Tag Archives: humor
Can we fix it? Probably not.
*Bob the builder is back. He appears to have an apprentice now which you’d think would have sped up the process, but it hasn’t. We noticed a small patch of darkening plaster on the en suite ceiling a little over … Continue reading
Like a Tiger…
I am at that tiresome point in life where suddenly there is a compulsion to bemoan the dearth of quality made *insert item here * to all and sundry. It is entirely possible that we are chronologically predisposed to yearn … Continue reading
Selling it.
My job, the thing I do in between wishing I didn’t, is ostensibly a sales role with a visual merchandising component thrown in for good measure. I recently spent a couple of days in Sydney at head office meeting the … Continue reading
Free Styler
The thing about hand me downs is that you often find yourself wearing something you wouldn’t have actually contemplated purchasing in the first instance. I recently became the recipient of several summer frocks. I use the word ‘frock’ advisedly in … Continue reading
Christmas wrap up
I can say it now, as the fireworks haze has cleared and we are contemplating the blank page of a brand new year, I’m really not such a big wrap for Christmas. It was Christmas Eve and we had suffered … Continue reading
My diamond days are over.
Turns out diamonds are not my best friend. I was recently charged with the task of merchandising a selection of diamond rings, bangles and earrings; a fiddly job that gave me new appreciation for my opposable thumbs. Surreptitiously slipping on … Continue reading
Naming right(s)
Finally New Idea has it right. After a year and a half of monthly magazine covers exclusively announcing the royal bump, young Kate is finally with child. Rule bloody Brittania! This is excellent timing for the whole world seems to … Continue reading
But once a year…
It’s official – I’ve lost my Christmas mojo. This was the weekend to erect the tree and hang the wreath announcing to the world just how damn festive you are with your syncopated fairy lights flashing madly in the window. … Continue reading
Party On Down
So I have been thinking about birthdays, in particular those ones that end in zero. My youngest turns twenty next year which means, given I had a zero birthday the year she was born, that I too will endure celebrate … Continue reading
Mind over matter
For the past week my brain has felt like cold spaghetti. I have been having trouble separating thought streams and no matter how anxious or overloaded it becomes I simply cannot clear my chatty mind. My internal dialogue is on … Continue reading