What did you get up to on the weekend? I cancelled my Disney+ subscription, which required me to confirm I didn't want to change my mind, then offered me a discount to stay, then requested an explanation for why I was cancelling. It gave me great satisfaction to say "I support free speech". I will... Continue Reading →

So much for cutting back on blogging. Yesterday was a tough one at work and I need to do some therapy writing. The therapy writing doesn't even need to be about the stuff that was tough. Writing about anything soothes me. Adulting is hard. Writing is easy. I'm going to rattle on about how living... Continue Reading →

HouseGoesHome turned 14 recently. That's a lot of blog posts. And I find myself wondering yet again whether it's time to stop churning them out. Facebook is a cruel mistress these days - it doesn't even add my musings to my sister's newsfeed ... and she's one of my most loyal followers. Perhaps no one... Continue Reading →

I subscribe to research company Roy Morgan ... as you do ... and its been freaking me out lately. I came for stuff like "Australians splash out on Father’s Day drinks" for Drinks Digest, but what it’s been delivering lately is "21% of Australians believe homosexuality is immoral" and "Migration concerns surge post-pandemic". Apparently Roy... Continue Reading →

I went to the beach twice yesterday. Lucky me! I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but I felt much calmer than I have for ages. My first trip to the ocean was at the crack of dawn. I woke before 6am and raced up to see the sunrise at Avalon headland with the doggos.... Continue Reading →

A few weeks ago I went to a celebration for a remarkable woman - Pat Ingram. Pat was deputy editor of the launch issue of Australian Cosmopolitan in 1973 and Craig Osment was art director. That's Pat on the left, and Craig second from the right. They fell in love, got married and are still... Continue Reading →

I know it's boring to talk about the weather …but Sydney just recorded its wettest September day in almost 150 years. Far out! And it caused total chaos. Heaps of vehicles were caught in flash flooding, including a light rail vehicle stuck on Anzac Parade. Over in Beecroft, a worker saved three large fish stranded... Continue Reading →

Blimey, the weather! The rain gouted down in biblical and unrelenting proportions at my place yesterday ... which is a tricky thing when you live in an apartment with two dogs who need to wee but don't like getting their feet wet. After throwing them out on the sopping balcony a few times I gave... Continue Reading →

I remembered to go to the dentist yesterday. Woo-hoo! Apparently there are a few fine cracks in my molars and I have some old fillings that might need to be replaced, but my gums are going great guns. The dentist asked how I'd gone with the orthodontist she referred me to. I told her I'd... Continue Reading →

There's a lot that I left out of my Father's Day blog post. Here are some of the less rosy bits. We hit the road at 7.30am to have morning tea with my mum at my sister’s place before visiting my dad. But my mum had hurt her back and was struggling to get out... Continue Reading →