Who's Corinne?

My name is Corinne. Most of my family and friends call me Rin. I also get called Mummy, Mama, Spin, Rinny, Bubba and Chook. 

I'm a 36-year-old mum, wife, daughter, friend and sister. Before becoming a mum I worked in magazines as a writer and sub-editor, a career that chose me rather than the other way round. These days I'm found around the house as a wannabe domestic goddess, but not a particularly successful one – you only have to walk through my front door to know that. Now I'm trying to decide what I'm going to do when I grow up.

I have two gorgeous daughters, aged 4 and 5, and a one-year-old boy. I have often been asked how they turned out so beautiful. I also have a gorgeous husband, who on this blog I call Skip. We've been married for seven years, but we've been together for 14 years. We've grown from 21-year-old party people to 30-something year-old parents together.

My family and I recently moved from the inner west of Sydney to the Middle East! Dubai to be precise. So a lot of this blog is dedicated to finding my way in my new hometown and the ins and outs of expat life. 

I love playing make believe with my girls and watching them perform their concerts in the backyard. I love spending early mornings at the beach splashing with my girls. I love good food and eating out. I love good wine, too. Skip and I love going to the races. I love catching up with my friends and laughing until my cheeks hurt. I love curling up with a good book or a good movie on the box, with a block of choccy by my side. 

I started this blog as a way of getting in the habit of writing again, but it's turned into so much more than that. 

And so is the daze of my life....