Cancer Council’s Girls Night In is the ideal reason to get your girlfriends together to celebrate friendships that matter for a cause that matters. By bringing the ladies in your life together for this special event you will be raising much needed funds to help beat women's cancers. Your event can be as big or... Continue Reading →

A couple of people shared an article on my Facebook feed yesterday called "12 struggles of having an outgoing personality but an anxious mind." It kicked off by saying: "Outgoing people with anxious minds - or minds that overthink - tend to feel anxiety the most intensely, often because we don't talk about it. And... Continue Reading →

Not just any party ... the La Mer 50th birthday celebration to be precise. La Mer is a fancy face cream that costs a freaking fortune. The trio take a few selfies together ... Then Kate needs to do a wee, but can't get out of her dress ... Bwhahahahaha ... celebrities, they're just like... Continue Reading →

I love, love, love shoes. And I'm quite fond of my feet when they're all pedicured and glowing. I think they're one of my best features. You wouldn't know it to look at me because I usually schlep around in a very old pair of rabbit-chewed Converse. But in my day I had quite the... Continue Reading →

I discovered the joy of text a year ago. Or, as DD and I describe it, "dotting." We call it dotting because of those little dots you get on your iPhone that let you know someone is writing a reply to your message. We love those dots. The dotting frenzy began when I sent a 6.30am... Continue Reading →

I've always been rigid as a surfboard about stuff. I'm so uptight, I once had my jaw Botoxed to stop me clenching it. Things have to be done a certain way. Doing something wrong makes me steely. I've never had the slightest idea about how to relax. Facials, massages, shampooing at the hairdresser ... I... Continue Reading →

A year ago today, I met DD, which makes October 12 our "anniversary." Go us! This is what DD remembers from our first meeting ... A blue dress, a mischievous look, a jauntily confident attitude, a playful naughty smile, reddish hair with a few bits of grey, and a cider bottle being swirled around casually.  Oh... Continue Reading →

The anxiety wakes me at dawn. It starts with a sick feeling in my stomach, then laces up my chest like a corset. I'm tired, I want to sleep, but it won't let me. I lie on my stomach to try and squeeze it out of me. I silently recite the Lord's Prayer over and... Continue Reading →

The kids and I were looking at new cars on the iPad last night. The youngest is determined to have a green one. We'd been thinking about getting a Honda CRV or a Nissan Juke, but they don't come in green. So we're thinking about getting a Subaru XV instead. It comes in a rather... Continue Reading →

I found my new home a year ago this week. As I noted in a blog post: "It’s big, has a gorgeous backyard … and is on an insanely busy road. But it’s cheap, in my local area and has a really nice, solid feel to it. It’s got – as they say in the business... Continue Reading →