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Silent Sunday

November 11, 2013 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Silent Sunday Photographs

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Snapshots from a late Autumn weekend of sunshine in Wellington

May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 BritMumInNZ 5 Comments Sarah

The days are shorter, but they’ve still been sun-filled and autumn has been easy on us so far (though winter is forecast to arrive a week before the official start – with snow expected on high ground tomorrow). Our weekends have still been filled with lots of outdoor time – soccer for hubbie, runs by […]

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Keeping on running

March 26, 2013March 27, 2013 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Inspiration Weekly, Sarah

This past fortnight I’ve been running and kept on running. I don’t know where this sudden urge to run has come from, but it feels great (and I’m just hoping the clocks going back, on the first Sunday of April, along with autumnal weather to come, doesn’t dampen my enthusiasm!). In the past fifteen days […]

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Running on Inspiration

March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Inspiration Weekly, Sarah

There’s so many inspiring people in this world. Many of those people don’t have ‘fame or fortune’ in the conventional sense – but they are guaranteed to be famous with their friends and rich in ways that money cannot bring. They are people who through their own actions make the world a better place for […]

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Time Alone & Together

October 2, 2011October 2, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Sarah, Sophie

Me and my two feet, striding out alone. Walking on the beach at a pace of my own. No voices to listen to, but those in my head. My eyes focused on the surf, relaxed and at ease. I’m on my way to meet with a friend. A friend who is a mother, just like […]

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The last time I hung out with friends…

June 16, 2011June 16, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Sarah, Writing

over the age of 18 and in real life (as opposed to online) was a couple of weeks ago (for the first time in over a year!). Post inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop: Girls Night Out! Describe the last time you got to hang out with your friends? What stops you from doing this […]

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‘Me-Time’: Bringing out the Best

February 20, 2007September 11, 2010 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Random Musings, Sarah

Friends often ask, “Do you get much time to yourself?” And I smile contentedly and reply, “Not really, but that is fine with me.” But this answer is not strictly true. It is not that I don’t get ‘me time’, it’s just that the definition I have for it has changed and yet my friends […]

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