I've had a black dog chasing me this week. My newly found twin has resigned from ivillage and I'm SAD. Well, I'm happy for her because she'll get to spend more time with her family, but I'm going to miss her. I felt like having a good, long therapeutic cry about it yesterday, without having... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Kourtney is Scott’s “bitch”, Gaga’s gold-plated wheelchair, Liam dumps Miley
More bile from Kourtney Kardashian's execrable boyfriend is fortunately balanced out by a hilarious video from Jason Bateman about toilets. Enjoy! Scott Disick (re)confirms he's a jerk Kourtney Kardashian's boyfriend isn't sorry he made her cry by slamming her weight. No, the man who thinks she should weigh 42kg ASAP after having his second child... Continue Reading →
Giving birth in the ’80s was SCARY
Working for a parenting website means I get to constantly relive all those bad/good pregnancy moments and the toddler wrangling years, find support during tween hell ... and freak out about what lies ahead in the teen twilight zone. Deep breaths, Alana, deep breaths. In my travels, I stumbled across a story on ivillage yesterday... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Gwyneth starves her kids, Jada supports Rihanna, Rebel straddles Channing
I'm really hoping this first gossip story of the day is a beat-up, because otherwise - what the what? Has Gwyneth put her kids on diet? The Daily Mail is reporting that Gwyneth Paltrow starves her kids of carbohydrates. "Miss Paltrow, 40, said that that she avoids feeding pasta, bread or rice to Apple, eight, and Moses,... Continue Reading →
An even bigger cock-up
It occurred to me this morning while my illegal roosters were er-erer-ERRing (shut up shut up SHUT UP) that there appeared to be three distinctly different calls. I peered out the family room window, praying I was wrong, and saw the runt of the litter, Amy, warbling like a champion. Nooooooo! I am screwed. There... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Kourtney’s despicable boyfriend, Kim’s vampire facial, Harry’s tattoo scandal
On the heels of Chris Brown's sexist rant yesterday, Kourtney Kardashian's boyfriend, Scott Disick has somehow managed to horrify me even more ... Shame on you Scott Kourtney Kardashian weeps in the latest episode of Kourtney And Kim Take Miami when her boyfriend Scott Disick tells her she's not losing her baby weight fast enough. He... Continue Reading →
Mammoths, murder and fuzzy bed socks
The Household ventured into the city yesterday to see Titans Of The Ice Age at the IMAX theatre. Sprog 1 was stoked. She still remembers trying to catch 3D fish there as a toddler. And Sprog 2 has finally agreed to wear 3D glasses to 3D movies, which makes them way more enjoyable than the blurry affairs... Continue Reading →
HouseGoesHollywood: Chris Brown’s sexist rant, Kelly’s seizure scare, Sarah’s deformed feet
It's been the weekend of the celebrity medical emergency ... Kelly's seizure scare Kelly Osbourne remains in hospital after fainting on the set of E!'sFashion Police last week. But her rep is denying reports she could have epilepsy. "There is absolutely no confirmed diagnosis regarding Kelly's condition at this time," he said. "She is under a... Continue Reading →
Comfort fooding – risotto two ways
OK, so this farking cold just keeps keeping on. Fark it. And it's starting to put me off my food. It takes a lot to put me off my food. Trying to decide what to have for dinner is tricky, nothing appeals. I had spag bol on Friday and may never be able to face... Continue Reading →
The weekly round-up: lots of boobs, controversy and my secret ICE addiction
I needn't have bothered blogging yesterday because someone in an Ellen DeGeneres online chatroom posted a link to my Late-night read: Paranoid Portia blog. I might not need to blog again for a week. Except I'm insanely, ridiculously, obsessively driven, so I will. Twice a day, like clockwork. I wonder when someone will invent Blogging... Continue Reading →