What having a Taurean bf does to an otherwise incompetent Sagi girl in the kitchen...

Being such a 'foodie', as all Taureans are, cooking for a Taurean partner automatically raises the bar... and being an extraordinary cook himself only makes matters worse... Never mind that I can barely boil toast... However, la ...

The Little Man in the Brown 70s Tracksuit

Ging's asked me to post some pix of her doggit, so if you're not a dog fan don't bother reading this post. Madra is Gaelic for 'dog' and he's a chocolate ...

D'liddle Mairn's Party

I got in trouble for not blogging much of late, but hey, I've been busy... What with doggit parties to host an' all... Yes, that's right, d'liddle mairn in d'brown seventies trackie turned 1 [or 7 in doggit years] yesterday and of ...

Wearing Undies in Public - Chic or a Major Faux Pas?

Oh yes, I've really excelled this time! I recently started Bikram Yoga - a quite intensive series of 26 positions in a 40-degree-heated room. A fantastically sweaty 90-minute workout that ha ...

Oh my...

Alcoholic Tim Tams... There is a god. Next there'll be beer-flavoured ice-cream and I may never leave the house [and no doubt become the siz ...

What a great word!

It's a well known fact that I'm a 'little' obsessed with linguistics and what-not, so a friend of mine recommended the 'A Word A Day' website, where, not so surprisingly ( ...

Bodytalk

Either my body is trying to tell me something [and let's face it, do I ever listen?!] or... I am simply an old woman... I thought taking the boys [Sean & Chris] to my 'kicky-fighty' [Tae Bo] class last night would be fun - an ...

A little bit of linguistics

This may have more to do with a Kiwiblog than an Ausblog, but if you're ever confused between the two accents, this should sort you out! Your guide to Kiwischpeak: 1) Milburn - capital of Victoria 2) Peck - to fill a suitcase 3) ...

The ATO bites

Dirty f*kin' f*kers!!!!!!!!!!! I have a STOOPID little tax debt - my HECS [Higher Education Contribution Scheme] debt [the privilege for gaining a university education]. Being out of the country for 7 years, it's accumulated inte ...

My dog the pig

Yes, that’s the right, the adorable chocky lab… that I dearly love and adore… is a bloody pig! He’s a puppy so he eats like it’s his last meal. He’s a lab so he eats like it’s his last mea ...

Chris wants boobs

That got yer attention didn't it?! Now before you ask if he’s merely perving at chicks again, or is actually considering plastic surgery, I’ll tell you it’s neither. But, it is what he said to me when I told him ...

The Great Outdoors

I was meeting up with some interstate friends in the glorious Byron Bay for the weekend and had assumed they’d book a B&B or whathaveyou. When they emailed saying they were camping, I was stoked. I’ve been gaggin&# ...

A Big Howl

I couldn't stop crying on my way to work this morning. Not a bad thing, and long overdue, perhaps. Maybe 'it's a girl thing', but there's nothing like a good howl to remind you that you're alive. And it’s been a while for me ...

Now that’s a low maintenance pet!

I bought a fish on the weekend. A very gorgeous bright blue Siamese fighting fish. They don’t take up much space – in fact, their ideal living environs is in as little water as that contained in a coffee mug-sized vess ...

Introspection

After consecutive weekends [some would say my lifetime!] of indulgence, and a potential one on the way, I actually decided against it. On Friday night I had a work social club Ten Pin Bowli ...

Payback!

He he he! While I've not managed to get my hands on the photos of Chris in his 'purple velvet dress' [please send/post if anyone does!!!], I did manage a wee bit of ...

I always said he'd come home...

Not that I make a habit of indulging in celebrity tabloid news, but this piece certainly put a twinkle in my eye... Lock up yer daughters, Ledger is a single man...

I am not a weirdo!

Okay, seeing as everyone keeps asking WHY the hell I had a toothbrush AND paste in my handbag whilst on a night out, I've decided to explain it once and for all. A l ...

Hai!

Well, so far so good! Had me first GKR [Go-Kan-Ryu!] karate 'training' in the 'dojo' last night! Admittedly I should've prepared myself a little more in terms of the protocol/etiquette, etc. as I had no clue! Fortunately, the 'se ...

This is the only thing that will cheer me up!

Clay Kitten Shooting Until I get my hands on Chris, this shall have to suffice... Cat-hating Ging

3 Times in As Many Months

But I can never get sick of the delightful city that is Melbourne... This time, the calling was my mental Moroccan travelmate, KTed's 30th! And nothi ...

A Woman of My Word and Choreographer Extraordinaire!

I may have been drunk when I said it, but a woman of my word, I stuck to my promise - at the risk of public humiliation! For eons, my dear friend Cath, one-half of bluefish, has been 'encoura ...

I'm an advocate for change, yes...

BUT... not my 'kicky fighty' class! How dare they? Some background. I'm by no means a gym junkie. In fact, generally-speaking, I loathe gyms, particularly the more pretentious varieties. Anyway, I do like to do 'some' exercise [I ...

The world's most boring party!

and I was the host! Okay, so the majority of people I'd invited said they couldn't make it, there were a lot of clashes [Riverfire

A Night of Nostalgia

Because I write/edit/coordinate our internal staff newsletter, people disclose all sorts of goss to me. So, unbeknown to me [until said 'leak'], an Oirish colleague of mine has been moonlighting as a thespian! So I decided to chec ...

Just call me d'Queen of Freebies...

From about 4.30pm Friday until 8pm Sunday, I was ensconced [?!] in a veritable feast of freebies! I began w, while not free, fabulously subsidised by my wk social club, $1 stubbies, upstairs - how hard is THAT to resist on ...

Down With Love indeed!

At the risk of getting all Molly Meldrum on myself, [whose catchphrase is] 'do yerself a favour', and check out Down With Love< ...

Ohdeargodinheaven

…was the first thing I semi-uttered, semi-groaned at about 6 o’clock when ‘the chocolate brown alarm clock’ [me doggit] jumped on my head [as he does] on Sunday, er, [yes, it was definitely] MORNING! Procee ...

Me own blog! Me own lingo!

Howdeeorl, Given I usually have something to say - relevant or otherwise - the BnA boys have set me up w me own blog! [er, obviously!] Yes, whle I'm v. familiar with the boards/blogs, I'm a bit of a newbie-techie, so bear with m ...