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, […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
How was your Chrissie? Mine was a whirl: happy, sad, hectic, exhausting and exhilarating in equal turns. My ex’s family has gathered at a massive house south of Nowra for 10 days of festive bonding. The youngest is in heaven – despite having a virus – hanging out with her cousins. They spend their days […]
I’m supposed to be on a blogging mini-break, but the happy snaps were too cute to ignore.
The last few days before Christmas are always a little fraught. All the last-minute shopping, the crowds, the parties, the preparations … But the elves had a few extra surprises in store for me. The curve balls started flying on Friday. I was heading out the door when Bilbo started skittering around, all hunched and […]
My Christmas wish is that separated and divorced parents try to remember the love they once shared. If nothing else, it was a love that gave them a precious gift – their kids. I received a birthday card from my ex when I turned 50, with a message inside that thanked me for a “life […]
DD’s sister did the most remarkable thing earlier this year: she decided to work as a school teacher in Wilcannia. It has been quite the trip, in all senses of the word. Wilcannia provides many challenges – drought, dust storms, kangaroos, social inequality and distance to name a few. She also turned 50 earlier this […]
