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• Is It Time to Start Planning for Kids?

  

  It's really hit me that one of my best friends will most likely be off overseas post PhD - quite probably for good. ALL THE SADS. I'll miss him dearly, and he... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Burgers and Stirfry)

  

  Mad Max is the best action movie EVER. (I haven't seen the originals and now I definitely don't want to.) #thatisall This week's links The state of patriotism i... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Sunny Days and Ponderings)

  

  Guys, in the past couple of weeks I did two things I've never done before. I wrote to a councillor regarding the city transport plan, and I sent in feedback... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• How NOT to Do the Tongariro Crossing

  

  1. Have your husband pull his hamstring at rugby the week before. Nothing but pain can come from that. 2. Get lost driving to the shuttle pick up point and... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Quinoa and Photobooking)

  

  Currently on my mind: Why is dental care not subsidised (beyond age 18 that is) while pregnancy costs are? Dental care is something everyone needs. Having... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Achievement Unlocked: Surviving a Year of Unemployment, Setbacks and an Unplanne...

  

  At the end of 2015 we'll celebrate 10 years. But today it's two years of being married. Year 2 has been fucking hard, thanks to all the curveballs life bowled a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Friday Rant: Polyester, Telcos and the World at Large

  

  Because we all need to let off some steam every once in a while. How the hell is polyester so damn pervasive? I've gotten a tad obsessed with fabrics lately... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Feelings, Why You Be So Confusing?

  

  Have you ever had to rethink something quite fundamental in your relationship? Had emotions/opinions you didn't know you had start to reveal themselves? Let me... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Pesto and Pedometers)

  

  I deemed April the month of self care. Sometimes you gotta be selfish. I feel like I've emerged from a dark cave. Like I've been sleepwalking through life... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• April Eats: Sautee, Sento, Ima

  

  In which I quickly review the various places I've dined at this month. Sautee - Newmarket, Auckland All round awesome mains (I had the gozleme - soft... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Financial Stocktake: Assessing the Damage

  

  Financially derailing fun: Going down to one income Traffic tickets Illnesses (all bets are off when I'm sick, I will drop money on comfort foods like nobody'... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Chocolate and Crackers)

  

  The 'auto' setting on our new washing machine (where it senses the amount and type of clothing and selects water level/wash function to match) is called 'Fuzzy'... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• How Do YOU Do Food?

  Change has been all for the BETTER lately, as has the four-day weekend. But! One thing they have not been good for is creating new routines. We're now a bit... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• I Hereby Decree April the Month of Self-care

  

  April is always a goodie - a four-day weekend for Easter, plus a three-dayer for Anzac Day! After the madness that was March, and the annus horriblus that was... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Real Estate Trends I’ve Noticed in 2015 (also, Hallelujah, We Moved House!)

  There is no bigger nightmare than competing for housing in a growing city. Ever-more intrusive rental applications Self-explanatory. With a growing population... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Sweet, Sweet REM – No, Not the Band)

  

  I am deliriously happy. I didn't realise just quite how miserable our living situation was. Thank the stars we're out. I'm so grateful for friends, who, when I... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Wow. So Much for Paying Professionals…

  Man, I've dealt with some BS in my near decade of renting, but this has pushed me over the edge. Did I say agencies are better than private landlords? Whoops.... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Confessions of a Non-shopaholic

  You know it's time to go shopping when you have recurring dreams about clothes. I wish I was kidding. I've lost count now of the number of times I've dreamt... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Anticipation)

  

  Here's a fun one. How much do you wind up paying in traffic fines a year? I would say we average a couple a year or so. Parking in Auckland is not as tight as i... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Would You Pay for This? (Also: We’re Going to Japan!)

  I subscribe to a handful of travel deal newsletters, and among these is Jetstar's weekly Friday flight alerts. Normally I scan the subject line and delete... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL