I can’t help myself — I’m grinning a mile wide as I type this: NEW ZEALAND 20 v AUSTRALIA 6 All Black fans were treated to an incredible 80 minutes of rugby on Sunday night. If anyone was still unsure about the state of the All Blacks game during the singing of the national anthem, those worries should have vanished when the camera panned down the line of…
Winston Churchill once said: ‘Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference’. And he was right. Having the right mental attitude is virtually ALWAYS a key factor in determining how successful you are. Positive people are, by and large, far more adept at making lemonade when life gives them lemons. And you don’t…
If you currently live in New Zealand, you might wonder if there is anything else happening in the world other than the Rugby World Cup at present. My spies in the Land of the Long White Cloud tell me the coverage so far has been wide and comprehensive, blanketing all forms of available media. This is hardly…
There are many things in life that bring me joy; my wonderful family, the beautiful friendships I am blessed to have, and excellent health that happily continues as the years go by. There are, of course, a myriad of other things, only these are smaller and less obvious yet still capable of bringing a smile to my lips and a generous lift in my…
Time flies when you’re having fun. Everyone knows this oft-used cliché, right? It’s right up there on the list of most used phrases with plenty of other oldies but goodies like ‘Better late than never’ or ‘There’s no place like home’. But I’d like to suggest we change it to something all parents can relate…
Picture this if you will: An adult walks into a room in a not-too large centre where children are attending a physical activity class. The back wall is lined with chairs and all of these are full with people, both young and old. About half are parents with their other children, many of them pre-schoolers; the other seats are taken up…
Anyone who knows me well will attest to the fact that I absolutely love to travel. I’ve noticed this love affair with travel seems to be increasing as I get older — I’m reasonably sure that has some kind of significance — and I’ve been very lucky to have racked up quite a few frequent flier miles over the…
The Provider & I: March 4th, 1995 On this day sixteen years ago, I said those very words to The Provider while holding his hand – and then giggled. It was the first of many that day – the laughter bubbling to the surface over my attempts to slide the band of gold smoothly over his not-so-tiny knuckle! These are the perils…
Oh, Christchurch. How my heart aches for you. I was working at home that Tuesday, up to my ears in bank reconciliations and BAS forms and oblivious to what was going on outside the four walls of my office. It was early afternoon when my mobile phone suddenly beeped. The message was from a close…
One of my neighbours plays the guitar. Beautiful, lilting, sing-to-your-inner-soul kind of guitar. I was hanging out another basket of washing on the clothes line today (it is a rare day that I don’t hang out at least TWO baskets) and had the very good fortune to be treated to the magical sound of classical guitar float over our back fence. For a second or…
Meet Sarah!
Former wild-child of the 80’s, she’s GenX and proud of it. Lives for music concerts, travel that features plane tickets, and lifting heavy at the gym. Forever planning to write more. Friends and family are everything, as are NZ’s All Blacks. Rather partial to a cheeky glass of Pino.
