Archive for April, 2010

 Hello, g’day and kia ora on a crisp autumn morning here in Auckland. We are up to blog #35 and today I’d like to share what’s happened this week on the shopping challenge. Being away from home has a way … Continue reading →

 Kia Ora, which is hello in the Maori language. How international is that? Welcome to post #34, coming to you from Auckland, the “city of sails”, or as I’m referring to it, the city of “sales”. Same thing, right? Why … Continue reading →

Here we are post #33. I’ve taken a short break from my headless chicken impersonation (which I am quite good at) to write this post. We leave on Saturday for a month in New Zealand, and between now and then … Continue reading →

Hello and welcome to  blog #32. I’m 5 days away from leaving on a month-long trip to New Zealand and so my mind has wandered to packing and putting outfits together. I’ll post later this week on the joy and … Continue reading →

Greetings! It is a gorgeous autumn day here in Queensland. And today is officially the 4 month mark of the challenge. Howzat – one third of the way through, and only a few scratches and bruises as markers of the … Continue reading →

Mornin‘ pardners and here we are blog #30. I can’t quite believe I have written thirty blog postings in the last 4 months, but the facts don’t lie sistah. When I’m not writhing in pain about the wisdom of starting … Continue reading →

Welcome to Blog #29, and the first Wednesday after Easter.  How did you spend Easter? Ours was bookended by social activities – a picnic on Friday and a rather liquid lunch on Monday (recovery yesterday was on the 6-aspirin scale). In between … Continue reading →

 G’day from the first day of four days of public holidays where the shops are closed in an odd sequence (open Fridays, closed Saturday from 2.23pm, closed Sunday until 6pm, open Monday from 11 – 3.15pm). I never quite know … Continue reading →