It’s finally here – the final month of the year. December. It’s expensive, it’s busy, it’s totally nuts. As the year winds up, we’re all running around trying to organise a million different things: presents, parties, annual leave, kids’ holidays, Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve… and you’re supposed to carry on with all the other … Read more
Ok. Who said it was all right for November to up and bugger off? It’s not right, you know. I certainly wouldn’t have signed off on it. And there’s no way I’m fine with Christmas being only 24 days away either. And this week hasn’t helped. It seems like only a second ago I was … Read more
You can always tell when the Sydney summer’s really underway when sunsets start looking like this one. It’s the start of a week billed to have the second hottest November day in Sydney’s history. Thankfully though, the humidity’s mercifully very low. This is the first full week we’ll have spent in Sydney in what seems … Read more
I hate breakfast in bed. There. I said it. Mrs Romance and many, many others like her love it though. So in an effort to change my mind, Mrs Romance has come up with 3 pillow-side meals that might just work. I’ve also taken this opportunity to explain why breakfast in bed sucks. I know … Read more
As you probably know, we love travelling. It’s the best. So when Mrs Romance turned to me the other day looking all wistful and pointed out we hadn’t been anywhere all year, it came as a bit of a shock. It’s true, we hadn’t been overseas together all year, but what we did realise was … Read more
The week’s really zipped by to the point where I’ve only just realised – 2 days late – that it’s November already! I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be Christmas way too soon and I’ll be doing my gift shopping on Christmas Eve as usual. Anyway, stay in the moment, stay in the moment. … Read more
What a week! The sun’s been out a lot more, which spells the beginning of summer proper, but then so have the storms. And if you’re like us, you’ll love the photos we’ve got of the lightning over Sydney this week just gone. I’ve also been taking advantage of Sydney’s beer fest and we’ve headed … Read more
In the past, I relished the thought of having the run of the house while Mrs Romance was away on a work trip. But this time – when she was away in Melbourne running the start of this season’s Little Blog Big seminars – it felt like I was missing out. I might even go as … Read more
Last week was just like my mum: short but sweet! It was also incredibly full… which doesn’t really work with my mum analogy anymore. With Sydney’s public holiday on Monday, everything we had to do got squished into just 4 days, which is never easy. 5 days isn’t easy so 4 is ridiculous. We did … Read more
I’m a bit tired of those lists of date ideas I know I’ll never do. They suck me in with a snappy headline then leave me with a host of unattainable or dull tips and an annoying click-baity gallery. So we thought we’d come up with our own list of attainable date ideas and in … Read more