The eldest went to camp yesterday. She told me she needed to be at the school for a 7.40am departure, so I popped upstairs to have a shower at 7.15am and, as I was lathering, I had a panicked thought: "I trusted Miss Vague 2013 to tell me what time the bus was leaving?!?!" That... Continue Reading →

I committed a bit of a social media sin yesterday. I saw an article by John Birmingham popping up all over the place on Facebook and Twitter, so I shared it. Without actually reading it. Gasp. It frustrates me when people do that with iVillage stories. So I can't quite believe I'm guilty of the... Continue Reading →

I ate two meat pies for dinner last night (does it make it less gross that I made them myself and they were kinda sorta smallish?)(one wasn't quite enough, two was way too much, but I have trouble with the concept of leaving food on my plate after being berated as a child about the... Continue Reading →

Geez it's been a busy weekend workwise. Which is a little hairy, since I'm not actually supposed to work weekends, I'm meant to spend quality time with my family. Oooops. But what do you do when Kim Kardashian has her baby (in my Woman's Day days, the above pic would have made an EXCELLENT cover shot), Curtis... Continue Reading →

Well, this week really revolved around Paper Giants for me. Sad, I know, to be so swept up in a TV show. But Woman's Day was my LIFE for 8 years (OK, my marriage and two kids also played a role) ... so it's kinda understandable.Anyway, I kicked off by sharing some "Belated mag love,... Continue Reading →

So, what did you blink and miss in Hollywood this week. Here's a little taste of my favourite bits. Mmmm ... Drew Barrymore raved about her in-laws to C magazine:  "I won the in-laws jackpot. It might be the best karma for having one of the wackiest upbringings. I never had dinner with my mum or dad,... Continue Reading →

So, the nine-year-old went to school band camp last week. She wasn't terribly keen on the 10 hours of music tuition in two days part, but reckons the food was awesome. Mainly because it involved lots of the two most popular child food groups: pizza and sugar. Since her school obviously thinks I'm made of... Continue Reading →

I'm still feeling all weird and conflicted about Paper Giants: Magazine Wars. It doesn't help that people keep asking if I'm one of the characters in it, or commenting on how much I physically resemble the Nene King character. So I've gone retro today, with a blog from a year ago today, as it happens... Continue Reading →