Wow. I made it to day 24! The past month has made me realise how many great things there are to do, that help contribute to positive health and wellbeing. Sometimes people think you need to be doing something big, showy or expensive to have a great experience. This is not true at all. A lot…
Category: Music
Day 6: Enter the Pleasuredome
Don’t you want me, baby? Don’t you want me, ohh!!!!! If that is the cry from the Pleasuredome, then they need not worry. This 80s themed and inspired show is totally appreciated by audiences, in fact the season has been extended right up until the 23rd of December. So is it worth all the hype? …
Day 4: Check out FREE live music
Every summer, Auckland Council puts on a series of free outdoor gigs in different locations in Auckland. I have been attending these for many years and love the variety of the acts. In the past I have listened to jazz, reggae, rock, classical, swing, pop, acoustic… the list goes on. Depending on your mood, you…
A drive to remember. Thank you Bic Runga!
Dear Bic Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of your first album, Drive. I attended your concert at the Civic last night and my breath was truly taken away by the experience. There was something so beguiling about hearing songs so familiar, yet so new when played live again. “Rain fall from concrete colored skies, no…
Matariki – the Māori New Year
Happy Matariki everyone! For those who aren’t aware, Matariki is the Māori name for Pleiades, an internationally recognised galactic cluster which can be viewed from anywhere in the world. The rise of the Matariki star cluster is an important time in the Māori calendar as it signifies the Māori New Year. I love this description…
Great minds think alike
I like working in teams. There’s something so satisfying when you see a group of people completing tasks together in a respectful, collegial and fun manner. An effective team needs a solid foundation and I fundamentally believe that a key to this is spending genuine time with each other. The role-modelling needs to come from…
35 things I’ve learnt this year
If I could describe 2016 in a few words they would be challenging, confronting, surprising and shocking. No, they are not the most positive of words, but they really do encapsulate the overriding sense of unease that crept in throughout the year. I know I am not the only person to feel this way, with…
And a 1, 2, 3, 4….
In my last blog post I professed my love for playing the ukulele and today’s group performance at the Hobsonville Point Farmers Market really cemented this into my psyche. We, The Unicorns, were blessed with sunny weather and there were lots of people filtering through the market. No pressure at all… We got stuck into…
Ukuleles and unicorns
I love alliteration. How often can you use ‘U’ words in consecutive fashion? In case you’re wondering, I have been playing the ukulele for about seven years, firstly starting out with a bright blue Makala ukulele adorned with a smiling dolphin. Over the years I progressed to ‘more serious’ ukuleles and contained my playing to…
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