The Value of Grit
The Value of Grit There is a lot of talk around resilience these days, and as important a trait as it is, and as fantastic as it is to be...
Forty things for Forty
Hey...so I have been thinking lately about what life has taught me so far. Life lessons are a funny thing, because often you think you...
Talk Hard and Listen Harder
It seems to me, the more time I spend on this beautiful, crazy planet, the more I come to realise that everyone is struggling with...
Here's to us
So, I turn forty this week. I have to practice saying this as it feels unreal, like a punch line to a slightly cheesy joke. As much as I...
How to Argue Politely, and Why You Should
How to argue politely, and why you should. These days we have more opportunity than ever, thanks to the seemingly limitless power of the...
The Importance of Connection
The Importance of Connection In this world where social media makes it so easy to connect across the barriers of distance and time,...
The Clever North Wind
That Clever North Wind What is that makes some of us have the irresistible urge to travel, constantly looking to the horizon for the next...
The Bitter-sweetness of going home..
From the blog.. With Summer, along with deliciously long evenings and outdoor dinners, also for many of us comes the iconic kiwi...
Embrace Tradition
Life can be a crazy, unpredictable rollercoaster ride of change. In all the frantic business of life, even a normal day when there are...
The Challenges of Parenting the gender gap
I have always been a bit of an under the radar, almost subconscious feminist. It never occurred to me that there would be anything I...
Local is The New Black
Every time a small business opens, it is the physical manifestation of someone's hopes and dreams, brave entrepreneurs often sinking much...
Enjoy The Journey
I have just had a Birthday. This is my last year of being thirty something, and while I do not have the time, energy or inclination to...
