Month: June 2017

  • Winter Days. A ‘Bad Moms’ Update.

    Winter Days.  A ‘Bad Moms’ Update.

    When you reach that point in winter where the afternoon skies are a clear and piercing blue that matches the coldness in the air, you know that it’s officially the start of black puffer season in the ‘hood. There were rumblings on the streets before but by Thursday, it was black puffer vests and jackets…

  • Lovin’ Life 29/6/2017: Name Stamps and Yesterday’s Eyeliner.

    Lovin’ Life 29/6/2017: Name Stamps and Yesterday’s Eyeliner.

    Things that the time poor me is loving right now. Waterproof name stamps like this one from Stamptastic .  So much easier than sew in (who does these anymore…. anyone?!?) and iron on labels (which have a nasty habit of peeling off if you’re as much of a dryer devotee as I am).  All you need…

  • Life This Week 26/6/2017: The Week In Pictures.

    Life This Week 26/6/2017: The Week In Pictures.

    The week in pictures. Bold clashes of colour and design on the discount shelves of Zara Home on Pitt Street. Opening a new box of Maldon Sea Salt Flakes.  There’s something so comforting about its packaging. A new painting by Preschooler SSG for my office.  My office wall collection spans the last year or so…

  • A Sunday Mostly At Home.

    A Sunday Mostly At Home.

    It’s been a lazy, restorative kind of Sunday here.   We took a brisk walk / scooter to the shops first thing in the morning where I was overjoyed to find Proper Strong Yorkshire Tea.  One hundred bags will only set you back around $6 at Woolies.  You can find Proper Strong in the regular…

  • Lovin’ Life 22/6/2017: A Day Off In The City. MINISO. ‘He Said / She Said’ by Erin Kelly.

    Lovin’ Life 22/6/2017: A Day Off In The City.  MINISO.  ‘He Said / She Said’ by Erin Kelly.

    I don’t get out much.  But when I do, I do like to write about it.  Be warned, this is one of my essay length posts.  It covers a lot of territory as well. I had a day in the city earlier this week. A Day in The City. On My Own. On A Weekday.…

  • Shoes and Sweaters.

    Shoes and Sweaters.

    I’m a woman on a mission.  There’ve been a couple of niggling issues in my wardrobe that I’ve put off fixing for one reason or another.   The first is the elephant sitting in my shoe cupboard.  A number of pairs of sensible work shoes that have stretched a half size too loose or the…

  • Life This Week 19/6/2017: A Week Of Difficult Adulting.

    Life This Week 19/6/2017: A Week Of Difficult Adulting.

    via Etsy You know how full-time adulting is hard?  I think it’s such a shame that you can’t sometimes pause your subscription of it like you can a gym or Netflix membership.   Life this week has been a series of reality checks.  It’s been a week of having to adult with every fibre of my…

  • Lovin’ Life 15/6/2017: Time, Change and Motherhood.

    Lovin’ Life 15/6/2017:  Time, Change and Motherhood.

    Maybe it’s because my new baby days are officially behind me now or maybe it’s because I’m more of a softie at heart than I realised but I’m really loving new baby news at the moment. It’s crept up on me.  At first it was just the predictable response to celebrity and royal pregnancy announcements…

  • Snapshots From A Suburban Winter.

    Snapshots From A Suburban Winter.

    When compared to winters on a farm, by the beach or nestled in the forest or mountain ranges, suburban winters do tend to come off a distant second best.  The natural landmarks that set off winter to its best advantage elsewhere tend to be obscured or erased (as the case may be) by the man…

  • Life This Week 12/6/2017: Public Holidays.

    Life This Week 12/6/2017: Public Holidays.

    Public Holiday Mondays are my favourite kind of Mondays.  I revel in their energy or lack of it.  It’s probably a very different story to that of the holiday destinations of our state but in the city and surrounding suburbs, quietness and stillness are the order of the day.  The streets are strangely empty of…