August / presented lots of opportunities Spent / lots of time in the garden Took / A massive chance and went part time at my current job and started working for an incredible photography studio, Jo Frances Photography Auckland, which I am so far loving! Bought / Tickets to Miley... Continue reading

July / I became a Mum Adopted / a baby. A super cute furbaby. A two month old Cavilere King Charles Spaniel we called Mila. See the post about the day we met her for the first time here Manged / to slow down a smidge but nowhere near enough... Continue reading

September / is over already? Cooked / lots of scrumdidlyumptious meals in our slow cooker. Seriously whoever invented them should be given a medal. Celebrated / My three year anniversary at AA Insurance. Worked / Six days a week, every week. It is safe to say I am utterly exhausted.... Continue reading

Sometimes in life you are given chances to fly. You have no idea if you will actually be able to float above the ground gracefully, in-fact, there is a possibility that as soon as you leap you will come crashing down. You, ultimately, are the one who makes the decision... Continue reading

Hi there, One of our puppies is up for sale again if you are interested, it's a black and brown female bigger one of the two. Roger & Juliet Mila is a pure Caviler King Charles Spaniel and we brought her home yesterday. Since moving into our home we knew... Continue reading

June / failed to slow down Turned / twenty three Read / The Fault in our Stars - John Green (also went and saw the movie which was an incredibly reflection of the book, one of the most accurate book to screen movies i've seen so far) Celebrated / my... Continue reading

Crazy. Beautiful. These words are the only two that can sum up the last few months of my life. I feel like I have not had one moment to catch my breath. Things are starting to slow down as the month of July arrives and I am secretly very relieved.... Continue reading

May / went way too fast Moved / out of our parents homes into our own home Read / A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks Painted / like a crazy person, our home was very unique in regards to the colours that were on the walls (a different colour... Continue reading

April / was life changing Shot / my first ever cake smash session Saw / John Mayer, one of my all time favourite artists, live in concert Bought / our very first home Printed / a portfolio of images I have taken over the last year that I am incredibly... Continue reading

We bought a house. We bought a house and we move in tommorow. We bought a house and we move in tommorow and I am bouncing off the walls with excitement. I am dieing to tell you guys about it and I will be blogging about moving day so I... Continue reading

March / was madness Travelled / to Rotorua to crew my first ever Ultra Marathon. You can find a full blog of my experience here Ran / 10km in my first ever running race.. like actually ran, the whole way. Bought / brand new shoes and some winter running gear... Continue reading

I feel like running is all I have been writing about lately, I would apologise to those who don't care but if you didn't care you wouldn't be reading, right? It has become such a huge part of my life in such a short time and I am actually really... Continue reading

If there was one thing I could eat every day for the rest of my life it would be chicken. I love it. I can't count how many times in the last 2 months that I have had chicken tossed in tuscan seasoning on a salad. As easy and delicious... Continue reading

I met Emma around a year and a half ago now. We came to know each other through Facebook. She 'liked' my business page, commented on literally everything I posted (I dubbed her my number one fan) and eventually ended up messaging me asking me for some photography advice. I... Continue reading

It's funny how fate works. How you never know what tomorrow has in store. How you think you have everything planned out one day but the plans are changed beyond your control the next. I believe in fate, that everything happens for a reason & that whatever, whoever runs this... Continue reading

When James came back for Christmas break he managed to convince me to go for a run with him. He who has been doing nothing but physical activity day in, day out for the past 8 months told me it would be a good idea for me to accompany him... Continue reading

February / is over already. WTF Bought / an iPhone 5S *dances* Spent / lots of time with my favourite little face in the whole world, Caitlin. I am loving watching her grow up. Hunted / for houses *dances some more* Caught / my first cold of the year. The... Continue reading

Apologies for my slackness over the past few months with my MMMMonday Posts. I have been finding it very hard to find time to get into the kitchen to cook let alone photograph and document the process. HOWEVER! I managed to score myself an extra long weekend this week and... Continue reading

January / was a happy month Celebrated / my brothers 18th birthday Baked / a three tiered malteaser covered banana cake Spent / lots of time outside running, it's fair to say i'm addicted Travelled to / Mangawhai Ate / really healthy 80% of the time and i'm feeling fantastic... Continue reading

Mangawhai is, so far, my favourite hidden paradise I have come accross in New Zealand. My family and I have been heading to this sweet little place for the last 8 or so years and we can't get enough. We haven't been up there for our Christmas/New Years holiday like... Continue reading

31 December, 2013 This year we had no plans what-so-ever. It was the first year we would spend New Years Eve away from our usual suspects. Because James had no idea where he was going to be or what he would be doing we didn't get to plan a massive... Continue reading

December / was a month of pure over-indulgence Celebrated / the return of my Soldier for the Christmas Holidays Baked / a two tiered, christmas themed confetti butter cake Spent / lots of time with friends and family Travelled to / Tauranga Ate / way too much food Drank /... Continue reading

Christmas has to be my favourite time of year. I am one of those people who actually like that Christmas decorations arrive at stores in October, when carols start playing in mid November & how busy the shops are the week before the 25th with people who have left everything... Continue reading

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I'm not sure if it's my crippling fear of heights or if it's due to the opening scene from the first Final Destination always playing on my mind while I board my flight but I always tend to get a little nervous before travelling via air. I don't know why I worry as the chance of the plane plummeting to the earth or blowing up immediately after take off is quite slim. Once again my fears were totally unnecessary as apart from a few minutes of turbulence here and there the flight was incredible. I couldn't help but stare out the window the entire 1 hour and 10 minutes, it was mesmerising. Continue reading