Yesterday was MAD. And exhausting. And often wonderful. It started at 6.30am, when I herded the kids out of bed for school. Actually, no. It started at 1am when I heard loud talking coming from the eldest's room. The eldest couldn't sleep and had decided to call a friend for a chat on speaker phone.... Continue Reading →

An article called "How to Survive Your 40s" popped into my Facebook feed yesterday and gave me a little fright. I thought "ooooh, some life advice!" then suddenly remembered I've moved into the "How to Survive Your 50s" years. Slow, deep breaths. I decided to read it anyway to see if it struck any retrospective... Continue Reading →

An interior designer who is besties with half of Hollywood just followed me on Instagram. Random. I was so suss when I saw the message on my phone. I thought it had to be the latest Insta scam ... now all those follows from porn stars and lovelorn men with weird Insta handles have ebbed... Continue Reading →

I ate the most divine morsels on Sunday night. They were called "Spanner Crab Tacos" - spanner crab with coconut on a "crispy espresso crepe". Totally freaking amazing. They are definitely on my most memorable dishes list. I once possessed an almost photographic memory of culinary moments in my life journey. Among the favourites were... Continue Reading →

Go Team Teal! What an awesome weekend at the NSW/ACT State Skipping Championships. Also a stressful one for this anxious mum ... When DD offered me a bite of his sausage sandwich after the youngest's Double Dutch performance, my hands were shaking so much I had to turn him down. It had tomato sauce and... Continue Reading →

When the weather app predicted a balmy 27C yesterday, I asked my boss if I could take a half-day holiday. I needed some ocean therapy and figured it had to be the last warm day of autumn, being May and all. I'd have taken a full day off, but the alcohol news doesn't stop pouring... Continue Reading →

I love randomly running into my sister at the coffee shop, on the street, in the park ... It used to be pretty standard - people stayed closer to their families as they moved into adulthood - but it feels like a lovely privilege to live in the same neighbourhood as my sibling. I was... Continue Reading →

I opened the first-ever bank account for one of my children yesterday. Milestones ... The youngest scored a job earlier this year as a skipping a coach and needed somewhere to deposit her earnings. My ex  was initially charged with the task, but he can get a little distracted. For example, I discovered a few... Continue Reading →

When I shop these days its usually for the kids, so I was stoked to buy myself a frock yesterday. I used a DJs gift card that my dear friends Nic and Orsola gave me for my birthday. I love my new frock, but geez it was a struggle to find something. Winter clothes are... Continue Reading →

Two weekends down, three to go in my five-weekends-in-a-row mothering marathon. My married friends are non-plussed when I mutter about having the kids for five weekends because they have theirs 52 weekends in a row. And I really wouldn't mind too much - I love having them around - except it means I get virtually... Continue Reading →