When is rains in Sydney it really RAINS!! I was just on my way out to the gym this evening and as I grabbed the keys and ran out the kitchen door I was suddenly stopped in my tracks........ by the rain!! Not because I am afraid of getting wet (ok, well maybe a little) but because I have learnt that the scary and deadly funnel web spiders a.) love rain b.) get washed out of their burrows when it rains so are more likely to be wondering around and c.) come ou...

I thought finding a house to rent would be a relatively simple task and possibly quite fun. However it seems to move like a night out in Vegas - red or black?? I've spent hours looking at different properties on the internet and I defintiely know what I want and what I don't want. Pete and I also have some great team work going in terms of criteria - he wants a garage (to store the endless amout of crap that he emptied out of the garden sheds and inisited...

I decided that the best way to figure out which suburb to live in is to ask Emily (my new friend the sat nav) to take us to each one every day so that we can try before we buy!! So far each one has been lovely, but last night when looking through the endless lists of rental properties on the internet I came across a house that I instantly fell in love with! It's in a town called Collaroy, about 40 minutes north of Sydney centre (and not too bad a commute for ...