Life can be hard. Particularly as we get older, the shitstorm comes all at once. Money issues, kids having teen issues, aging parents, relationship drama, career crap. It is intense. As my wise mother says, ‘Everyone gets a turn.’ Noone is immune to the Ferris Wheel of Hard Times. While there are many guides to …
Right now we are going through a sexual revolution. Hugh Hefner is dead. Women are calling out their abusers. Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Tim Worner, and The President of the United States are a few of the names on the roll call. It’s not easy for women to call them out on their behaviour, and …
I find it hard to do housework unless I am stressed. This isn’t a good criterion because it means when I am not stressed, I live in a hovel. The only way I can get through the cleaning process when I am in a positive frame of mind is to: 1. Watch YouTube videos on …
There is a Serbian word, that translated to the feeling of contentment and bliss, that delicious sense of oneness with the universe when performing simple pleasures. Those small moments that add up to a fulfilled life. A contented life. I wondered if this is pottering, the Serbian way.One of my main skills in life is …
I was reading that resilience comes from talking to people about your troubles. Sharing the moments that scare or confuse you. That the act of talking it through is in itself a decision to be resilient. This year I experienced an extreme act of professional bullying. It wasn’t just aimed at me, it was aimed …
I spent the weekend brainstorming ideas for new books. Each one became more outrageous than the last, but I won’t say no to any of them because I don’t know when the writing muse will grace me with her presence again, and who am I to say what is too fantastic to write about. When …
When I found out I was pregnant with my son, I rang my friend, The Good Doctor, and asked, what the hell should I know about raising a son? Her answer was the greatest piece of advice for anyone with children. Teach him the words to name his feelings. Argghh! How good is that? How …
Yesterday a fabulous job carrot was dangled in front of me. A serious role at a large design company. I was recommended by someone who I used to work with at another agency. A nice thing to hear. But big responsibility. Big team. Big goals. Part of me misses that world, and provided there are …
While I organised an event last week for a luxury property launch in Sydney, it cemented my opinion that there are different sorts of luxury. What luxury is to some, is merely mainstream to others. Yet luxury brands rely on the mainstream buyers to make their money. The designer fragrance from Gucci, the Miu Miu …
I was in the art class, looking at the naked model in front of me. The quiet chorus of titillation had dulled into a few red faces of the owners of the easels on the outskirts. The teacher walked around the room, ‘Look at him, draw him as you see the body, not as you …