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The World has changed a lot since my children were young. It’s driven by by technology! It's quite common for children to get absorbed in screens, whether it's watching TV, playing video games, or surfing the internet.
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December 4, 2023
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A few months ago, I ordered something big! It arrived in six large boxes.
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April 21, 2023
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Do you love candles? Candles were never on my radar until recently but I’m a convert. I
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November 12, 2022
Decorate
It’s almost spring here in the southern hemisphere and I’m facing my usual dilemma about seasonal decorating.
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August 30, 2022
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Late last year I was approached by the Make a Wish Foundation to help make a wish come true for a New Zealand teenager living with Nemaline myopathy with restrictive lung disease.
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July 12, 2022
Renovate
A few weeks ago I shared Part 1 of this makeover where I showed you the finished chairs. This week it’s the table’s turn to be debuted.
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June 11, 2022
Renovate
You may remember, a few months ago, I acquired three tables in one weekend, and that I was agonizing over what paint to use to paint the new dining table.
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May 21, 2022
Renovate
You may remember, a few months ago, I acquired three tables in one weekend, and that I was agonizing over what paint to use to paint the new dining table.
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November 14, 2021
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Warning: Sad post. You may have noticed that there were no blog posts this week.
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August 15, 2021
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New Zealand is a great place to live but with any place, there are pros and cons.
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August 5, 2021
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One of the most amazing things about living in New Zealand is that you’re never that far from the sea.
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July 29, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! I spent yesterday painting some chairs. They aren’t ready to reveal yet but I’m aiming to have them ready for next week.
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July 3, 2021
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Our school year in New Zealand is broken up into four terms and the July school holidays start next week.
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July 1, 2021
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How many dining tables does one woman need? After this past weekend the answer to that question appears to be …
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May 27, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning! I woke up this morning to this beautiful sky so I couldn’t help but share it with you.
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May 8, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Yay! Even though it’s been a short week, it feels like it’s taken forever – maybe that’s because we switched back from daylight savings.
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April 10, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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It’s a stunning autumn day here in Wellington, New Zealand. I’m off to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Do you want to come?
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March 27, 2021
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Today we are going visiting! With all that’s been happening, it’s been a long time since I visited my sister, Dawn.
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March 20, 2021
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Is your house trying to be a supermodel? I know that’s a weird thing to ask but bear with me.
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March 18, 2021
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This week’s blog post is a little different. I was asked to write a blog post for Able USA. I decided to do this because disability has affected my life.
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March 25, 2021
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In today’s virtual holiday we are visiting a very special place – The Looking Glass Garden in Te Puke (pronounced teh-pook-eh) which is themed on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland storybook.
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March 13, 2021
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My Mum was really special. I know that everyone (well almost everyone) thinks that, but my Mum really was super special.
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March 11, 2021
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March 6, 2021
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Today’s post is brought to you by Rosie – she’s one of the family and she’s been asking me for ages if she could write a blog post so, here goes!
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March 4, 2021
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Are you in need of a holiday? I feel like I am. For the next few weeks, I thought I’d take you on a virtual holiday on New Zealand. Want to come along?
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February 27, 2021
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February 20, 2021
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February 13, 2021
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Happy Waitangi Day! If you’re not from New Zealand, you probably have no idea what this is.
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February 6, 2021
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Valentine’s Day isn’t just a holiday for celebrating with our significant other, why not take the opportunity to show love to your friends as well!
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February 4, 2021
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I know you’ve seen this picture before - I had every intention to reveal my kitchen renovation to you this week.
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January 30, 2021
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What a weird week it’s been! We have winter like weather with highs of only 14 degrees celsius. I’m not sure what happened to the wonderful summer weather I was spouting about last week!
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January 23, 2021
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Can you believe that we are half way through January? For me, it’s been a wonderful week of sunshine.
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January 15, 2021
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Happy New Year! I know I’m just a few days late and I hope you can forgive me.
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January 11, 2021
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Isn’t this month just flying by! I feel like it was the first just yesterday and now we are staring Christmas in the face.
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December 19, 2020
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Are you ready for Christmas? I’m certainly not although I’ve made some progress this week.
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December 12, 2020
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Gosh, do you believe it’s December already? It feels like just yesterday we were putting away the Halloween decorations and now we are skyrocketing towards Christmas.
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December 5, 2020
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I can’t believe it’s Saturday again. Of course, for my friends who live in the USA it’s Thanksgiving Weekend so…
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November 28, 2020
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This Saturday it’s cold and windy but I’ve just been to the garden centre. I have some pots on my deck that need attention. I overspent, but that’s OK. My garden will thank me.
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November 21, 2020
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It’s Saturday and the sun is shining! I’m hoping to spend at least a few minutes in my garden this weekend.
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November 13, 2020
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This week we have been working super hard on the jewellery store, getting new products photographed, catalogued and uploaded.
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November 6, 2020
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For the last few months Jenna has been selling her art at the Petone Indoor Market.
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November 5, 2020
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It’s Halloween and I’m excited. Our house is all decorated, and this year Andy has gone all out.
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October 31, 2020
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It's Saturday so today I'm going to share some random thoughts and updates of what’s been going on in my life.
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October 24, 2020
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Isn’t it wonderful when you get an unexpected gift? Just out of the blue, without me knowing, I received this package in the post.
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October 21, 2020
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I’m so embarrassed! I’m almost afraid to show you! I can’t believe I let it get this bad!
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October 10, 2020
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Earlier this week Andy and I had to go out of town for the day. On our way back, we had some time, so we decided to visit some of the second hand shops we usually zoom by without stopping ...
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October 3, 2020
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It’s Saturday and another painting day for me. This week, I’m so excited to be painting my kitchen and living room ceiling.
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September 26, 2020
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I was chatting (virtually) with my friend Chas the other day about how we use alcohol to clean our homes. This got me thinking as I’m often asked how I keep my kitchen so clean. This question always surprises me because I really don’t spend a lot of time cleaning my kitchen, and it’s certainly not spotless all the time.
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September 23, 2020
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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have a wee inkling of what I’m about to tell you.
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September 2, 2020
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As I sit in my office with the sun streaming in, I’m being optimistic that spring is on its way ...
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August 26, 2020
Create
I was in Pete’s Emporium yesterday – a local ‘buy everything you could ever need for crafting store’. I was there, along with everyone else, to purchase supplies needed to make masks. I overheard the sales assistant say, ‘It’s like every crafter has a new challenge’. I agree, but OH! It’s so much fun!
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August 23, 2020
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New Zealand has now been in official complete lock down for 10 days and I’ve been meaning to write this post since day one (work has been crazy)! As I sit here in my beautiful house with my amazing family, I’m thinking about how my experience over the last ten years of working from home can help others, so I thought I’d share my tips:
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April 2, 2020
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January 1, 2020
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It certainly feels like we've been everywhere in the last few days. We've been busy. We have been in and out of coverage so I couldn't write about our adventures until now.
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January 15, 2014
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Today we went down to the waterfront and visited Te Papa (our national museum).
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February 23, 2013
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February 2, 2013