I got an email this week from a real estate agent, informing me they’d sold a house in a nearby suburb at auction for $3.7million, despite it being "completely uninhabitable". Oh. Em. Effing. Gee. What the hell is happening here? Further to my blog post yesterday about keeping a roof over your head on low... Continue Reading →

I was so excited about finally getting my hair cut yesterday that I turned up 24 hours early. Well, that's what I'm blaming it on, rather than losing my marbles. I have developed a terrible habit in recent years of getting times and dates wrong. I have a paper diary now to try and avoid... Continue Reading →

Isn't it weird how all we talked about in NSW for months and months was the 11am news conference and how many COVID cases there were and what suburbs they were in ... and then suddenly we didn't care anymore. All around me people are getting on with life and delightedly hugging each other and... Continue Reading →

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that when your child says they need to tell you something “but you can’t get mad" … you will want to get mad. Or at least feel like shouting "FFS!" My heart sank when the eldest uttered the immortal words to me on Friday morning. And it sank much... Continue Reading →

I am still coming to terms with the enormity of Alec Baldwin accidentally killing someone on the set of his latest movie, Rust. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot in the chest after Alec was handed a gun and told it was safe. “Cold gun!”, the assistant director shouted, according to a search warrant submitted... Continue Reading →

Do you know how they make the chicken in suburban Chinese restaurant stir-fries so soft and moist? I discovered the secret last week and my mind is blown. I learned how to velvet chicken from a post on Tin Eats. You sprinkle sliced chicken breast with bicarb soda, which makes it’s unbelievably tender and juicy.... Continue Reading →

I keep telling DD about a business I want to start. He keeps replying that I need to do a business plan first. I haven't done one because I don’t know how and it seems too hard. Yesterday I was commissioned to write a story about how to write a business plan to ensure your... Continue Reading →

The youngest and I snuck to Freshwater Beach yesterday during our respective lunch breaks. It was sunny and quiet and the water was GLORIOUS. It was so clear that it looked like we were swimming on a tropical island ... except for the fact it was bloody freezing. The youngest was so excited to be... Continue Reading →

DD and I are celebrating our seventh anniversary this month. We had our first "date" at the Terrey Hills Tavern on October 12, 2014. He’d messaged me a few days earlier via RSVP and we decided to meet at a halfway point for a quick cider. We laid our cards on the table during that... Continue Reading →

What do you want from your working life? For me, it’s boiling down to simple things: nice people, writing interesting things and being my true self. When the diversity & inclusion experts started talking about the importance of being your true self, I thought they were referring to things like sexuality and mental health. I’ve... Continue Reading →