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
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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
Welcome 2021
Happy new year! I've made just one simple resolution for 2021: no half measures. By that, I mean that everything I do; buy; dedicate my attention to; and invest my time in will be because it's exactly 100% what I want. If it's not, it doesn't get a look in. (I'll also, of course, keep … Continue reading Welcome 2021
10 years
10 years ago, in Te Awanga, New Zealand, this happened... 2010, Hawkes Bay Look at those kids! So happy, so young. This was the culmination of a big year for us, one in which we were planning our wedding in conjunction with planning our move to New York. We got married at Elephant Hill, a … Continue reading 10 years
Welcome 2020!
Happy New Year! How were your celebrations? Are you excited for 2020? 31 December is our wedding anniversary, so we usually prioritise that over any New Year festivities...but I felt like 2020 needed a proper welcome! Our friends invited us around for a barbecue and said we could take off whenever we liked, so we … Continue reading Welcome 2020!