Life / February 1st, 2016
Let me describe a few things I can see as I sit here at the kitchen table. The bin is full. Scrunched up bits of plastic and packaging make a fringe as they poke over the edge. There is a large swathe of butter across the countertop from breakfast that needs wiping up. A sad…
It’s a soggy morning here in Melbourne, perfect (ironic) timing for all the back to school business we had going on. They should make a bingo game out of that. A uniform choice that was acceptable five minutes ago but is now unacceptable for mysterious reasons? Check! A new record of asking to hurry up…
This week has been about one thing: work. I’ve divided my time between finishing re-writes to the new book (yay!) and developing ideas for what’s to come on the blog in 2016. In some very exciting news, I’ll be partnering with a brand to make the above Living List goal happen! More on that as…
People all over the world have been mourning the passing of David Bowie this week and, now, just in the past few hours, Alan Rickman as well. I don’t recall ever not knowing David Bowie’s name – he was always there, even though I never saw Labyrinth as a child, so I can’t locate him…
We’re a week into the new year and I hope it’s been treating you well so far. I’ve already scored myself a scar. See? In case you’re wondering “That looks like an awkward place to have three stitches”, my answer is “Yes, rather!”. Not that I mind – better to be safe than sorry. I’d…
Yes, it’s that time. Right now, across the world, people are sitting down to take stock of their year in the hopes they have ticked off as many of their ‘To Do’ lists as possible and – hopefully – find a lot to celebrate and give thanks for. I know I have and do. A…
As I write this, we’re all enjoying a bit of ‘down time’. Quite frankly, that’s what the past few days have been all about. I cooked up enough of a feast on Christmas Eve to get us through to (hopefully) tomorrow, so I’ve been able to relax reading and playing board games and watch some…
I’m an advocate for giving experiences as gifts, and this year I went pretty big (definitely a very special treat) and bought the family Gold Class tickets to see a little movie you might’ve heard a bit about – Star Wars: The Force Awakens. My own feelings for the movie can be summed up in…
The above picture was taken at the Netflix Stream Team Christmas party the other day. On a gorgeous summer day by the beach, we talked about some of our favourite programs from this year – top of my list was the terrific series Jessica Jones. If you have Netflix and haven’t seen it yet, do…
