a prairie girl who collects passport stamps.
Now that I've experienced my fair share of Southern Hemisphere Christmases, I thought it was time to share my thoughts on swapping snow for sand. Having grown up in the Northern Hemisphere, I've always associated Christmas with reindeer, sleigh rides and candy canes. I love wrapping myself up in sweaters and sipping mulled wine by [...]
There's no denying the excessive nature of the blogging and YouTube industry. Whether constantly trying out new products, so you can share your favourites with your followers or buying/being gifted clothing for outfit photos, there's something a bit troublesome about it all. And don't get me started on hauls... (do people still do those?) The [...]
With less than four months until our wedding, I've been getting a lot of questions about how all the planning is going. There's no denying I'm excited for the big day to arrive, but it's definitely an exhausting process if I'm completely honest. From guest lists to napkin colours, hens party planning and rehearsal dinners, [...]
You might remember my Queenstown guide from a couple years ago when Nick and I visited over Canterbury Anniversary weekend. We try to get away on long weekends whenever possible, but this year we were determined to save money (for obvious reasons). Initially, we thought we’d do a day trip somewhere nearby, but when the [...]
It's that time of year again. A golden glow is permanently cast over the city, weekends are quickly booking up, and Kiwi holidays are fast approaching. If you're anything like me, you live for the summer months when the days are long and BBQs are plentiful. I always find myself reconnecting with long lost friends during [...]
Criticism of marriage stems from a time when it meant ownership, submission and even darker imbalances between the sexes. As we all know, the definition of marriage continues to change. It's up to our generation to figure it all out and rewrite the narrative. I was quite ambivalent about marriage growing up. I didn't date [...]
No matter how many times I go to London, I find there's always something new to discover. On my last trip, I stayed with some New Zealand friends and the time before that, a high school friend who was attending London School of Economics. This trip was a blogging trip and the first time that [...]
