Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Work Week helped shape this journey. I read the 4HWW in 2012 (late to the party I know) at Easter while we were staying in Blenheim. I remember thinking ‘Wow I can actually design my life and travel to amazing countries.’ Look at us now? We’re heading back to Blenheim at […]
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The couch
Our couch has been a part of our lives since 2006, and it’s just a couch right? Something easily replaceable. Yeah that’s true, you can walk into a shop and buy a couch (or head to Craiglist/Trademe/Gumtree and buy something pretty quick, but this was OUR couch. Our family was built on that couch. Breastfeeding […]
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Baxter and the Garage Sale.
(No, that’s not a band name, two separate events). Following on from last time about the kids giving things up, I thought I’d talk about two memorable events. We had to find a new home for Baxter. Our very cool, very funny and very grumpy rabbit. The kids’ first pet (minus Isabelle the other rabbit […]
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Getting Rid of Stuff
Thanks to a suggestion from Allison, I thought I’d talk about ‘stuff’. Getting rid of stuff is pretty tough for adults, but can you imagine what it’s like for kids? I now appreciate the connection to their creations/artwork and the tantrums involved when you try and throw out some random cereal box that’s been painted. […]
My daughter was born in 2006, my first child, and that’s when I finally figured out that: Life is a slow process of letting go There she was, screaming at me, hugging me, needing me, and it dawned on me that she will only need me for a limited time. I’ll only be here for […]