Qantas had a special earlier this year that offered flights for half the Frequent Flyer points as usual. I had a few up my sleeve from all the grocery shopping I do at Woolies, so I threw caught to the wind and snapped up a ticket to Queenstown. I feel guilty about it now because... Continue Reading →
That was epic … and then some
I aleays cram too much into my weekends, but yesterday was a bit off the scale. I woke up at 5.30am ... dammit ... and spent 45 minutes on idiom and thesaurus websites trying to find a name for the blog I'm setting up with DD. At 6.30am I had a shower then walked the... Continue Reading →
The things that pop up
There's a thingamajig called The Fountain of Goose that's popped up at Circular Quay and I was lucky enough to go to the launch last night with my friend Jemma. I can’t remember how Jemma and I met. It was one of two ways and I’ve forgotten which came first. We used to work together... Continue Reading →
Some good news
We took the eldest to the Scoliosis Clinic at The Children's Hospital yesterday and ... yaaaaaay ... the spinal surgeon was very reassuring. Apparently the eldest's 38 degree curve has occurred in the best possible place it could - in the middle back area - which means it's not affecting anything crucial and probably won't... Continue Reading →
I miss the parties
When the kids were little ... which feels like five minutes ago ... I was the party queen. Oh how I loved the plotting and planning and ebay ordering. I’d agree on a theme with the birthday child, then go for broke on coming up with matching entertainment, decorations, food, birthday cake and party bags.... Continue Reading →
Whatever trims your hedges
I got paid on Friday and celebrated by getting Dino the gardener over to trim my hedges. Remember Dino? Here's a refresher: It was very hot on Friday, so Dino trimmed my hedges and mulched my garden beds looking pretty much like he does in the above photo, wearing just a pair of boots and... Continue Reading →
Long in the tooth
Like me, my iphone 6 has been looking a little tired and ratty around the edges. We're both getting pretty long in the tooth. It was my work phone in my last job and they forgot to ask for it back when I was retrenched. I think that makes it an antique in the digital... Continue Reading →
A bit inappropriate
Everyone was in denial about the decline of print media when I worked at ACP Magazines. They thought the good times would never end. The parties, the freebies, the big salaries, the glamorous perks ... Back then there was even a luxurious gym in the building with its own beauty salon. The salon did a... Continue Reading →
Give us strength
It feels a bit wrong to blather today as fires still rage throughout the country and people have lost their homes and risked their lives. Residents in parts of NSW were told it was too late to leave their homes after an escalation in fire conditions, with blazes moving swiftly towards populated areas. Facebook provided... Continue Reading →
It hurts to type this
I winced a lot yesterday after doing a dumb thing. As mentioned in yesterday's blog post, I spent a few hours on Saturday filling the wheelie bin with crap from my garage. I also wasted lots of time mooning over boxes of children’s books and toys and baby clothes ... you know you’re getting old... Continue Reading →
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