I don’t want a thermomixer this Christmas. I don’t want the latest iPhone or even new running shoes. Truth be told I don’t love receiving gifts, I’d prefer to be on the other side of…
Browsing Category Caring during COVID-19
How to navigate 2020 when you are a highly sensitive person
Dear sensitive ones. Let’s be honest, 2020 has been rough. The world is dying and burning in front of our eyes. You spent the first month of 2020 hopeful, excited for a new year, for…
What to do when you want to keep the slower pace of quarantine
I spoke to a friend this week who, after six weeks at a much slower pace, said ‘I haven’t felt this relaxed in all of my adult years!’. Her comment really got to me. What…
Find gratitude in a crisis (and how it can shape your ‘new normal’)
We can’t go back to the way things were. We must consciously create a ‘new normal’. One shaped by both the positive and negative effects of this crisis. As my country (New Zealand) prepares to…
The unfiltered version of how I’m coping during this pandemic
I’m just going to take a moment to call bullsh*t on everything I’ve written so far in my ‘Caring during COVID series’. Here’s how I’m really doing things; Sleeping in until 8 or 9am every…