I forgot to write a blog post yesterday. I’ve been so flat out that it slipped my mind. And then my NBN went on the fritz. I freaked out. Not because I wasn't posting a blog, I figured the world would survive without me doing that for a day. The reason my anxiety levels went... Continue Reading →
It could be worse
Sydney is dealing with a COVID-19 tsunami and a Northern Beaches tornado, but things could be worse. We could be living in North Korea. North Korea is never much fun, but things are particularly dour there at the moment because its citizens have been banned from laughing for 11 days. Why? The totalitarian country is... Continue Reading →
Eye of the storm
It felt very end of days watching the news last night. So much misery, tragedy and natural disaster. And I got caught in the middle of one of the biggest news stories of the day. I was already feeling a bit slammed after giving myself mild heatstroke while driving around in my sweatbox Renault for... Continue Reading →
Moving moment
I got a call from the youngest's pastoral care teacher yesterday and freaked out. I was frantically wondering how to explain why she wasn’t in class … and at the beach instead ... when he explained he was calling to tell me how great she was. Oh! My heart! He raved about how well she... Continue Reading →
Lost for words
So, that superspreader event is getting a bit hairy in Newcastle … but that's not what I'm lost for words about. (Though I hope they charge the person who ignored self-isolation rules after being part of a party boat outbreak in Sydney and instead visited Argyle House to start a new cluster there.) (And its... Continue Reading →
Bad choices
Blimey, the COVID outbreak at Fanny's has been linked to more than 200 positive cases now, out of roughly 650-680 people who were there that night. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said it was his understanding that the person in question had earlier been at a cluster event on a Sydney Harbour party boat, ignored advice... Continue Reading →
It will always be Fanny’s
The big news headline for me yesterday was that 84 people got COVID in Fanny’s. It sounds ruder when you say it out loud. I almost called this blog post “Getting it in Fanny’s” but decided against it because I’m a middle aged woman, not a sniggering teenager. But it was kinda tempting. If you’re... Continue Reading →
Setting boundaries
I pulled the ALDI flashing Christmas tree out of its box last night and plugged it in. I'm going all out on my festive decorating this year. No I’m not. The ALDI flashing Christmas tree is it. There wasn’t time to do much else over the weekend - I was too busy writing an article... Continue Reading →
Skipping Christmas
The youngest's skipping club held its Christmas gathering last night. Oh, and I am also skipping Christmas, literally. So the heading on this blog post serves a dual purpose. But more about that in a moment. In the past, the club would hold a dinner at the local golf club, but there has been nothing... Continue Reading →
Reaching new heights
I've always had an inflated sense of my own height. I'm lucky to be 5ft 5in, my ex is 5ft 11in, but I would often insist that I was almost at his level. That was patently not true, but I've never felt short. So I was shocked when a bloke told me during my early... Continue Reading →
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