Month: December 2013

  • Dear 2013.

    Dear 2013.

    Dear 2013, I just wanted to write to you to say goodbye properly but I’m struggling to find the right words. I don’t remember any other year of my life which has managed to bring both great joy and sorrow simultaneously. I have such mixed feelings about your leaving to make way for 2014. I’ll…

  • Christmas, Please Don’t Go.

    Christmas, Please Don’t Go.

    Christmas, I miss you already.  Please don’t go just yet. I love finding front doors in the neighbourhood still proudly wearing their wreaths.  Toddler SSG is still collecting goodies at every shop and cafe we visit. It’s all from Ikea.  Except the candle holders that you can’t see too clearly.  They’re slightly fancy Georg Jensen.…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas!

    Just dropping in with a quick post today. Merry Christmas!  May you be blessed with peace, hope and joy.  In amongst all the food, family, presents and mayhem, may you also find a few moments for yourself.  To reflect, recharge, refocus.  Whatever it is that your soul needs most. I’ll endeavour to do the same,…

  • The First Rum Ball of Christmas.

    The First Rum Ball of Christmas.

    We mightn’t have a tree up this year or a wreath on the front door (due to OH&S issues related to living with a toddler) but we do have rum balls. The raisins were doused in Bundaberg rum on Saturday afternoon… And come Sunday morning, all I had to do was assemble the rest of…

  • Early For Work On A Friday.

    Early For Work On A Friday.

    I don’t think I could have written a post today without starting here. They’re home from Afghanistan for Christmas.  May this be a very merry Christmas for the Australian armed forces personnel who are now safely back in Australia with their families this year.  May your favourite beer be chilling in the fridge for you right…

  • ‘Real Lives’. InStyle’s Orange Pencil Skirt.

    ‘Real Lives’.  InStyle’s Orange Pencil Skirt.

    I hope Gwyneth’s suitably impressed by how I’ve not defiled her latest InStyle cover by styling it with anything so common as a cup of takeaway coffee or a glass of bubbles.  Which is how I read magazines in real life.   It’s been an interesting time in the domain of celebrity lifestyles with no…

  • Monday At Santa’s Grotto.

    Objectively, how bad can a Monday be when the first thing on your to do list is organizing Christmas gifts? I’ve been put in charge of gifts for our department at work this year and it’s been a job I’ve approached with military precision. I’ve been listing and cross checking lists for weeks now and…

  • The Novelty of Dry Clean Only. Sequins Are Key.

    It’s about time for another weekend, isn’t it? It’s been another busy week for me but busy in a good way. Things getting done, progress being made. And all the while, being pushed along by glimpses of a stunning blue sky through the windows of my office and the feeling of the sun on my…

  • Moments.

    On the one hand it’s rush, rush, rush at this time of the year as you run around tidying things up for the end of the year whilst making arrangements for a stress free Christmas (because it will be stress free this year, it will be…). But on the other, there’s a lot to be…

  • “We Can Change the World and Make It A Better Place.” Vale, Nelson Mandela.

    Hello and happy Friday!   I know it’s been a crazy week in world news. On the Miranda Kerr news, I’m betting you can feel my enthusiasm radiating your computer screen. Never mind…..   www.pougala.org   Rest in peace, Mr Mandela. You leave behind a legacy of hope and change that has touched people like…