Remember when I was sick in bed and a woman called to say she'd heard about my ice addiction, then offered her support whenever I needed it? Click here for a refresher if it doesn't ring a bell. Well, I finally got to the bottom of the mystery yesterday. It was my beautician. She has... Continue Reading →

My bunny chewed through my fridge's electrical cord yesterday. The emergency electrician who fixed it at 10pm last night - and charged $700 for the privilege - says it's a miracle he's not dead. He's right, it is a miracle. Because my husband is so angry he wants to snap his neck like a twig.... Continue Reading →

Too bizarre not to share again ... my blog about Sprog 1's school project from March last year ... Sprog 1 spent Sunday afternoon doing her homework: a presentation on a significant Australian. Other children in the class have chosen sporting heroes, authors and politicians. Sprog 1 has chosen an artist called Patricia Piccinini. When Sprog 1 announced  who she was... Continue Reading →

It was party time in the Household yesterday. A bunny party to be precise. But it was as far from the Playboy Mansion as you can get - think 10 squealing seven-year-olds and lots of furry animals. Please remind me never to hold a kids' birthday at 10am again. My god it was frenetic getting... Continue Reading →

I know birthdays are supposed to be fun things, but sandwiching work between celebrating mine last weekend and Sprog 2's this weekend has been stressful. It feels like I haven't had a second to breathe, between all the celebrating and editing and writing and blogging and sending panicked emails to double check the animal farm... Continue Reading →

I had the best intentions of cutting the carbs in the lead-up to going shopping to a wedding in the US next month. But every week I've found a new excuse for not doing it. I had the flu (the kind where you retain your appetite), I had the blues (the kind where you retain... Continue Reading →

My little one turned seven yesterday. She's not so little any more. It happens so fast. I can't believe I used to wish away the days when she was smaller, desperate for her to talk so I could get to know her better. She was a late starter to the talking business. None of the... Continue Reading →

Being a blogger can be a pretty thankless task. Some days it feels like a full-time job that you're not being paid a cent to do. There's all this talk about "monetising" blogs, but that's bloody hard thing. In Australia, few manage it and if they do, they need to have zillions of followers to... Continue Reading →

It's the good, the bad and the ugly today as Yoko Ono pleads for gun control, Ryan Gosling threatens to quit Hollywood and Miley Cyrus compares herself to Gollum. Ryan quits Hollywood Ryan Gosling has revealed he's planning on a Hollywood hiatus to "reassess." "I've been doing it too much. I've lost perspective on what... Continue Reading →