by ARossier | Nov 12, 2018
Nine Perfect Strangers – Liane Moriarty I’m not going to lie. I loved this book. Even the ill-advised section in the middle which detailed the drug-induced hallucinations of some of the characters. I just really, really like the way Liane Moriarty writes (if her...
by ARossier | Nov 5, 2018
November is officially the time for me to start thinking about Christmas. It’s always hard, especially with kids, work, study, family. My cure for the stress and worry is the simple checklist. Keep a list of things you need to buy, the budget you have for each person,...
by ARossier | Oct 29, 2018
My daughter has her yearly exams coming up. She’s not doing her HSC yet (not by a long shot) but she still feels the nerves. So we came up with a list of quick ways to calm down so we can get the brain working properly before a big test. Some of these you could do at...
by ARossier | Oct 22, 2018
I have a theory that every woman loves flowers, but every woman has just one flower that she can’t stand. Last week I was buying a bunch of flowers for a girlfriend’s birthday. I chose orange tulips, which were really lovely. The florist put it together for me and...
by ARossier | Oct 15, 2018
This post is for my friends who have just, or are just about to, turn 40. For various reasons I was the first of a certain group of friends to hit this decade, which I did last year. One of the things I loved about turning 40 was the abundance of love I got from other...
by ARossier | Oct 10, 2018
I’m very excited about the longer days and the onset of Daylight Saving in NSW, which has just started. Often after dinner in the warmer months we walk to the local park where the kids play or kick around a ball, and we get to know all the other people who live in our...
by ARossier | Oct 1, 2018
This is the time of year that we traditionally go through our homes and vacuum in places we haven’t vacuumed since last year, clean windows we can’t reach and organise a council clean-up for the stuff we don’t need anymore. So we thought it was a good time to remind...
by ARossier | Sep 24, 2018
When my beloved uncle died last week I was heartened to see that one lovely tradition is still quite strong. People brought food to my aunt and cousins. The day after it happened, my aunt’s daughter-in-law came over armed with bread, chicken, cheese and ham and made...
by ARossier | Sep 17, 2018
Last week my husband announced that he’d had a beetroot coffee. This was largely to annoy our daughter who hates beetroot so much she doesn’t even like to hear the word. But I was intrigued. Beetroot coffee? Why? And what next? Dig a little deeper and you’ll find a...
by ARossier | Sep 10, 2018
When I was growing up my mum would regularly fly to Adelaide to spend an extended weekend with her best friend. At least, I thought of it as regular. It probably happened once a year or less. My brothers and I would whinge. “Why are you leaving us?” we’d cry. “Because...
