Absolutely AGES ago I took a night class to learn a bit more about dressmaking, and I made a dress using pattern K6341; New Look Sewing Pattern Misses’ Dress in Three Lengths…thats a bit of a mouthful. Now i’ve actually finished it! Recently I’ve been trying to do more sewing. As I only had aContinueContinue reading “Me Made May: Part I – My dress”
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Things I am loving this month: April
Things I am loving this last few weeks: Easter holidaysNew Nintendo Switch gamesA new tattoo I’ve been home alone having a staycation and it has been lovely 🙂 James wanted to go home to Ireland and see his family, but given all the restrictions, I was a little less than excited to travel. Plus theContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: April”
Things I am loving this month: March
Things I am loving this last few weeks: Power Class and PT at CityFitnessSpa daysOur new car! I recently joined the gym again, so I’m back into the swing of trying to be a bit healthier. One thing I have found that I love is the Power class. It’s a group fitness class using dumbbellsContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: March”
Things I am loving this month: February
Things I am loving this last few weeks: Studying againOur paddling poolSewingSpirited Women Adventure Race: Cancelled Now it’s February I have started the second paper of the Diploma that I’m studying (Lv.5 Diploma in Photography), which is NZDP101 Digital Post Production. It means that I have to learn to use Photoshop which I am lessContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: February”
Things I am loving this month: January
I’ve decided to change it up a bit this year 🙂 Instead of doing a ‘things I’m loving this week’ post every week, I have decided to do them monthly. I am quite busy and I feel like I’m not able to keep up with posting them weekly, so monthly it is. Things I amContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: January”
Reflecting on 2021 and going into 2022
Where on earth does the time go?! I feel particularly old asking that… 2021 begun for me on a high note – I’d just got married and I was getting into a really good fitness routine. The fitness routine did trail off through the middle of the year – but thats okay; you win someContinueContinue reading “Reflecting on 2021 and going into 2022”
Remutaka Cycle Trail
Christmas has been super busy! I left everything to the last minute and it was a bit of a panic. Nevertheless, I did eventually get everything done, but with a bit more stress than I had anticipated. Things I am loving this last few weeks: Christmas with friends.CyclingGenerally not being at work or thinking aboutContinueContinue reading “Remutaka Cycle Trail”
Christmas 2021
Santa has been and it’s great 🙂 We begun the day with a 5km ParkRun – our first one in about 6 months! I was not prepared and didn’t manage to run the entire thing, but that’s okay and I aim to work on this in the New year! It was a bit of aContinueContinue reading “Christmas 2021”
Things I am loving this week: Long edition!
Another busy few weeks – I was hoping that life would chill out a little as we begin the lead up to Christmas, but sadly this has not been the case! Work has really cranked up a gear. As some of you may remember, I changed roles in August; from Learning Designer to Principle LearningContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this week: Long edition!”
Things I am loving this week
Another busy week – but life is chilling out a little as we begin the lead up to Christmas. Things I am loving this week: CrafternoonsDinner with friends Crafternoons with friends and new friends are fun! Georgette hosted a few of us at her house. There was tea and cake and it was lovely. IContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this week”
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