There was an article this week over at the Sydney Morning Herald called The Rise of the Mummy Blogs: A fifty-year old playboy-pendant wearing mumblogger makes the news. Cate Bolt wrote a post yesterd...
My husband Dave and I did indeed have a hot date last week at Sydney Opera House. He spent the day digging the footings for our new carport. I havent seen him at work for the longest time ... tradies...
Three Riley Brothers - Rocco, 4. Tim, 20. Max, 10. Im attempting to raise my boys...
Woke up this morning and hated the physical world so I shot myself in the face. If you need me Ill be in the underworld all day. I bought tickets off eBay to see Florence tonight at the Sydney Opera ...
"Youre gonna do it live arent you now, Eden? I will from this day forth picture you sitting down to do all your posts by getting yourself psyched up like Bill OReilly." That was a message on ...
I went to pick Rocco up from preschool yesterday and he wasnt there. A known Harry Houdini, I started panicking straight away. You know when your kid is missing and time moves like slow concrete and ...
Yesterday I sat out on the front deck for a while and looked at my boots. I walked around Africa in these boots. You never know where life will take you next ... the trick is to let go and trust wher...
We are exhausted after the worlds most crap indoor play centre birthday party. Three hundred bucks for some sausage rolls in a grubby room. This guy was cool with it though. All he cared about t...
"Hello, Wocco Shadow! Im stomping on you!" See that guy? Can you sense his determination, just from that photo? Its his birthday tomorrow. Hell be four years old. I just put him to bed and he...
This post is for the Victorian Government. Sponsored by Nuffnang. When I was a kid, I lived in a big fancy house with a billiard room. My stepdad had this old-fashioned poker machine .. the real coin...
Today marks the launch of Australias first dedicated talent agency for bloggers, The Remarkables Group. Created by talented leading Digital Specialist Lorraine Murphy, the Remarkables Group recognise...
The second rule of blog monetisation? You do not talk about not talking about blog monetisation. Unless you do. The more seriously Im taking my blog, the more pitches Im receiving from people an...
Late-night YouTube surfing with my husband recently, we came across this gem from Bill Burr. Bills take on motherhood being called the most difficult job on the planet: "Really? Oh yeah, a...
Yesterday I picked a weed from the dirt in our driveway and I thought, that would be a cool photo. I should put it on my blog, make it symbolise something. Thats the beauty of blogs .. you can mould ...
You know whats cool? Women who stand in their power. Better than that? Women who stand in their power who write on the internet. Heres three that I know of .. theyre kind of my mentors, I just forgot...
Theres new ghosts in town. Theyre with me when I fill up my car with diesel. Theyre with me when I take my son to school, as I unpack the dishwasher, when I check the trouser pockets before a laundry...
Last Monday Maybelline New York sent me to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Sydney. I was DREADING it. Told my colleague Mrs Woog in the taxi that I didnt want to go. Me: "Im seriously sca...
A few days ago I was perusing twitter and came across this tweet from Schmutzie: And I thought, well, whatever changed Schmutzies life will most likely appeal to me too. Because I feel a sense o...
The day I came back from a wrenching trip to Africa, my husband Dave left for a two-week holiday to Mexico. It was my idea that he go. I didnt say goodbye or wish him well, because Im an arsehol...
This post brought to you by Worksafe Victoria Sponsored by NuffNang Many moons ago, I worked as a barmaid for a few bars and clubs. I was a really, really good barmaid. The old guys used to wave the ...
Last year I gathered up a lot of bravado and skulls and read this blog post out to a couple thousand people at the worlds biggest social media conference for women, BlogHer. Nobody talk about the hai...
Today I was supposed to upload a sponsored post onto my blog .. but it got rejected. I was asked to edit it. After some conversing with the ad network I finally asked, "So, can I still write abou...
Last night I looked deeply into Roccos eyes as he fell asleep. It was one of the most intimate things Id ever done in my life and Ill never forget it. His eyes fluttered, then closed. A few moments l...
Why would anybody ever want to write anything on the internet? No wonder people play it safe. I constantly get told how honest I am. I dont understand .. if Im getting lauded for being honest, what t...
The other day I took my boys to the annual Royal Easter Show. They were fighting and it was raining, but I took them anyway. We all needed to get out of this stinky house and have some goddamn FUN.&n...
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The thing about Africa .. is everything. Waiting in line. Theres a lot of lines. Whenever we arrived at a particular village, Id always hang back a bit. Im actually quite shy. (Stop laughing!) ...
"Oh, you were finished? Well, allow me to retort." - Jules, Pulp Fiction I took these photos before and after my hair and make-up last week, from being on Tens Breakfast Show. Which one ...
"Im sorry to say so But, sadly its true That bang-ups and hang-ups Can happen to you." - Dr Seuss, Oh, the Places youll Go Today I am slumpy. Apparently I can fly across the world like a crus...
I was picked up at the airport yesterday by my two children and both of my stepchildren. All holding balloons, flowers .. even a lovingly handcrafted banner that read "WELCOME HOME, HERO!" My...
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