Journo, geek, mum, person of interest + colourful racing identity.
Posted in My so-called life on Jan 24th, 2011
I’m beginning to suspect my husband doesn’t thoroughly enjoy shopping with me. This may be due to the fact that, whilst shopping, I like to amuse myself by finding little ways to embarrass him. For instance, in a bustling clothes shop I once spied the most garish and tacky mens g-string I’d ever seen. It [...]
Posted in My so-called life, Parenting on Oct 24th, 2010
My son and I have discovered a rollicking new game. We play it every mealtime and it’s a hoot! Want to learn more? Great! Here are the rules. Your son must refuse to eat every meal put in front of him, whilst screaming and trying to hit you with his flailing arms. He gets extra [...]
Posted in Best of FOAS, My so-called life, Weird toys & gear on Oct 18th, 2010
I once head-butted a tree. It was an accident, of course. I don’t make a habit of getting into biffo with plants. Unless they drop leaves into my yard, in which case they started it and all bets are off. No, on this occasion I was busy texting when I walked straight into the damn [...]
Posted in My so-called life on Oct 2nd, 2010
My friend told me a pair of her underpants went AWOL yesterday morning. She’d laid them out with her day’s outfit, only to discover them missing soon after. The mystery was solved hours later when they turned up in her child’s stroller. Her son had obviously decided they deserved a relaxing trip to the park, [...]
Posted in Parenting on Sep 29th, 2010
To dress him in magnificent costumes like this: Don’t blame me, son, blame Think Geek for selling them. POSTSCRIPT Several hours after I originally posted this, my son responded by throwing up all over me and his bedroom. It. Went. Everywhere. Touché, Mr Squish, touché.
