the end was just the beginning
I have decided to be kinder to myself. Instead of focussing on what I'm "bad" at, I'm going to remind myself of the stuff I'm "good" at. I'm even thinking about compiling a list of my better points. You know, "is kind to animals", "gives her children lots of positive reinforcement", "cooks nice dinners", "offers... Continue Reading →
Sometimes it's hard to sort the pranks from the regular celebrity hijinks in Hollywood ... Lindsay tweets shock pregnancy news "Its official. Pregnant…" Lindsay Lohan tweeted overnight, sending the gossip world into a tailspin. But it turned out to be an April Fools' joke she was playing in true LiLo fashion, late - she posted it in... Continue Reading →
I'm so out of practice at being a "working mum". Sometimes I wonder how I ever did it the first time around. How does anyone do it? It's so bloody hard. In between the homework and the Easter bonnet making and the covering school books with contact and the school lunches and the before-school band... Continue Reading →
Prepare yourself for extreme highs and lows as a Glee star enters rehab ... and celebs celebrate their engagements and birthdays Hollywood-style. Glee star enters rehab Glee star Cory Monteith, who plays Finn Hudson on the series, has checked into rehab for substance addiction. The actor "has voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for... Continue Reading →
The Household went to the Royal Easter Show yesterday. We got there super-early and scored a park right out the front. It was lovely when we walked in, overcast and cool. The grounds were virtually empty and the roosters were still crowing in the poultry pavilion. Six hours later, I staggered out, hot, heachachey, sore-footed... Continue Reading →
Here I was thinking things would get quiet in Hollywood over Easter. I was so wrong ... Gasp! Gwyneth lets her kids eat junk She's been slammed for letting her children feel a "specific hunger" whenever she bans carbs from the family's diet, but Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed in the latest issue of Goop that her kids... Continue Reading →
Ooooh, this sounds familiar: "It’s been a bit of a week and my brain needs a rest, so I’ve given it the day off. Fortunately, I’ve been digging around in my back catalogue (aka dusty boxes in the attic) lately. It’s been very entertaining - the reading bit, the digging bit sucks - trying to recall the woman who wrote all those magazine articles. This one... Continue Reading →
It's Easter, so why not whip up a recipe that allows you to gobble even more chocolate. If you have excess hollow easter eggs lying around, you could even break them up into pieces to use instead. RECIPE: Orange & dark choc muffins 4 oranges, peeled and pith/skin etc removed (ie flesh only) 2/3 cup... Continue Reading →
I've made it sound like this is going to be really saucy. A little confession about what Husband and I get up to with chocolate and plush toys ... But's not. It's just more interesting than saying "Al's Easter Round-Up". Here's an update on what HouseGoesHome and iVillage have to offer this holiday for the... Continue Reading →
Why stop at chocolate eggs this weekend when you can inject a little (or way too much) Easter into your style and beauty routine? Be dazzled by these absolutely fah-bulous options ... Learn how to create Easter egg nails here with a special tutorial from Swatch and Learn. Maybe chicks are more your speed. Let... Continue Reading →
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