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• We Can’t Get Through Hard Times Alone

  What is independence? Well, my first (short lived) counsellor last year definitely didn't seem to rate being financially independent of your parents, even thoug... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Confessions of an Eco-failure

  I don't mean for this to be the whatever the opposite of a humble brag is. I'm not here to revel in my terribleness. But I'm just not in a place to prioritise... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2020 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Online Banking Hacked? It Happened to Me

  There's a special horror that comes with the territory of the violation of your personal spaces. If you've been burgled before, you know exactly what I mean.... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• All the Times That Traditional Baby Advice Failed Us Miserably

  

  AKA: When to ignore traditional parenting advice and go against the grain. I've learned to take any advice about how to parent my baby with a grain of salt. My... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2020 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• What It REALLY Takes to Dismantle a Lifetime of Childhood Baggage

  Right now, I feel like a hot mess. I have a bunch of childhood memories that I've held, but never connected to who I am today and how they shaped and... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Here’s How Much My Maternity Leave Cost Me

  

  Can you imagine a guy telling his colleagues that the thing he's most looking forward to in the new year is starting a family? I've seen this happen... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• What I’ve Learned from a Year of Navigating the NZ Healthcare System

  My experience of our healthcare system to date has been pretty dang limited. The odd GP visit, gyno/birth control stuff with Family Planning, etc. Since Spud... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• All the Baby Gear I’ve Scored for Free on Facebook

  

  Like every other human on Facebook, I have mixed feelings about social media. Particularly since managing social media has been part of my job in almost every... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Highs and Lows of Breastfeeding – and Why I Finally Called It Quits

  I was always half convinced that breastfeeding wouldn't work for me. And indeed that first night in hospital, he wouldn't feed, and I failed at getting any... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• I’ve Been Made Redundant – Now What?

  

  I was meant to return to work in late May. I was never going to be one of those people who don't come back after parental leave. But I didn't, because my job wa... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Struggle is Real: When Your Baby Has a Major Dairy Intolerance

  

  Food intolerances. The culprit behind my poor, cranky, unsettled baby. At a month old, he started spewing up like mad. At two months, eczema and cradle cap... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Month 6 of Parenthood: Solids and Much More!

  via GIPHY I’ve fallen so far behind on these monthly updates it’s not even funny. This will be my last! I’m not sure how often I’ll do them going forward. But... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Month 5 of Parenthood: Constipation, Sleep Training and Some Answers

  Guys. This was the worst, scariest month. But there was also, at last, a ray of hope..! Where to start? Okay, so the tough and terrifying parts. We'd had a ligh... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• A Semi-frugal Guide to Nappies, NZ Edition

  

  By: miguelb I hate to think how much time I've spent thinking about nappies. How to get the best deal on diapers. Where to buy the cheapest nappies. Learning... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Month 4 of Parenthood: Overfeeding, Routines and Learning Curves

  Parenting. What a gig! Spud is getting so interesting and interactive, it's such fun and he lights up the whole room. He's drooling like mad and eating his hand... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Month 3 of Parenthood: Smiles and Screams, Reflux and Gas

  Now that we're out of the fourth trimester, here's how that third month went! We definitely had the 12-week growth spurt. He was incredibly sleepy! And I swear ... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Breadwinning While Pregnant: Gripes and Grumbles

  Q: What do you get when two pregnant, breadwinning coworkers are on the train home together? A: Slightly snarky (okay, envious) conversation about another... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2019 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Month Two of Parenthood: Learning to Trust My Gut, and Way Too Many Bodily Fluids

  via GIPHY Things kicked up a notch this month! I learned to start trusting my instincts and Spud got both harder and more rewarding to deal with. Formula to... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• 10 Money Goals for 2019 You Can Steal

  

  I don’t know about you but I never feel quite on top of my financial game coming into a new year, after the Christmas holidays followed by summer fun and New... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2018 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• 5 Baby Essentials I Didn’t Know I Needed

  

  Beyond the core basics (a car seat, a crib, some clothes and nappies) it's damn near impossible to get a grip on what you need for a baby. Some people swear the... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL