Category: LIFE
TOP 10 AUSSIE GETAWAY DESTINATIONS IN WINTER
Are you filled with wanderlust, and always ready to plan your next getaway? Whether it’s for a quick weekend escape, road trip or full...
Free-writing… what’s so good about it anyway?
Sometimes people ask why I blog. For me, it is for the same reason that many people practice Morning Pages or free-writing. It gets me in the...
Too much risk? Or not enough?
It’s all so risky When it boils down to it, life is all about taking risks. Each and every decision we make on a...
The myth of ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’
It’s usually when I’m in the midst of unencumbered free-flowing creativity that I want to clamber to the rooftops and wax lyrical about the creative...
What’s the weirdest situation you’ve ever found yourself in while travelling?
Travelling takes you out of your comfort zone. Instead of a predictable nine-to-five reality you could find yourself in a whole new world of...
Your stories: Ash – working holiday visa Canada
Ash, a web designer from Nelson, decided to head to Canada in 2011, on a working holiday visa. Here’s what she found: I left...
No degree? No problem. Five tips on finding work abroad without qualifications
That all-important degree isn’t necessarily crucial when you’re heading overseas to find work. Unless you’re looking for work as a doctor, engineer or other...
Summer in the Med? Yes please
Leaving the chilly Kiwi winter behind for a Mediterranean bar job is a tempting prospect. The larger resorts are an endless, summer-long party that...
The world’s best flight search engines
Find that cheap flight with the internet’s best airline search engines The internet is full of meta-search engines, aggregate sites that grab flight data...
Kiwis trying to ‘break’ London
Last month, a story appeared on one of New Zealand’s top news sites about a young kiwi journalist trying to find work in London,...
10 Things to Know Before Moving to New York City
Although I was born and raised in Manhattan, I hadn’t lived in the city for a long time before I moved back with my now-husband. When...
Week in Review, Vol. 23
It’s been a rainy week all week and it’s been kind of nice! I love summer rain, and it’s been so relaxing to sit...
Week in Review, Vol. 20
This has just been a great week! The weather has been perfect and my first trip into the office post-baby went smoothly, especially commute-wise!...
What I Wish I Knew: Losing a Parent
One of the most difficult experiences that anyone can go through, in my opinion, is losing a parent. You’re not just losing a person–you’re...
Classic Summer Reads
I love to read, and will read upwards of 100 books a year. When I was little, if I got into trouble my mother would punish...
Week in Review, Vol. 14
It’s been a great week this week! Not only have we been able to see some of our son’s first smiles, one of my...
Five Time-Saving Things I Can’t Live Without
Before I became a mom, I knew that my life would change. And, of course, it did! I talk about some of my feelings...
Week in Review, Vol. 7
And I’m back! We welcomed our son on the first day of spring, and his first full day in the world was during the...
Week in Review, Vol. 5
After losing power for a day and experiencing two back-to-back nor’easters, I’m really ready for spring! Below are a few of my favorite links from this...
Best Bad-Weather Museums in New York City
There’s something so magical about rainy and snowy days in New York… as long as you can spend them indoors gazing out the window...
Week in Review, Vol. 3
I hope that my week in review posts aren’t always going to start with a discourse on the weather… although this week I feel...
In the Garden: Winter
For some reason, February seems like a particularly long month this year. Perhaps it’s because of the erratic weather this winter–warm one day, bitterly...
Week in Review, Vol. 2
I can’t believe it’s time for another week in review! I don’t know if I’m on the verge of getting sick (hopefully not the...
Best Baby Blankets
I never realized how easy it was to get caught up in how many adorable things there were for babies until we started shopping...