‘Don’t worry, I’m following the app’: My $93 Uber ride from hellJanuary 30, 2023 — 3.30pm January 30, 2023 — 3.30pm View all comments A night out with friends, an Uber ride home from the eastern suburbs to the inner west, and somehow I nearly ended up in Canberra. I’m exaggerating, but the Uber driver was so… Jan 30 23January 30, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The sports lesson our kids aren’t getting: you don’t have to play to winA recent report that junior sports clubs are facing “dwindling participation numbers” and looking for a way to make junior sport “a more accepting, inclusive and enjoyable environment” struck a chord in our household. All three of my boys were… Apr 04 22April 04, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Whatever happened to dressing for dinner? Classless doesn’t mean unclassyThere is a moment in Downton Abbey when Lady Mary Crawley excuses herself from the drawing room and says, “I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” This, for me, sums up the sartorial elegance of the period: hats that required an announcement (and a… Mar 06 22March 06, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Move over selfie stick – I’m marketing the social-distancing stickLibertarians rejoice, the government has stepped deftly away, removed all government safety nets and declared that the COVID-19 crisis is now ours to manage. This is what a lot of people wanted all along: no lockdowns, no big government and the… Jan 15 22January 15, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Removalists were more focused on shifting my Google review than shifting my stuffMoving house was already going to be the worst day of my life, so I was prepared to throw money at the problem. I wanted a large reputable removalist company with branded vans and professional movers in matching polo shirts. I didn’t want a random… Jan 08 22January 08, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Bin there, done that: confessions of a festive empty-bin hunterIn the opening scenes of the 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Andie MacDowell lies on her therapist’s couch and talks about her obsession with garbage. “I’ve gotten real concerned over what’s going to happen with all the garbage,” she says. “We’ve… Jan 01 22January 01, 2022Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
I’ve already visited Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse and I don’t want to do it againWhen Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg explained his metaverse vision in a keynote video presentation he showed viewers a clean, well-lit virtual world, where people could play virtual games, experience virtual concerts, hang out with each other’s… Nov 29 21November 29, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Assume the brace position people, while I get controversial about meals on flightsI may not have been listening properly, but I the way I remember it, Alan Joyce said “blah blah bah vaccine passports” a lot over the last 12 months. From that, I assumed that Qantas was going to mandate vaccine passports, for all domestic and… Nov 01 21November 01, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Lining up for the new normal? Have patience I was standing outside the post office in one of those 1.5-metre-apart queues that snake around the block. The woman behind me had the sort of energy that I would now associate with the pre-COVID-19 era. She was huffing and fidgeting, making her… Sep 19 21September 19, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Doing it for my kids’: The thing that consistently does my head in on The VoiceOne of my favourite parts of The Voice is the blind auditions. Every time all four red chairs turn for a singer, I cry my stupid dumb eyes out. (This year, I’ve also enjoyed Keith’s high-pitched giggle.) One thing I found consistently perplexing,… Sep 06 21September 06, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
In the face of COVID, NSW has only one option: Go the full Ted LassoAdvertisementThe Apple TV series Ted Lasso follows an American gridiron coach who, by a strange series of events, finds himself coaching a British soccer team. It’s an impossible task; not only is the team in total disarray, but the owner of the team… Aug 19 21August 19, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydneysiders are like a pack of teens taking advantage of Glad’s ‘cool mum’ parentingRecent scenes around Sydney have had other states wondering whether or not Sydney is actually in lockdown: crowded beach boardwalks, picnics in the park, handstands at the outdoor gym. When the sun is shining, it’s business as usual in this… Jul 04 21July 04, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Release the hounds!’: Buying a house in Sydney is a game of ruthless psychological warfare If you are trying to buy a home in Sydney, get ready for a ruthless game of psychological warfare. And I’m not talking about the game you’ll have to play with the real estate agent; the time-honoured game called “What’s the price guide? No, really,… Jun 01 21June 01, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The wow-factor has gone horribly wrong in the 2021 fashion trend I just won’t do If there was a movie about 2021 women’s fashion, it would be called, Attack of the Killer Sleeves. Look around you, fashionistas all over this city are being menaced from ear to ear by gigantic killer sleeves: their tiny smiling heads wedged between… May 24 21May 24, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The worst idea ever invented gets used by the people with the least shame Portable Bluetooth speakers are a great invention because they allow you to take your music with you wherever you go. However, the fact that other people can also take their music with them wherever they go simultaneously makes portable speakers the… May 10 21May 10, 2021Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
10 thoughts we all have while Christmas shoppingAh, Christmas. 'Tis the best of times and the worst of times. On the upside, there's the way the entire commercial world stops for a day so we can all eat, drink and be merry. And on the downside there is the way the commercial world leads us all up… Dec 11 20December 11, 2020Article at CHOICE
10 thoughts we all have while shopping at IkeaBuying furniture seems like a really fun idea until you go to the counter, put your credit card down and hear this sentence: "Okay so, delivery in… six weeks?" This spiel also involves, "No, we can't give you an exact time you'll just have to cancel… Feb 25 20February 25, 2020Article at CHOICE
Things I should be cleaning but never willI have always subscribed to a basic minimum approach to cleaning. But according to a lot of lifestyle cleaning gurus, there are many things I should be cleaning that don't seem to be on my list of round-the-house must-dos. Here are some cleaning… Sep 18 19September 18, 2019Article at CHOICE
Tips and hacks that actually make your life worseLife hacks represent the best of the internet and the worst of the internet. The good ones will make your life better, the bad ones will inconvenience you and may even make you smell. Here's a heads up on some of the hacks going around the internet… Aug 28 19August 28, 2019Article at CHOICE
If shops want us to buy things, could they please fix the change rooms?By Penny Flanagan February 21, 2019 — 3.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Whenever I see news articles about perverts putting hidden cameras in women’s change rooms, all I can think is: Dear God in heaven, why?! Not because I’m… Feb 21 19February 21, 2019Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
