I have always loved to swim, but have never be “a swimmer”. I learned to swim as a young child, did OK in school swim carnivals, but never trained in a swim squad or anything serious like that. I just like to swim. I find it calming and of course good for my fitness. I…
Matrescence. This word only entered my vocabulary 2 years ago and when it did it made such a huge difference to me both personally and professionally. Suddenly so many parts of my journey as a woman and a mother made more sense. Suddenly my capacity, as a coach, to support and guide other mums strengthened…
In the last school holidays we took the kids on a mini getaway. We caught the car ferry early in the morning and headed straight for Waitomo Caves (link) before heading to Taupo for 3 nights. One of the major drawcards for our kids was knowing they could spend a day at De Bretts Waterpark…
4 weeks of being in Level 4 lockdown here in New Zealand … done! During this time the little nagging voice in my head says “you SHOULD be blogging. Documenting this time. Sharing your experiences.” But you know what? Writing a blog post takes more time and free mental space than I have during lockdown….
Last week my 9 year old complained about her dinner which was baked chicken breast, vegetables and pasta. MISS 9 : “Mum, you know I HATE chicken, why do we eat SO MUCH chicken?” ME: “We eat chicken about twice a week and as you know it is basically impossible for me to cook…
Over the summer holidays we completed our first overnight hike as a whole family. My husband and I have done a lot of multi-day hikes over the years using tents and a year ago he took our eldest daughter and her friend on a multi-day hike staying in huts but having all three girls on…
We have reached a new milestone as a family – we are preparing to embark on our first overnight hike as a whole family. I am very excited about this – we are going to do the Pinnacles Walk and spend the night in the hut. At the time of writing our children are 11,…
When a woman becomes a mother it suddenly feels like she is two different people, living in one body. Two different minds. Two different sets of emotions. Two different sets of desires and ambitions. Co-existing in one body, both feeling stifled by the other. Creating internal conflict, tension, struggle. As a result the women feels…
Last weekend I took my almost 9 year old daughter to Wellington. I had made a promise to take her away somewhere this year, just the two of us. She is my middle child and I don’t get a lot of time alone with her so this was pretty special. Neither of us have spent…
I haven’t had a good book to read for a while and with school holidays just days away I decided I needed to rectify this. My children all love to read so when we are away together for the holidays I love having “family quiet time” in the afternoon where we can all curl up…