I only remember a few sketchy details about the first time I was admitted to hospital. I was about five years old and visiting my grandmother's in Cessnock when an emergency doctor was called in the middle of the night. I was covered in giant hives and he called an ambulance because he was concerned... Continue Reading →

I am having trouble processing the dramatic events of this week. My former high school friend Kath has been released from jail after spending 20 years incarcerated. That's pretty freaking massive. It is beyond me how Kath is so balanced, both about being locked up for so long and about suddenly being free. She was... Continue Reading →

I really wasn't feeling like driving two hours to Newcastle on Sunday to see the Eurogliders perform. But I am so glad I did. I didn't cry during the concert, but I had a bulk fun time. Live music is the best, chuck out all the rest. DD was supposed to come with me, but... Continue Reading →

My friend Kathleen Folbigg will spend her first night in a proper bed in 20 years tonight after she was pardoned this morning. She will eat her first proper meal surrounded by people who have loved and supported her over the years. Little did Kathy - or any of us - know that the Minister... Continue Reading →

I have no filter, so I’ll dive straight in … Despite two days on antibiotics, I was still feeling pretty crap on Friday afternoon, so I went to the doctor about my UTI. I couldn’t go to our regular medical practice because the youngest has permanent hijacked my car. I had to make a booking... Continue Reading →

Life resumed its crazy pace after I stepped off the Pacific Adventure on Tuesday morning. We disembarked at 6.30am, I went to work, went home and cooked dinner, wrote five Drinks Digest stories, collapsed in bed, got up the next morning and did a 12-hour shift at work, collapsed in bed, got up and did... Continue Reading →

I went on a comedy cruise last weekend …and the ship caught on fire. No. Joke. It made international headlines. My life regularly resembles a season cliffhanger of Home And Away, so I wasn’t surprised to see flames shooting from the side of the ship. What was I doing on a comedy cruise in the... Continue Reading →

Before I reveal the dramas that have unfolded since I last blogged, I need to tell you about my Friday night. It was GLORIOUS. I went to the launch of Vivid Sydney, which kicked off its 13th year with a spectacular opening night that included a Welcome to Country, a rousing rendition of Treaty by... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was a little more intense than usual. Tina Turner died. The youngest arrived home from school with the news that a knife-wielding man had been shot dead by police at our former local Harris Farm. The eldest arrived home from TAFE and told me that the worst fire in living history was engulfing Surry... Continue Reading →

I had a strange experience yesterday. Legendary psychiatrist Carl Jung might have described it as “synchronicity” - when seemingly unrelated events coincide in improbable ways that have some sort of significance for you. Jung believed synchronicities were evidence of a unifying consciousness at play in the universe. I’m a layman, so I just thought it... Continue Reading →