We got the happy news the other day that our friends had got engaged, and with that happy news came an almost immediate urge to jump onto Net-a-Porter and The Outnet to find a dress for the wedding. A wedding that has not yet been planned, to which I have not yet been invited, and … Continue reading Glad rags
If there's one thing New Zealanders do well, it's shutting down and taking a break over Christmas and New Year's. Each of those dates has two public holidays associated with it, and those public holidays are 'Mondayised' (applied to the following workday if they happen to fall on a weekend) so almost everyone with an … Continue reading A week on holiday in Mangawhai
I saw Reece Witherspoon's publicly shared resolutions/habit formation post for 2022 being roundly mocked on social media the other day, and Ina Garten's response being rightly fêted (it was funny!). What I did notice, and start thinking about, was that I didn't see anyone publicly identifying with Reece Witherspoon's stance. To be fair, that might … Continue reading On being the Reece Witherspoon of my friend group
So this month, five things is essentially just an extended gratitude list. By the time December was over, I was feeling pretty snarky about the whole of 2021, but in front of you lie five awesome things, all of which I am so grateful for. And there was more! This could easily have been ten, … Continue reading Five things in December
Welcome! I hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break, if you celebrate. If you’re overseas, I hope you got to see family and friends, and didn’t have your plans scuppered by the Omicron variant (what a twist for the end of the year, right?!) We were down in Hayden’s hometown of Hawke’s Bay for the … Continue reading The last day of 2021
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