This year, one of my ‘bonus’ goals was to seek adventure/do more things that scare me, and so far, facing my fears seems to be what I have made this year about (which has been equally parts liberating and terrifying). Continue reading →
life lessons
Shake It Off – Dealing With Embarrassing Situations
Earlier this week, while working to work I slipped and fell walking down our rather steep hill (I managed to land sitting up with my legs sticking out, which I think was quite impressive). A few people saw but they were too far away to help, so after checking to make sure my phone was okay (how could I tweet about falling over with a smashed screen?!), I picked myself up and continued on my way (not going to lie though, I was so tempted to throw in the towel and go back to bed – partly because I was thinking if this happens first thing on a Monday morning, then what the hell was the rest of my week going to look like?!) Continue reading →
My Long-Haul Travel Observations & Carry On Must Haves
I’m missing another Music Monday post this week, and am posting a ‘Things I learnt about long-haul travel’ list instead.
Our trip to Canada in July was my first big trip, and the first time I had been out of New Zealand since I was five; while we were away I started a list called ‘long-haul lessons’ and decided to share it with you. I have been meaning to post this since we got back but it seems I’ve been rather food obsessed lately… Continue reading →