I forget where you're up to with my renovation saga. Did I tell you that the latest plan is to stay put and make the place a bit more liveable for myself? DD reckons my house is really well located, close to the city, and keeping it means we have a beach pad AND a... Continue Reading →

I saw eight bands over the weekend. Eight! Pretty impressive, huh? The musical extravaganza started on Friday night with a trip to Newcastle to see Vince Vega & The Gimps at Lizottes. It was my first-ever Lizotte's experience - the venue is owned by Diesel's brother and is set in the old King’s Theatre in... Continue Reading →

I’m pretty good at letting anger go and putting things behind me ... eventually ... my marriage break-up being a case in point. But I still haven't gotten over an incident at the World Skipping Championships two years ago. I can't blog about it, which is my usual method of therapy. I'll always remember what... Continue Reading →

I forgot to tell you the whole story about my recent doctor's visit: I also had a blood test to check whether I was menopausal. And I'm not. My doctor ran through my results on Tuesday. I like to keep him on his toes - I also got him to syringe my left ear. He... Continue Reading →

My boobs have been through the wringer over the past few days ... literally and figuratively ... I'd forgotten how much mammograms hurt. You may remember I discovered two lumps in my right boob recently, actually I might not have specified which one. Anyways ... For the uninitiated, a mammogram involves a totally stranger arranging... Continue Reading →

I am not a patient person - keeping quiet about the new website I’ve created with DD has been sooooo hard. Due to our busy lives, it’s been many more months in the making than I expected. I'm thrilled with what I’ve built, not being the most technically inclined person. It feels a bit like... Continue Reading →

I was driving home from DD's on Saturday afternoon when I saw flashing police lights in my street. There were police cars everywhere and the cops were directing everyone away. I took it as a sign I should head to my sister's house for a glass of wine. When I got home about an hour... Continue Reading →

It was so freaking hot in my neck of the woods yesterday. I went to work early and hid in the air-conditioned office for most of the day, before ducking home to grab the youngest and head to the beach. Sadly, the waves were pretty crap - very big and dumpy with strong currents. But... Continue Reading →

Marriage break-ups create so much collateral damage. I’m very grateful that my ex and I have managed to minimise the fallout for our kids. We were together for 23 years - there were a lot of happy memories and experiences in our relationship. Acrimonious break-ups mean never being able to reminisce with the person who... Continue Reading →