the end was just the beginning
The kids and I went on our annual Halloween wander last night. It was ... bulk fun! There are a group of three streets nearby that go all out. Fantastic decorations, live band, endless lollies (my friend Fee handed out 1000) ... Families hold parties on their front lawns, sip wine and chat as they... Continue Reading →
I love seeing how the celebs - and their kids - get into Halloween. Check out their amazing costumes this year ... J'Lo: "Me @ddlovato @thenewclassic #costumeparty #jlohalloween" Neil Patrick Harris: "Happy Halloween from Gotham City!!" Taylor Swift: "Happy Halloween! Stay safe out there tonight, kids. This has been a message from your friendly neighborhood... Continue Reading →
Remember how I sent three million text messages overseas and had a little/big panic attack about the bill (I've Done A Stupid Thing ... I think)? And remember how I sent Husband a hasty and ill-considered message saying: “Have done stupid thing. Texted someone overseas maybe 1000 times (not an exaggeration). Am scared about the bill... Continue Reading →
I was still a bit croooooook yesterday, but I struggled out of bed to attend a travel brekkie function: Royal Caribbean's relaunch of the Voyager of The Seas. (I'm spending a night on the ship on December 8. Theme for my story: How much fun can you cram into a 12-hour cruise? OK, more like:... Continue Reading →
Someone described me as "neurotic" yesterday. I don't know them, but they'd read one of my blogs and remarked to a friend that "she sounds a bit neurotic." Neurotic? Me?? I got a bit agitated about being called neurotic - ah, the irony - so I did a bit of research to see if I... Continue Reading →
Well, I'm 99.9% sure I bought a house ... it doesn't seem quite real. But it must be, because the agent has sent me a text saying: "Congratulations!" How do I feel? Kinda weird. I cried all the way to the agent's office with the cheque. I've been trying to analyse what made my eyes... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a bit of a blur of Codral and humidity. In the words of Lauren Child's precocious Lola: "I'm really, really ever so not well." Like my dear fellow blogger Pinky Poinker noted in my comments: "Nothing worse than a summer cold." But I soldiered on hazily with my plans for the day, including... Continue Reading →
I am worn out. Emotionally, physically, mentally. And I've come down with a cold. Ahhhh-choo. There are no words left ... they've been all funneled into texts and blogs and emails. So I bring you ... celebrities and their children posing in pumpkin patches in preparation for Halloween 2014. My kids can't wait to go... Continue Reading →
You know how much I love throwing a party? Well my friends, the "Two Pink Ladies", totally shade me. Each year, they throw the most dazzling Girls' Night In. It's a fundraising concept that encourages women to enjoy a girly catch-up and donate what they would normally spend on a night out to the Cancer... Continue Reading →
Guess where I'm going on Sunday? On my first RSVP date. I'm a bit terrified, to be honest. I think I understand the RSVP rules reasonably well – the date will be in a highly public place, I've ensured I have a pre-planned escape route (a movie date with my sister afterwards), I'll wear a... Continue Reading →
