NZgirl

I am a woman, wife, mother, sister, daughter, auntie, friend... living in beautiful New Zealand. This blog is an evolving record of my journey as I navigate through life. Current hot topics are motherhood, depression, christian faith, living sustainably and anything else which takes my fancy.

Monday, 24 July 2017

Receiver Fatigue and getting over it

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I have been in bed with the flu for a week. It was not the plan. We had organised a family trip back to Auckland to see family and friends, ...

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Friday, 30 June 2017

It's been a while

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Gosh it does get rather tedious to write these kind of posts. I haven't blogged for 18months. My last post was about trying out not work...

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Monday, 25 January 2016

A shrivelled heart

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I wrote the following at the beginning of 2015. "Self preservation shrinks the good parts of life. Entering a new year and still strug...

Saturday, 14 November 2015

It's not working any more

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I haven't written a lot this year. I haven't felt that I had anything much to say. At my tender age of 36 I seem to feel more uncert...

Sunday, 8 November 2015

Don't be amazing

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So much of the advice for living well and being successful at life uses adjectives like "amazing", "unique", "authe...

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Let it go

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Oh the joys of Disney and the power of animated princesses. That little phrase will never be the same again. It was a hit at our house too. ...

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Re-emerging

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The summer holidays are always a surprise to me. With working part time as a secondary teacher and the pressure to complete all assessments,...

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Marion: This blog has evolved over the years and now focuses on my life as a Mum, my journey managing depression, my Christian faith and building our new life in a small town. I used to work as a high school English teacher and am taking a break to be home for a while.

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