriage. Another subtitle might be: How To Set... Continue Reading →
I don't know what it is with me and cupcake decorating, I'm a bit obsessed. I'm always on the lookout for easy-but-impressive new ideas for birthdays, fetes or just fun decorating sessions with the kids at home (they make a great school holidays project/afternoon tea). Here are some of my latest finds ... (search inspired... Continue Reading →
I had the ultimate deja vu experience last night when I caught a train to Lewisham, in Sydney's inner west. My dear friend Sam lives a few blocks from the station and had invited me over for prosecco on her balcony. As I stepped onto the platform I got all tight in the chest. In... Continue Reading →
Dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh dun-nuh ... meet BadDad! Father of four Blake Wilson makes hilarious Vine videos of himself delivering fatherly advice or correcting his kids while wearing a Batman mask and speaking in a gravelly Dark Knight voice. And he's become an internet sensation in the process. He's started popping up in my Facebook feed over... Continue Reading →
I'll get to the lying part in a second, in the meantime. Here's what I got up to this week ... I scared the bejesus out of my eldest while indulging my David Duchovny fetish (OK, the sounds bad, I just scared her by watching The X-Files, nothing kinky). I considered running away from home... Continue Reading →
Husband continues to profess his undying hatred of my bunny. Last night he started fantasising about dangling a paw from the rear-vision mirror. The man really knows how to hold a grudge. I mean, just because the furry little bundle destroyed the electrical cords belonging to his TV, DVD player, 2 lamps, the fridge, the... Continue Reading →
My friend sent me an email yesterday afternoon called "Mel's Tans". She's eager to give her new spray-tan gun a work-out, so she's "open for a pre-holiday tan tomorrow" ... Sadly, I'm not going on holiday, so I can stay pasty white. But it's the perfect excuse to run my third most popular HouseGoesHome blog of... Continue Reading →
I'm campaigning for a longish getaway together as a family. Not immediately, maybe a year from now. I want to wait until the youngest's memory extends beyond that of a gnat. But not too long, because the eldest's size indicates puberty may be just around the corner. Husband's long-service leave is coming up and I'm... Continue Reading →
You know how I'm ga-ga for David Duchovny? Just in case you've somehow missed this obsession, here's a quick refresher: when the X-Files was the hottest thing on TV I got all gooey for David, who played the lead character. The fascination started as a teen and continued through my early twenties, to the point... Continue Reading →
I was a great believer in karma. I trusted it to get the bad guys in the end. But you know what: she who is meanest and dirtiest wins, and I don't see any consequences. What else explains my month of disaster while the mean girls thrive? Last week one of my enemies (sadly I've... Continue Reading →
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