The Word is Out
There are no bloody men on Tinder, my friend lamented loudly to the table, staring into her fizzing Aperol Spritz.
Flaky observations in the frivolous and mundane, from the bedroom (wink) to the kids' playroom
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
The Time is Meow
This will be my last cat, my friend Libby declared. Her magnificent fluffy grey striped Turkish Angora cat with it’s exotic Egyptian...
- Nov 20, 2020
- 6 min
Prepare for Landing
I was 27 and had just left my life in London behind to travel the globe in a clockwise direction, a tell-tale requirement of the discounted
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
‘All You Can Eat’ in 14 Days
Fresh out of the black hole of our teeny lockdown in NZ. 14 days, it’s nothing really. I’ve probably had bender weekends that lasted longer.
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
Cheering for Polygamy
I know what you're thinking, this posed pic MUST have been taken on the set of the greatest show on earth, The Bachelor. Nopeities, it's...
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Gone with the Wind
It’s been almost 20 years since I left Wellington and it’s murderous wind, and this was my first visit back.
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
It’s a Sign
When I was about 21, living in Wellington, my parents very kindly bought me a metallic grey Daihatsu Feroza jeep. I thought it was the...
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Save Room for Dessert
On our (annual) dinner date in Sydney about 6 months ago, Tom got hit on by a woman at the adjacent table to us.
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
I, Like Totally, Love Your Ixceent
One of the most obvious adjustments to moving back here has got to be hearing the Kiwi accent (pronounced ‘ixceent’) everywhere again.
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Grapes of Inertia
Reflections from a survivor after being locked inside with tiny despots.
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Homemade Bleach & Foreplay
At some point during that interminable lockdown was our 7th wedding anniversary. For the 7th time, we forgot about celebrating it.
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
Get Butter Soon
So it seems that everyone is now baking bread for Instagram show and tell. I am shocked. At first, I suspected these loaves were the...
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
My Cup Runneth Over
Mummy my mummy I've brought you a drink Mummy my mummy what do you think? Darling my darling how thoughtful and sweet What is it my...
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Year of the Pig
When I was about 4 years old someone gave me a pillow case which had a picture of Garfield dressed as a grouchy ram, with huge curling...
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
OMG Danny Devito, I Love Your Work!
Marie Kondu‘s simple core philosophy is to throw out every item in your house that does not fill you with joy when you pick it up. I am...
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Packing for One
A 40 year old man dressed in fluoro clothing doing wheelies in the bush can only mean one thing – the male mid life crisis.
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Great Expectations
Firstly there is becoming a mum. After the initial shock of losing your... independence, freedom and night time sleep
- Oct 13, 2018
- 2 min
How to Read to Little Children
For those living in the “child zone” it is Book Week at schools around the world.
- Jun 13, 2018
- 2 min
Giving Gifts That Don’t Suck
My first blog post. I am intending that this blog will chronicle the metamorphosis of a life-long clutterbug, scatter-brained...
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