England | Ireland | England | Singapore

I have just got home from a wonderful, busy, lively, happy trip with James. As his parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this year, they invited the family to come and spend a long weekend with them in a small country resort on the outskirts of Cork. EnglandAs I had recently seen my parents,ContinueContinue reading “England | Ireland | England | Singapore”

Things I am loving this month: May

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Upper Hutt Book Fair My last day at the Open Polytechnic | Te Pukenga International trip! Upper Hutt Book FairThis year I spent about $30 and came away with an entire jute bag with books! My last day at the Open Polytechnic | Te Pukenga I willContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: May”

I left the Open Polytechnic | Te Pukenga

As the old phrase goes, all good things must come to an end Today was my last proper day working at the Open Polytechnic | Te Pukenga and it was more emotional than I thought it would be! I mean, don’t get me wrong, I knew that i’d feel a bit sad about movingContinue readingContinue reading “I left the Open Polytechnic | Te Pukenga”

Things I am loving this month: April

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Tri Squad supported sessions Easter Tri Squad supported sessions Throughout April, i’ve taken part in three TriSquad supported sessions. I’m hoping that each session i’m improving, but as this is the first proper month of me training, i’m not expecting to see much improvement or change otherContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: April”

Things I am loving this month: March

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Northern Explorer and on to Taupō & Rotorua My new goal: Taupō 70.3 Tri Squad I made a dice bag Northern Explorer and on to Taupo & Rotorua My parents and I took the Northern Explorer from Wellington to Taumarunui. It seemed like a good place toContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: March”

Things I am loving this month: February

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Starting Spanish lessons again Getting a new tattoo Wellington Round the Bays My parents arriving from the UK Starting Spanish lessons again I started learning Spanish last year (and James too). The lessons are held in the local library hub by a Peruvian lady and it isContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: February”

Things I am loving this month: January

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Getting over COVID Finishing my latest crochet project Finishing the pizza oven Getting over COVID My return to work this year was somewhat stalled by the fact that I got COVID (after successfully dodging it for the last 2 years!). I was meant to go back onContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: January”

Things I am loving this month: December

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Christmas Eve at the Cinema Christmas Fiji Christmas Eve at the Cinema A new Irish film came out on pre-release this month; The Banshees of Inisherin. We went to see it on Christmas Eve. IMDB says this: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when oneContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: December”

Things I am loving this month: November

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Big Bang Adventure Race Adulting two 13 year olds for an entire weekend Auckland Big Bang Adventure Race As James and I have been doing the Dirt Duathlons, we thought we’d go for the big one next: The Big Bang Adventure Race! It’s a longer race thanContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: November”

Things I am loving this month: October

Things I am loving this last few weeks: Spirited Woman Adventure Race Dinner Club(s) Birthdays New roles Spirited Woman Adventure Race AGES and ages ago I organised a team to take part in the Spirited Woman adventure race…and then COVID happened again and we got postponed and rescheduled and readjusted. But this month we actuallyContinueContinue reading “Things I am loving this month: October”