It’s twilight when I return home and the birds that are plentiful in the morning have mostly gone to roost. I’m quite disappointed by this as I found my binoculars this morning and was hoping to do a bit of birding. My binoculars were a bit of a find – considering we decided not to…
Author: Beth
We currently live in Sydney Australia but have made made the decision to up our lives here and move to New Zealand. We're chronicling the journey here but I'll also add in things about food, activities, reviews and whatever else I'm asked about as we go on. We have plans to transition to a simpler way of life but we'll see how that pans out! We welcome you to join our journey.
Beth is a thirty-something mother who lives in Hornsby, Sydney. She’s married to Mr Incredible and they have one daughter – Adventure Girl and a son nicknamed Dash. In a previous life she was an Executive Assistant who worked in Hong Kong, regional Queensland and Sydney.
My favourite bulk cookie mix: The Mast Brother’s Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
We had a cold snap overnight and as such I write this post in the lounge with our first fire blazing in the fireplace. It’s not too cold but my dad did call to see if we wanted to bail the farmhouse and stay there tonight. I laughed and put another log on. Since writing…
Contentment
I really don’t think I could be morecontent with life. Really. Our bank account is certainly not as flush as it was3 months ago and we’re now on a strict budget (thanks Barefoot Investor formaking this easy!) but our lives are much fuller and the days are good. Last night we had the most incrediblecommunity…
The biggest change
Moving to Whanganui, where jobs are in short supply, Mr Incredible and I had a deal that the first to get a job would take it and the other would be the stay at home parent. With me being the first to get a job, and now from that be offered full time work (with…
A brief summary
One of the difficult things about blogging is that if I miss a week or two I have no idea where to start off again – so much seems to happen during that period and topics to post about are too abundant. If I was smart I’d do a bundle and then slow release them……
Disconnect
There’s an unexpected disconnect living in our new home. We don’t have internet and the phone reception is very poor which has resulted in a sort of stepping away. It’s twenty minutes into town and quite a few locals think we live in the boondocks… without modern firms of communication it can feel that way….
A new perspective on Ivy
I used to have a romantic fascination with Ivy… garnered from many books I’ve read, the image of an ivy covered wall filled me with illusions of something far from the truth. After a week living on our glorious property, Ivy, formerly loved, is now reviled as the killer it is. The past two days…
Time spent learning is never wasted: PopUp Business School
This past week and next, Mr Incredible and have been attending the PopUp Business School – a ten day intensive on running a small business. It’s free for participants and supported by our local council and business partners. It’s an incredible opportunity for anyone with an existing business, a startup, a social enterprise or has…
Cafe Love: The Citadel Cafe in Castlecliff
Everything made in house (including sauces, chips, cakes etc) CHECK Brilliant gluten free, vegan, dietary requirement friendly menu – able to be changed up as needed due to the fact they make it all themselves CHECK Awesome community vibe and chilled out feel CHECK Great coffee CHECK Kid friendly but not too kid friendly CHECK…
The desire to conform
“You were born an individual, don’t die a copy” The A-Frame sign seemed to jump out at me as I was walking through town yesterday. It’s whiteboard slogan resonating with so much of what I’ve been thinking of and feeling the past few days. You see, I feel a little out of place here –…
a life of less regret 