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1. The soup situation I’m in hiding at the moment (which isn’t doing wonders for my campaigning – VOTE FOR ME!) but I have had soup made for me. Not wee soup, to be clear, and it was delish. I’m not even lying. There was no internal gagging or holding my breath. The key, because…

Please vote for me in the Weleda Global Garden Competition: https://www.weledaglobalgarden.com/nzl/candidate/2316 All you have to do is click on the link above and heart my application. And then I will love you forever. I don’t say that lightly. 1. Platform statement The Weleda Global Garden Competition is an AMAZING opportunity to travel the world. And…

1. The sprinkles Driving home from yoga tonight I heard a couple of young men on the radio discussing how ridiculous it was that a mother on Facebook made a fuss regarding confectionary sprinkles. Yup, sprinkles. Apparently Countdown Supermarket had labelled their pink sprinkles for girls and the blue for boys. The young men (I’m…

1. Rejection So, I put myself out there and it didn’t work out. And I’m ok, I think. Firstly, yoga. I know, I know, but really, for me, my response to certain emotive situations has been hugely, magnificently helped by my practice. I breathe in, I breathe out, I acknowledge what I’m feeling and I…

1. A leap of faith Filled out a form and didn’t get anyone else to check it over. And over, and over… Put myself out there, Big Time. 2. A leap of faith doesn’t always work If you get in the car to drive to your class 10 minutes before it starts you’re definitely putting…

1. Lotto If I ever win Lotto (and I like to set my imaginary budget above the 10 million mark) then I am set. Totally organised and ready to go. Apart from setting up my little family, helping other people we like and saving the world initially I would try and put some aside, or…

1. Tuis I love these loud, brash, colourful birds. As soon as the two trees in front of my office blossomed they swooped on in, ready to party. Alarmingly the branches lower to breaking point as they sip on nectar, fighting and falling and displaying all the signs of drunken disorder. They don’t care that…

1. 12pm I have cried quite a lot today already. Such fun! Once, of laughter as my girl is FUNNY and a few other times from frustration, blah-ness, more frustration, sadness and overwhelmingly feeling overwhelmed and under-inspired. Possibly also caused a leeeetle from hormones. BUT NOBODY BETTER TELL ME THAT. 2. 3.33pm An auspicious time…

1. Bragging rights. Of a sort I’ve never had shingles, head lice or an STD. 2. Little white lies I tell. Sometimes It’s fine if your children play in my wardrobe. Thank you, I love soup. Yes, happy to lend you my roll-on deodorant, stranger. 3. Stages of being on the road. Unfortunately We begin…

It’s often suggested in class to ‘let things go’ which, I find, as easy as being told to ‘calm down’. To be clear: not easy. I don’t actually dwell on things so much as sometimes have a little wonder, a little, what if? Yoga is all about being present and NOT thinking at 4am as…