Poor DD is heading to China again on Sunday for a whirlwind few days of business presentations. He just got back last night from two days in Melbourne. And trips to Japan and the UK are potentially looming after that. People think it's glamorous that he's constantly travelling. But it's exhausting to be doing those... Continue Reading →

I’ve been a journalist since I was 17 and it means I’m wary of the media. I understand their hunger for scoops, clicks, ratings, headlines. Kathleen Folbigg speaking publicly for the first time - from prison - was a big score for Australian Story last night. The story was prompted by frustration over how long... Continue Reading →

I had such a soul-soothing weekend. It kicked off with my regular Saturday morning walk with my local mum mates. We wander along a bush trail together, then have coffee, talking up a storm the whole time. I really look forward to it each week. Then I drove to DD's place to get his new... Continue Reading →

It’s been such a hectic week - I headed back to work, decided to make Hainanese chicken rice from scratch, plus I’ve been helping my friends behind the Justice for Kathleen Folbigg movement. I launched a website for them and have been tinkering with the associated Facebook page that goes with it. I underestimated how... Continue Reading →

A long time ago I wrote a dodgy blog post called “50-year-old men are really hot”. All these years later it still gets clicks  - there must be heaps of fellow silver fox fanciers out there. I fell in love with mine four years ago. It was his 55th birthday last weekend - I posted... Continue Reading →

OK, I've told you all the good stuff about my visit to Shanghai. Now it's time for the reality check: the trip broke me a bit. I’m on the mend, but I was pretty low for the last few days there and the first few back. There have been some tough moments in 2018 that... Continue Reading →

There wasn't much time for sightseeing in Shanghai - we were mainly shuttling back and forth between the World Jump Rope Championships and our suburban hotel, but I managed to squeeze in a few fun experiences along the way. One of my favourites was arriving on The Bund in a torrential downpour and accidentally taking... Continue Reading →

Friends gave me lots of great tips on delicious places to eat when I was in Shanghai. But I didn't get to try any of them because the World Rope Skipping Championships were held in the Shanghai equivalent of Hornsby. And Shanghai was so farking hot that I usually couldn't face the 45 minute commute into... Continue Reading →

We’re baaaaaaaaaack from the World Rope Skipping Championships in Shanghai. And I have sooooooo much to tell you. It wasn’t quite the social media detox I’d been expecting - I got a VPN that meant I could still access Facebook and Instagram - so I’ve been posting a few updates along the way. But, just... Continue Reading →

I’m a bit - OK, very - stressed about everything I need to do before leaving for Shanghai. I felt shaky as I left the office yesterday. As I'm working from home today, there were heaps of loose ends that needed to be tied up. Of course, as things always go, I was in back-to-back... Continue Reading →