NewsBite

Advertisement

Jessica Rowe is a journalist, author and television personality.

Last time I was in Paris I’d hoped for a marriage proposal. It wasn’t to be

Last time I was in Paris I’d hoped for a marriage proposal. It wasn’t to be

My now-husband, usually a fan of the predictable, later explained that he wasn’t going to do the clichéd proposal.

  • by Jessica Rowe

Latest

The worst part of being a grown-up is coming up with a family meal each evening

The worst part of being a grown-up is coming up with a family meal each evening

Food is glorious, but the cooking part has never been my strength.

  • by Jessica Rowe
Just like Kris Jenner, I’ve become my daughter’s ‘momager’

Just like Kris Jenner, I’ve become my daughter’s ‘momager’

My eldest is pursuing her fashion dreams and recently signed with a modelling agency.

  • by Jessica Rowe
‘I loved books as a child. Never did I imagine that I would become a writer’

‘I loved books as a child. Never did I imagine that I would become a writer’

Though I was a journalist, I saw myself as sharing facts and information, never as a ‘serious’ author.

  • by Jessica Rowe
What I saw inside the Harry Styles mosh pit warmed my heart

What I saw inside the Harry Styles mosh pit warmed my heart

Love, acceptance and celebration roar through the stadium. I get it, I see why he is so special to so many people.

  • by Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe: ‘The many lessons my daughters have taught me’

Jessica Rowe: ‘The many lessons my daughters have taught me’

Why do we give teenage girls such a hard time? I’m learning the power of zipping it and listening to my daughters instead.

  • by Jessica Rowe
Advertisement
Jessica Rowe: ‘I’d wrongly assumed that becoming pregnant would be easy’

Jessica Rowe: ‘I’d wrongly assumed that becoming pregnant would be easy’

We had a huge mortgage with a perfect baby room set aside, but suddenly there was a glitch in our plan: after two years of trying, my body was letting me down.

  • by Jessica Rowe
On my long road to motherhood, one place holds a roadmap to my heart

On my long road to motherhood, one place holds a roadmap to my heart

After another failed IVF attempt, I remember weeping into the ocean. Now, many years later, I smile seeing both of my daughters stride across the sand ahead of me.

  • by Jessica Rowe
Christmas will be different this year, but there are some silver linings

Christmas will be different this year, but there are some silver linings

My Christmas wish is that you take a moment to reflect on how you’ve survived this year.

  • by Jessica Rowe
Can a crazy cat lady fall for a dog? Miracles can happen

Can a crazy cat lady fall for a dog? Miracles can happen

It’s quite a turnaround to now be a dog owner. Even the cats are (sort of) coming around, with Violet giving Daphne “permission” to hang out with her.

  • by Jessica Rowe
What happens when you turn 50? Freedom, that's what

What happens when you turn 50? Freedom, that's what

As I enter this bold new decade, I’ve discarded all the boxes I wasted way too much of my early life trying to fit into.

  • by Jessica Rowe

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/jessica-rowe-gqpyot