On the Cusp of Spring

Here in Aotearoa, we seem to be balanced right on the cusp of Spring. And, unsurprisingly (because it happens at this time every year), I have found renewed energy in connecting with nature. Maybe it's the warmer weather, or maybe my soul is recognising some deeper stirring in nature, either way, I'm excited to share …

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Life in the time of Covid-19

Goodness! Stops and starts seem to be the natural order of this blog. Or perhaps, there is something about the summer months that encourages me to write more. Regardless, it's a strange time to be writing in, much less living in. How do you begin to wrap your head around it all at the moment? …

What Enough Isn’t

I've written here about choosing 'enough' in my professional life and about living with 'enough' in the past month, but today I want to write about what 'enough' isn't. Enough isn't missing out. Some people might look at my life and see the things I don't have. We don't go away on flash holidays or …

Enough is, well, enough

I want to write today about the idea of having 'enough'. 'Enough' is essentially the idea that you live, and are content with 'enough' - enough stuff, enough money - basically what you need and no more. It's about stepping outside the constant drive for material wealth and material goods and creating a life that …

Smashing the Patriarchy One Stitch at a Time

A friend recently asked why I'd bother to knit dishcloths in a perplexed and possibly appalled tone. I'd not thought twice about knitting dishcloths, but now well, it felt like a small act of rebellion. The more I thought about though, the more rebellious I came to feel. And it's taken a while, but I …

Celebrating Autumn

At the beginning of May we celebrated Samhuinn, the mid-point between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. In the Druid tradition, this is the time when we honour those who have gone before us and recognise that as we journey into the dark of the year, we give our soul much needed rest. This is also …

A (very) full life.

There are times during the year, where everything seems to pile up. The reality of teaching full time, running a dance school, being mum to my beautiful boy and of course spending time with my wife can seem like a lot. Probably because it is a lot. I love my full life. I love all …

Summer Snaps

Although we've been back in Wellington now for several weeks, I'm only just managing to get some of our summer pictures off my camera and onto the blog to share with all of you.   We had a wonderful summer - spending a whole month up north with our families, but it has been lovely …

101 in 1001

At the start of the year I read this article about another way to write resolutions - 101 things you want to do in 1001 days. It struck a chord with me, as resolutions seem too much like hard work so often! This idea felt more optimistic, more whimsical and more adventurous. So, I've started …

Food for Thought (and Little Tummies)

I took a big step last week, and sent in my resignation letter to the school I taught at before T. was born - I'm officially not going back to work for the foreseeable future. Hooray! Hooray?? I knew, ages ago, that I was going to make the decision not to return to work after …

Time to catch up!

It's been a whirlwind couple of months, as evidenced by our distinct lack of presence here, but luckily it's been for a most exciting reason - we bought our first home! We're still working through all the things that a major move involve, but we've been settled in for nearly a month and are feeling …

Catching Up

It's been a crazy couple of weeks - I went back to work temporarily, we had a whole heap of visitors one after the other, and - most exciting of all - we bought our first house! Moving day is less than two weeks away now, so we're surrounded by boxes and ongoing mess but …

This Moment

{this moment} - A ritual for the end of the week. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. S.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. S.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. (I'm late this week because we had an amazing weekend - we met our donor's parents, T.'s third set of grandparents! More …

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. Inspired by Amanda Soule...visit http://www.soulemama.com to see her moment and scroll down to her comments to be linked to many other moments …

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. Inspired by Amanda Soule...visit http://www.soulemama.com to see her moment and scroll down to her comments to be linked to many other moments …

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. Inspired by Amanda Soule...visit http://www.soulemama.com to see her moment and scroll down to her comments to be linked to many other moments …

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. Inspired by Amanda Soule...visit http://www.soulemama.com to see her moment and scroll down to her comments to be linked to many other moments …

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember. Inspired by Amanda Soule...visit http://www.soulemama.com to see her moment and scroll down to her comments to be linked to many other moments …

Happy anniversary, B!

Four years ago today, we were celebrating what we still (despite the 2013 law change) consider our 'proper' wedding, surrounded by a special bunch of family and friends. It seems like several lifetimes ago, given the huge changes that come with starting a family, but one of the constants in that time has been my …

Holidays Continued

We're nearing the end of a wonderful 3 and a half weeks away on holiday with our respective families. It's been really lovely, so I thought that following on from our last post, it was time for another photo update. T. has been loving spending time in the paddling pool. We also managed a couple …

Family Holidays

Family is really important to us, and we're very lucky that we are able to have big long summer holidays together every year (thanks teaching profession). Our usual pattern is to head north every year for a good 3 or so weeks and spend time with each set of parents at their beach houses. We …

The Choices we Make

"Forget success. Make it your mission to be brave. Forget your job title. Listen for your callings. Forget wealth. Learn to live well in your place. Forget marketing. Find and tell the stories that will heal you. Forget popularity. Let yourself love foolishly. This is what the world needs from you." Marianne Elliott We make …