Let me introduce you to the amazing Motu Maidens! (Motu = Island in Maori) a group of Mums who are very inspiring. Recently I blogged about returning to a sport I competed in before having kids, Outrigging. Here in New Zealand they call it Waka Ama and my husband and I recently joined the local…
Having children changes relationships, in many positive ways but also in many stressful or challenging ways. I know how easy it is for a relationship to slip into what I call “logistic” mode once you have kids. Logistic mode is when you realise the only things you communicate about are the logistics of your family…
This was our first full summer holiday living on Waiheke Island and the first few weeks were filled with visitors. It was wonderful to see so many friends and family but it was also quite exhausting for us all. I realised that we hadn’t built in any real downtime for the family and so 4…
Mums finding time for themselves, real time for themselves (and I don’t mean doing the groceries without children) is something I am very passionate about. This week I have been featured on several other websites sharing my words of wisdom and inspirations to Mums all over the world. Here are some links to…
We are off camping this Sunday for 5 nights. We haven’t been camping for at least 2 years now … possibly nearly 3 years! We are super excited. We are off to Motutapu Island and will be getting there via a water taxi service from Waiheke Island – much simpler than dealing with ferries. With…
