THERE WILL BE STYLE Is it bitchy to say that one of my secret fantasy moments is to hit up a fancy shop, twirl importantly with my bag of purchases bought from other stores, and drop the classic Pretty Woman bomb, “You people work on commission, right? Big mistake. HUGE”? Well, recently I managed an…
A REAL THIGH SLAPPER
So… Ummmm… Are you sitting down for this? I joined a gym. Yes; you read that correctly my lovely people. I have slipped that little nugget in as many conversations as possible over the last fortnight, and I must admit, that actually feels better than a session in the sweat box itself. I need to…
TMI?
Stitches? Hours of labour? Complications? Is it necessary to share with the world, literally, the ins and outs? Have you discussed your labour with a complete stranger? In minute blow by blow details? Does anyone know how that little firecracker was conceived? Did you go there? Have you been on the receiving end of this?…
Yaba(daba)doo: Stress less party planning
A review of Yabadoo Kid’s Parties; How to host a party and still have time to eat cheese and chat… Mirror, mirror, On the wall, Who is the wildest Of them all? Well that would be my diva daughter of course! But I promise you; that tiny child makes me tear my hair out with…
Princess Pissypants
Ol’ Pissy Pants is killing me slowly. If you’re searching the internet with poo smeared curtains and the washing machine constantly cleaning bed sheets; this is not the ‘how to guide to toilet training’ you might be looking for. Rather, this is the ‘how to get through to the other side with your sanity and…
SMILE AND SAY ‘DISASTER’
I could almost taste the umbrella laden, heavy on the pour, fruity cocktail. The sun was warm on my face, my bathers were shapely around my newly skinnied up bod (daydream sequence alert!!) and the children were happily making Dory masks in Kids Club. The fantasy was tantalisingly close. Just one, small hiccup… The kids…
PERMISSION TO BOARD
The weather was gloomy and it had been a long week of toilet training the tiny one. We had battened down the hatches and cabin fever had totally set in. It was time to hit the upper deck for fresh air; to visit new shores and find our sea legs. The Australian National Maritime Museum is…
WHY I CRIED WATCHING ‘OFFSPRING’
The day I became a mother was not the happiest day of my life. It just wasn’t at all like how I imagined. When I watched Offspring last week and Nina, the slightly wacky but lovable obstetrician had to hit the panic button when a delivery did not go as planned, I found myself in…
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT
And so it is true. What goes up, must come down…literally. Who knew when Santa delivered the trampoline to our Melbourne home last year, that we would be heading to the NSW Coogee apartment/balcony lifestyle the following month? The move was fast and furious and the kids have rolled with the many changes; possibly better…
MASTERCHEF : AIN’T ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE
In honour of the Masterchef Australia 2016 Finale Tuesday night, I whacked the PJ’s on early, totally owned the couch and cracked open a celebratory packet of twisties (original cheese flavour of course; because, hey, I am totally on trend with food). Having served up a mystery bolognese for dinner that I found in the…