It’s a long weekend here and it’s wet and cold. Perfect weather for staying indoors, the six of us still in pyjamas eating croissants and doing nothing. One of my kids was playing songs (if you can call them that) from his iPod and the conversation somehow turned to John …
Yesterday I posted something on Instagram about being an introvert and I was quite surprised by how many people also considered themselves one. What was also interesting is that all of them are some of my favorite instagram friends. Funny how we humans unknowingly stick together like a magnet and paper …
On Mother’s Day, like a giant middle finger to my awesome mothering, my dishwasher died and took all the power to the kitchen bench with it. That same night, in protest, I headed to the supermarket to stock up on disposable plates, cups and cutlery because I don’t give a crap, …
I used to be one of those parents of boys. You know the ones … protective, nurturing, adamant that they’d grow up without any violent tendencies, the type who’d never in a million years let them have toy guns or weapons. Ten years ago I was the type who would …
Well it sure has been a while! I haven’t posted a weekly photo blog since 2013 when I used to post this religiously every week. Going to try to post this every sunday. All photos snapped on my iPhone.
… Another running story I’m afraid! Well I did it. I ran the Canberra Marathon last weekend and came home with a nice tidy personal best time. I am absolutely thrilled. What a wonderful feeling it is when you put in the hard yards and are rewarded for it. I can …
This is my thirteenth and last consecutive year of being at home with at least one small child. Jude starts school next year and I’m really in two minds about it. I used to look at the Mums at the Cheers & Tears morning on the first day of school, …
It’s sunday and the end of daylight savings. So in the confusion of the added 25 hours to the day, or so it seems, I ended up back in bed at lunchtime. Seriously, how can one teeny hour cause such havoc? Anyway as I lay there fantasising about how many minutes …
I have seen some pretty weird and wonderful things when I’ve been out running. As a city runner, when you clock up hundreds of hours on the road you are bound to come across at least one interesting thing each run. I have seen police pulling a dead body out …
In July we are coming up to our three year anniversary since we left London. I know. THREE YEARS. Before we left I met someone who told me that it takes two years to resettle back where you came from after so many years living away. At the time I wanted …
I have reignited my affair with running lately. I never fell out of love with it but just like human relationships, the one with running also sees ups and downs and there are times where it’s just a massive, massive effort. In January a really gorgeous running friend of …
Well it has been a while. There is nothing sadder than an abandoned blog. If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I’d go nearly six months without posting anything I’d have been horrified, yet that’s exactly what I’ve done. I tried to write. I have about two …
I love things that match. Even if it’s a 4am training run in the dark, I still match my running gear down to my socks and undies. I know it’s weird but I can’t help it. On race days I always find out the bib colours and match them to …
Yesterday I had my bastard gallbladder out, the pesky little body organ that has given me so much grief for the past 6 months. When I saw the surgeon this morning as I was being discharged from hospital, he said, “Your gallbladder was septic and full of large stones. You …
I’ve had one of those really crap weeks. You know the type – traffic fine, smashed iPhone, forget to turn your wi-fi on and use up all your data with 15 days to go type weeks. I thought it would end with that but obviously things on Planet Stephanie can deteriorate …