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• Link Love (Powered by Dramas, and Some Resolutions)

  

  Y'all, things have been so wrong for so long. Relationships are jeezy when things are easy but bloody tough when life itself gets hard. So many times I've... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Stories We Tell Ourselves

  

  This summer I did a lot of self-reflection - going through upheaval in your life tends to encourage that. I've always considered myself quite self-aware, but a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Problem with Intensification in Auckland

  Quite simply, we stink at it. A colleague mentioned to me the other day that she'd walked past a construction site in Ponsonby, where there used to be a row of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Webstock 2015: Three Takeaways on Life, Writing and Equality

  

  I don't think I've ever attended a conference purely for the sake of attending. I've always gone wearing a media pass, keeping an ear cocked for tweetable quote... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Band-aids and Coconut Ice Cream)

  

  I'm curious: Among the couples out there, do you both always get sick when one of you does? How do you cope? If you don't always both get sick ... how?! Is... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Show That Sucked Me Back into Reality TV

  What's a gal to do when tucked up in bed sick in the middle of summer? Start watching TV - reality TV, even - again. Normally I can't stand reality shows,... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Cathartic Conversations)

  

  Based on purely anecdotal evidence, I've reached the conclusion that Kiwis tend to find it easy to adjust to coming home after an extended trip. Basically... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Would You Tell Your Boss You Were Looking for a New Job?

  

  Life's biggest transitions, I've found, are usually conducted with an air of secrecy. Take moving house, for example. You've got to find your next place to live... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Ridiculously Beautiful New Zealand Spots I Want to Hike

  I love west Auckland's bush and coast, but staring at epic landscape imagery all day at work has convinced me I really am missing out on other parts of the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Will You Be Better off Than Your Parents?

  There's been lots of talk about how our generation may be the first to be worse off than that of our parents. I'm fairly certain it's going to be true in my... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Sunburn and the Great Outdoors)

  

  Soooo, we're well and truly into 2015! To say it's been eventful so far would be an understatement. Unfortunately, that looks set to continue for the next littl... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• A Day Trip to Cathedral Cove

  

  The last (and only) time I visited Cathedral Cove years ago, I barely even knew it existed. I'm so glad that my friends knew about it! Whilt it was an easy... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Waka Time: Up the River with a Dozen Paddles

  Three unexpected things happened while I was in the Bay of Islands recently. I was part of a team that successfully paddled a waka There were probably around a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• You Know You’re Getting Old When…

  

  Your partner points out that you're now closer to 30 than 20 You're no longer the 'baby' at work - that title goes to someone who is all of 23 years old You wan... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Street Food in Auckland: District Five

  

  Auckland is a summer city, there's no doubt about it. We really come alive on sunny days. That's when we're at our best. The rest of the time, we grump and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• On Accepting Ambiguity: Black, White and All the Yawning Grey Space in Between

  

  I made it through more than half a year of shouldering the entire burden of supporting our household, alone, without breaking down at work. During wedding... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Best Of: 2010-2014

  

  One thing the past year has really hammered home for me is that I'll never be happy with my writing. It is so hard to cover all bases, every possible detail,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Why Take a RTW Trip?

  

  Next year, a coworker is heading off on a RTW trip - an extended honeymoon - sound familiar? Particularly if you're in/from New Zealand, this kind of travel... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Trifle and Naps)

  

  How was your Christmas, on a scale of 1 to 10? I would probably rank mine solidly average. I'm glad the actual day is over. My mandate these holidays is twofold... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Why I’ll Never Make It to the Blogging Big Leagues

  

  You know when experts say certain things are must-dos? Well, there's a lot of these that I am personally not into, and thus will not be doing in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL