I used to have a romantic fascination with Ivy… garnered from many books I’ve read, the image of an ivy covered wall filled me with illusions of something far from the truth. After a week living on our glorious property, Ivy, formerly loved, is now reviled as the killer it is. The past two days…
Category: Life in New Zealand
The desire to conform
“You were born an individual, don’t die a copy” The A-Frame sign seemed to jump out at me as I was walking through town yesterday. It’s whiteboard slogan resonating with so much of what I’ve been thinking of and feeling the past few days. You see, I feel a little out of place here –…
Control
When one moves countries to make a life, one is even more confronted with things in and out of one’s control. I’ve found myself in the past few days focusing on the issue of control, peace with circumstance and as The Serenity Prayer says, the courage to change what I can. (As a side note,…
No longer on the horizon
Before we left Australia, future dates and events were on the horizon but felt a long way off. It’s incredible to think that Dash is now four and Adventure Girl begins school next week. With so much going on, we’ve set aside this week for the four of us to bond some more and rest…
Drivers Licences: What you need
I was too wound up yesterday to write this post – we had the most frustrating day and if I’d put my fingers to the keys I would have spent the majority of the post fuming. Instead, with a day of reflection, I’m writing a simple guide on how to get a NZ driver’s licence…
Deciding to dream… and work too
Life can take one by surprise… and that’s not a bad thing. We came to NZ looking for a simpler life, with animals, SPACE and the opportunity for starting a business on our land. The more we looked, it became apparent that on our budget, this simply wouldn’t be possible – or so we thought….
Consolidating
I’m currently the author of three blogs, one that I set up to keep recipes and help me survive as a stay-at-home mum, another for our travels and this one. While I’m keeping our travel diary open, I’ve decided to consolidate this blog with my other: beawholemum.com as now we’ve settled in NZ and I’ve…
Same same but different
When we lived in Hong Kong, we learned the phrase “same same but different”. It’s quite apt for what we’re finding now comparing living in Australia to now living in New Zealand. Adventure girl and I are currently sitting in a café and from the last five minutes we have a few examples: Number one…
Safe, sound and settling in
While my posts over the next few weeks are likely to jump forward and back through the chaos that has been the last month, today I simply want to share today. What a lovely day it has been – our first full day as a family in our new city. We viewed a couple of…
The Finer Details of Moving: Resources
I’m going to be listing here (and updating as things move on) a list of places we’ve used (and would recommend to our friends) that might be helpful for others. Bank Accounts: Based upon the advice of people living in NZ we set up an ASB account when we were in NZ. This was easily…
a life of less regrets 