May is a long month! For us, May really marked the start of winter. We began to have some rather chilly mornings and the days are getting short...it's time to get cozy! Here's a few things I loved last month, all with a rather cozy theme actually – read on for a very specialist movie rec, … Continue reading Five things in May
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The last day of 2021
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
Five things in July, and more…
We have a bumper edition of five things! One where there will actually be ten things because I completely didn't realise I didn't do one for July, and now it's the end of August! Ah August has been a total cluster, what with ski trips and finishing jobs and unexpected lockdowns. We do what we … Continue reading Five things in July, and more…
Feeling grateful
I've been keeping a gratitude journal for about eight weeks now – formally that is. I used to 'use' gratitude in an ad-hoc way to calm myself when I felt anxious, panicky or unfocused, but a couple of months ago I formalised the practice and started writing down three things I was grateful for each … Continue reading Feeling grateful