Yesterday was pretty chaotic in HouseGoesHome world, so I thought I'd give you another installment from DD's travels today while I regroup. One of the main reasons for my overseas travel was to visit my youngest daughter, who has been living with her Mum outside Glasgow since January. She has also been working Friday to... Continue Reading →

I was invited to celebrate the start of Rosé season - aka Spring - at an event filled with Miraval wine and music last night at RAFI restaurant in North Sydney. Chateau Miraval is co-owned by Brad Pitt and the vineyard in Provence is famous for being where he married Angelina Jolie and also where... Continue Reading →

I went to the cruising equivalent of a Tupperware party last night - a Ponant information session at the Four Seasons Hotel. Ponant is a French cruise company that specialises in luxury expeditions with ultra-modern ships that usually carry less than 200 passengers and look like this on board ... Each year Ponant visits over... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHome gives the impression that I party like it’s 1999 ... but I actually only party until about 8.30pm ... then I head home. My nickname in my 20s was Cinderella because I always wanted to be in bed by midnight. I've cranked that back even earlier with age - about 10pm is my limit... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was intense. I spent 12 frantic hours being a corporate digital communications manager at the NSW Visitor Economy Forum. I need a Bex and a good lie down for a week to recover. It was punishing to walk the dogs around the block at 6am before catching the bus to the ICC Sydney, briefing... Continue Reading →

I raced through the front door last night with minutes to spare before a handyman arrived to quote on doing a few jobs around the apartment. I was running late because there were literally 500 people lined up to catch my bus home. The queue snaked back and forth endlessly. Damn the rat race. I... Continue Reading →

You will be startled to hear I did nothing much over the long weekend other than picking DD up from the airport, going for a walk with friends and having a swim at Palm Beach with the youngest. So there's not much to blog about ... fortunately DD has come through with the final post... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was full of surprises. I took the youngest to see the neurologist and put two hours on the parking meter because you never know how long a specialist will keep you waiting. I settled into a chair in the waiting room, started flicking through my phone for entertainment and burst out laughing at this... Continue Reading →

I was equal parts sad and relieved when my high school mates cancelled dinner with me last night. It would have been lovely to see them, but they were tired and I was bloody knackered. The. Pace. Is. Killing. Me. I think it's killing DD too during his "holiday", which has been more like a... Continue Reading →

I need to let the grass grow under my feet for a few weeks ... but that does not appear to be what the universe has planned for me. Things have been a bit hectic over the past few days … as per exhaustingly usual … It was handy to have a blog post about... Continue Reading →