“As 40 comes closer I think about it on a weekly basis; it definitely feels like quite an important milestone for me, a stake in the ground to which to compare the rest of my life against.” Kowhai is looking forward to turning 40. She says: “I’ve come through a lot of things over theContinue reading “Kowhai, North Canterbury, NZ”
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City living
I’ve just moved into Christchurch city centre. Like really, actually, smack bang in the middle. I’d never considered myself much of a city person, let alone to live in the middle of one. But Christchurch is a bit different (it’s very leafy). When I first became single I moved from a small country village intoContinue reading “City living”
Feral children and the Death Slide
I sometimes wonder how it is that my brother and I ended up as [fairly] normal adults, because we were pretty feral children. We lived in the middle of nowhere and were given free reign to go cause chaos in the countryside. We’d spend hours outside either in the orchard, or out and about onContinue reading “Feral children and the Death Slide”
Life modelling and relationships
Life modelling really is about art. It’s not about nudity or sexuality. So it shouldn’t cause a problem. Right? Only sometimes it does. I’ve only been in one proper relationship when I’ve been life modelling, and I didn’t think it was a problem. Until we broke up. It was the first thing that came up whenContinue reading “Life modelling and relationships”
A year in people #29 – Karl
Yesterday I was hanging out at home, just chilling and had a pang of, well I’m not sure what you’d call it. Not quite homesickness, not quite nostalgia, not quite a pining, I just thought “Awwww, I wish I could just pop and see [my friend] Karl for a cup o tea”. Karl used toContinue reading “A year in people #29 – Karl”
Aging
I found a grey hair the other day. I don’t think it’s my first, it’s just the first one I’ve really noticed, probably because it’s near the front of my head. Last summer I looked in the mirror and saw what I thought were really blond hairs, just a few of them, and I wasContinue reading “Aging”
Work life
I’ve just started a new job, nearly 6 months after leaving my last one back in October 2017. I didn’t actually plan on having so much time off, it’s just how things worked out with moving to New Zealand and waiting for a visa and unsuccessfully applying for what felt like a million jobs. JobContinue reading “Work life”
How to be more active
I actually don’t like exercise. Yes, you read that correct. Well, kind of. The definition of exercise is “activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness”. Now, of course I participate in plenty of that, it’s just that I hate exercising purely for the fact of ‘getting fit’ (how do youContinue reading “How to be more active”
Training: Week Six
What a week. Almost seems to have lasted more than a week for some reason. Maybe because I was away last weekend in Wales, then straight to London for 3 days and then the rest of the week is just a blur of hardly being at home. Out and about pretty much the entire time.Continue reading “Training: Week Six”
The Paps Life 