Well, we're back in lockdown! It wasn't a surprise, exactly – I think most of New Zealand figured we would be susceptible to another border failure at some stage, and the government did warn us that any evidence of the Delta strain in the community would probably lead to a lockdown to stamp it out … Continue reading Pandemic thoughts
Category: adventures
Skiing at Mt Ruapehu
We headed away to Mt Ruapehu at the beginning of August for a week's skiing! We had absolutely spectacular weather for the first few days, then it started to snow – a lot – it definitely slowed us down but it was super special all the same! We were actually meant to be going on … Continue reading Skiing at Mt Ruapehu
How setting goals made my autumn great (and short)
Autumn absolutely flew by this year! And there is little doubt in my mind that that was at least partially because I had such a fun lot of things I wanted to do – not so much an autumn bucket list as an autumn improvement list, if you remember? In terms of life management, doing the … Continue reading How setting goals made my autumn great (and short)
Satisfying weekends
We've had a few weeks around here that have really all blended in to the next! When I look back at them, though, I'm happy and impressed to note that we've been breaking that pattern on weekends. I've been having a lot of really satisfying weekends. It's been great. I think the secret for us … Continue reading Satisfying weekends
Five things in June
It's been a great June! We've had some incredible sunshine, we've done lots of fun things, I've started doing a really great new (to me) exercise programme (more on that directly below) and generally, I'm just feeling incredibly satisfied. This is so far from how I usually feel in winter that's it's mildly disconcerting, but … Continue reading Five things in June





