Month: June 2015

  • When Life Gives You Lemons.

    When Life Gives You Lemons.

    It’s been a day of making a list, checking it twice, taking it everywhere with me and being pleasantly surprised to have gotten everything ticked off. My lists aren’t usually in order of priority.  I just write down whatever I remember first and come back and add things as I remember them. I do, however,…

  • ‘The School Run’. Back To MAC She Goes. Noodles and An Interview.

    ‘The School Run’.  Back To MAC She Goes.  Noodles and An Interview.

    I know it defies logic but I feel bad when my $3.99 Kindle downloads kind of suck.  I feel sorry for the author whose royalty from the $3.99 sale is going to be proportionally much less than that of the author of a $16.99 download.  And while we’re on that point, why do paperless downloads…

  • Love For All.

    Love For All.

    Eloquent and considered as always. It wasn’t just about the hard fought ‘victory’ it will also be about respecting religious differences whilst also celebrating love for all going forward. It’s these few and far between moments that leave me inspired that we will leave our world a better place for our children and theirs.

  • The Park. One Pot Pasta.

    The Park.  One Pot Pasta.

     It was lovely at the park yesterday morning. Toddler SSG and I arrived before the clouds got too grey and heavy and also before the mid morning crowd.  We had the play area to ourselves and all the lawn and playing fields to run around too. The air had a fresh coolness to it which…

  • All the Big News Stories. Instant Chip Gravy.

    All the Big News Stories.  Instant Chip Gravy.

    In a week already dominated by major news stories like Pack-Carey (non Australian readers, that really is Mariah Carey hand in hand with one of our local billionaires) www.dailytelegraph.com.au and a case report of skinny jeans being dangerous to your health,  www.gap.com.auGAP jeggings, my current skinny of choice. it’s been even more challenging than usual to…

  • If We Could Talk Brown Pencil Eyeliner For A Bit. The Weekend.

    If We Could Talk Brown Pencil Eyeliner For A Bit.  The Weekend.

    It’s been a while since we’ve discussed brown pencil eyeliners.  They’re my one true make up love.  I buy them obsessively and stay loyal to my favourites just as passionately.  My record for repurchasing one particular pencil was three.  And when I find a brand I love, I’m not above buying all the browns in…

  • Another Black Dress. Lego, New York Style.

    Another Black Dress.  Lego, New York Style.

    There’s a price to be paid for being too efficient in the packing and decluttering stakes. And that would be finding yourself compelled to start filling up the space you’ve created with things that you previously didn’t have room for. www.mixapparel.com.au This black 3/4 sleeve dress from Mix ($25) serendepitously found its way into my…

  • Parental Solidarity. At Home for the Day.

    Parental Solidarity. At Home for the Day.

    The Royals, they’re just like us. Only colour co-ordinated and less blurry in photographs.  And with better off duty hair.. but I only have myself to blame for going to bed with damp hair after losing interest two minutes into my last meeting with my Parlux. A real world toddler and his Crocs. Prince George…

  • New T. Swift. Home Fitness Saturdays. An Aunty In Waiting.

    New T. Swift.  Home Fitness Saturdays.  An Aunty In Waiting.

    Let me say for the record that advanced age alone is not a barrier to liking a new T. Swift song and video clip. My ear worm for the weekend has been Taylor’s latest single, Bad Blood. While Taylor and her posse have been nunchucking and falling through sheet glass in stilettos and leather as…

  • Days On and Days Off – They’re Both Busy.

    Days On and Days Off – They’re Both Busy.

    I usually say that my days off feel twice as busy as my days on at work but today’s been all kinds of crazy at the coalface.  I’m sitting in my office now and it’s the first time I’ve had a seat all day.  It’s going to take a forklift to prise me off it.…