the end was just the beginning
Why do you look so terrible when you reverse the lens on your iPhone to take a selfie? Let me rephrase that: why do I look so terrible when I reverse the lens on my iPhone? I tried to take a few selfies during my Secret Hotel stay and it was a very sobering experience... Continue Reading →
There's something deliciously decadent about strolling through the lobby of a five-star hotel - after lazily checking out at 10.30am on a Tuesday morning - then languidly ambling to your inner-city hairdressing appointment in the spring sunshine. I had SUCH a fun time test-driving the Secret Hotels app for lastminute.com.au on Monday night/Tuesday morning. As... Continue Reading →
House wasn't home last night ... she was on her first official assignment as a travel content producer for escape.com.au, test-driving the new Secret Hotels app for lastminute.com.au. Try not to hate me too much. Guess which hotel I scored? Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, in Phillip Street, Sydney. Ooooh yeah, baby! The "Secret Hotels" concept is the result... Continue Reading →
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” ― Woody Allen I told God - and all of cyberspace - my plans in yesterday's blog, writing: "Smiggle is a terrifying place on a Saturday morning ... Today is more relaxed affair … details about that tomorrow." God laughed. I didn't get... Continue Reading →
I wanted to call this blog "Something to hide (and stuff that shouldn't be stashed) ..." but it was waaaaay too long. You'll understand the stashing reference shortly, and possibly wish it hadn't been burned into your psyche. In the meantime ... Confession: I usually start my blogs the night before. They don't just trill... Continue Reading →
It's a very tardy blog this morning and I'm blaming it on the pricks. The kids' school held a fundraiser last night and I volunteered to help out. My job was supposed to be food and drink set up, but somehow the role morphed into Chief Sausage Pricker. There were 500 of the slippery bastards... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving is a big deal in the United States, more important as a family gathering than Christmas in some households. And celebs are no different in their enthusiasm for joining the festivities. Here's how they've been marking the day on Instagram ... >> Sofia Vergara: "Giving thanks for a beautifull year and my love ones❤️❤️❤️❤️!!... Continue Reading →
If there's one thing I learned as editor of Woman's Day ... it's how to write a leading headline. So - in the interest of new me-ishness - I'll start this blog by admitting I didn't get booked. Hang on, come to think of it, I DID get booked. Bloody local council pinged me for parking... Continue Reading →
Conflict is NOT my middle name. I'm hopeless at it and prefer to avoid it at all costs. Are you like that? Or do you enjoy a good stoush? I'm worried my conflict avoidance is becoming problematic. (And I'm soooooo hyper-sensitive sometimes ... though it could be the Mirena talking, if Google mythology is to... Continue Reading →
I received an unsettling text message from (ex)Husband yesterday. It wasn't mean or nasty, just one of those inevitable milestones you face in the separation process. It arrived before my Tuesday morning sculpt class, so I didn't have time to process it properly. But the universe knew there was psychic pain in my future,... Continue Reading →
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