I am not very good at "letting things go" and I’m getting worse at it with age. I dwell and sigh and mooch for days. I normally do everything I can to avoid conflict because I can't cope with the negativity that it brings. But, as mentioned in yesterday's blog, I couldn't help myself and... Continue Reading →

I’ve joined a Facebook group filled with former magazine colleagues reminiscing about the good old days. They've been posting photographs of the extravagant staff Christmas parties, the glamorous on-site gym, the lavish Christmas hampers and other fabulous stuff. They were very good old days indeed. The main pic on today’s blog post is the Cosmo... Continue Reading →

There should been a lot of movement at my place recently. Rubble and old windows have piled up in my front yard and been carted away. New sinks and toilet cisterns and exhaust fans have filled the hallway. A bag of preserving jars and some old school uniforms have been dispatched via a local swap... Continue Reading →

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty quiet, which meant I got to do a lot of thinking. I thought about sofas. I thought about wet rooms. I thought about book shelves. I thought about where the pantry cupboard should go. I thought about what I should cook for dinner this week. And for some... Continue Reading →

My friend Megz tagged me on a post she shared for World Left Handed Day yesterday. It included this pic: Back when I actually used textas and biros, I was well acquainted with ink smudges on my hand. It reminded me of a post I wrote four years ago called "They'd have killed me in... Continue Reading →

Who'd have guessed that the hottest fashion item in 2020 would be a face mask? This ad popped up on a news site I was visiting yesterday: Blimey, face masks with bling! And my gmail account is filled with messages from retailers announcing they have new stocks and styles available.. My expat friend Nathan (below)... Continue Reading →

Here's a selection of thoughts that ran through my head yesterday. I have around three simultaneous thoughts every minute, so I've culled the list fairly heavily. I think I made the right decision stayIng a redhead. My friend Mel is so sweet to offer to do my roots so I can save money on hair... Continue Reading →

The wet and wild weather gave me the chance to test out my new ALDI gumboots yesterday ... and revealed they are not, in fact, waterproof. Keep that in mind next time they're in store. They are nothing more than plastic RM Williams knock-offs. I spent the whole day in the office in soggy socks and... Continue Reading →

Someone posted this photo on my Facebook feed last week with a caption along these lines: "I'd love to show this picture to someone in the 80s and ask them what they think is going on." They would have SO MANY questions. I wore a face mask to do my grocery shopping at Woolies for... Continue Reading →

I am smack-bang in the middle of the taxi years. There is way more driving involved in every phase of parenting than I could have ever imagined, but I think it peaks when your eldest child hits high school and I expect it continues until the last one gets their driver's licence. I am blanking... Continue Reading →