Hello! Hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was lovely – I had an assignment due on the Monday, so spent quite a lot of it studying, but managed to fit in some fun around the study. We were in Mangawhai with friends, and on Sunday we drove up to my parents' gorgeous new … Continue reading How I’m working on finding balance
Our unisex nursery decor
I'm not saying this is why Hayden and I had a baby, but decorating the nursery was absolutely one of our favourite parts of getting ready for Amelie's arrival. We had constraints of course – both the fairly standard financial ones and the additional ones of being in a rental and not knowing whether we were … Continue reading Our unisex nursery decor
Decorating for Christmas!
We're having our first Christmas in our country house and I just can't wait. The weather turned it on last time we were up there, and you have never seen anyone wanting to return to Auckland less than we did. And we like Auckland! But the country is just so magical in the summer. Hayden … Continue reading Decorating for Christmas!
Introducing Amelie
I thought I was having a boy. For no good reason, my entire pregnancy I thought I was going to have a little boy. It was just a feeling I had, based on nothing. I didn't mind what we had, but I thought for sure it was a boy – except when I was struck … Continue reading Introducing Amelie
How I felt the day I learnt I was pregnant
The day I learnt I was pregnant was not initially great! Hayden and I had both had pretty rubbish days, actually. It was a Friday, and we both headed out separately for a quick after-work drink with our colleagues. I was planning on having a drink before meeting Hayden at home, then heading down to … Continue reading How I felt the day I learnt I was pregnant





