The eldest had the perfect excuse for not watching The Bodyguard with me last night. "I need to tidy up my room." How's a mum supposed to argue with that one? There may be dissension in the ranks on this one, but I thought Kevin Costner was v v hawt in The Bodyguard - all... Continue Reading →

I'm getting close to owning JB Hi-Fi’s entire discount DVD collection ... I can’t help myself - every time I see that yellow and black facade I slip inside to search for bargains. People look at me slightly askance when I tell them about my addiction. "What about Netflix?" they ask. No idea, no interest,... Continue Reading →

Every now and then I glance at the search terms that have led people to HouseGoesHome ... and they're invariably a bit whacked. Yesterday it was "is tom brady circumcised". I have no idea and I'm fairly sure I've never written anything about Tom's foreskin, so who the fark knows why Google sent them my... Continue Reading →

I blinked and my Christmas break was over. I'm back at work today. No more afternoon beach swims with a glass of vino on DD's deck afterwards. Sigh. Meanwhile, the kids are being left to their own devices over the next few weeks ... as I type those words I've realised it's a little ironic that... Continue Reading →

I love you when you're singing that song and I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong - Riptide, by Vance Joy Whenever I hear those words on the radio, I think to myself that's how you know it's love: when someone swells your heart by being perfectly imperfect. Coincidentally,... Continue Reading →

It’s been a funny festive season for me ... in both the ha-ha and strange senses of the word. The kiddos got back yesterday from a 10-day family holiday on the South Coast. I really missed them, the house was sooooooo quiet. I got a touching message from the eldest a few days ago -... Continue Reading →

I talk too much, laugh too loud and worry too often. But if you need me, I’ll be there. I won’t let you down and I will always be kind. I hope that makes up for the other three things ... But I’ve learned that having my heart in the right place doesn’t guarantee anything. Not... Continue Reading →

When you're geeking around the primary school playground with your 11-year-old mates, pretending to be aliens ... probably because you'd don't quite fit in with humans ... its beyond your comprehension that you will meet for lunch as 50-year-olds and wonder how the years flew by so damn fast. But we did and they did.... Continue Reading →

Four years ago I met DD and sex started featuring prominently in my ... blog stats. I had my first date with DD around the same time as HouseGoesHome went sort of viral with a series of blog posts about the “triceratops position”. Unless you've been living under a rock you'll have heard me tell... Continue Reading →