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CatchUp

Goodbye to theWTFproject ! My parting words to hopefully inspire your next project… - March 2, 2014
Air NZ – have you you lost your mind …. - February 16, 2014
Are you the hero in your own life story…or a bit player? - February 5, 2014
If I knew then what I know now – 5 women at 5 different lifestages. - January 26, 2014
Predictions for 2014 - January 13, 2014
Why I got a younger mentor, so on the ‘digital edge’ she was almost falling off…. - January 13, 2014
Meet the feminist who inspired Beyonce…. - December 22, 2013
Special interview 86 year old inspiration – Nanette Cameron - December 11, 2013
My new website – we have lift off….. - December 5, 2013
At last, disruption in the pink aisle of a toy store… - November 22, 2013
What is Roast Busting and other hard-to-read truths about the reality of being a teenage girl in NZ - November 11, 2013
The Good Wife Syndrome - November 2, 2013
Enough sitting around….. - October 26, 2013
Journey? what journey? - September 26, 2013
Attention: Cougars and Pumas. This one’s for you….. - September 17, 2013
The End of Men? - September 1, 2013
Great Female Leadership – Angela Ahrendts - August 11, 2013
To tell the truth…. - August 2, 2013
Free Julian Assange - July 25, 2013
The Art of Possibility - July 13, 2013
What do you want to be when you grow up? - July 2, 2013
Deeda Blair – Where Science meets Style - June 23, 2013
Inspirational Interview – Audrey McHardy in her Sensational Seventies - June 13, 2013
Inspirational Interview – My favourite bird Judy Gilbert - June 3, 2013
How to throw a Pre-Ball party - May 25, 2013
A Funkalicious 50th - May 17, 2013
The gift that really does keep on giving…. - May 4, 2013
Hurrah At Last I am 50! - April 26, 2013
I am eleven….well we all were once.. - April 21, 2013
Lean in – you have nothing to lose - April 4, 2013
Guerilla Gardening - March 22, 2013
Do you really know who you are? - March 15, 2013
If I had my life to live over again… - March 8, 2013
Inspiration Interview with a WTFrock n roller! - February 27, 2013
Lee Radziwell – Profile of a timeless icon by an icon of our times - February 20, 2013
Inspirational Interview – John M Caldwell. Living Life at Full Throttle - February 13, 2013
Why go to Waiheke? - February 7, 2013
Inspiration Profile – Andrée Putman - January 30, 2013
Re-introducing: Fanny Osborne – Botanical Artist - January 22, 2013
Great Barrier Island Beatlemania - January 14, 2013
Inspiration Interview – Meet Meena Kadri. Global Cross Pollinator…. - January 8, 2013
Consciously creating memories - December 29, 2012
Great Barrier Island Emergency Pizza Base Recipe - December 24, 2012
Santa – the ultimate personal brand - December 21, 2012
All I want for Christmas is a gun and some cigarettes… - December 14, 2012
This will blow your mind….we are the gods now, apparently - December 8, 2012
Gardens of Eden, Great Barrier Island…. - November 30, 2012
School of Life soon to be ‘down under’ - November 23, 2012
A Brush with Death - November 16, 2012
The Gifts that keep giving… - November 9, 2012
Coolest Role Model in the World - September 13, 2012
Tales of Passion… - August 19, 2012
Girly, giggly and mad about sex. - August 14, 2012
Coming Home - August 5, 2012
Message on a bottle - July 29, 2012

DressUp

Ten Wardrobe Rules and some inspiration from Carine Roitfeld - March 2, 2014
Resort Dressing - February 16, 2014
Thai Fisherman Pants - February 6, 2014
The Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt - January 26, 2014
Carrying a lot of baggage around… - January 17, 2014
Pucci - January 13, 2014
The Perfect Wedge - December 22, 2013
Flower power dress - December 11, 2013
For fur’s sake…. - December 5, 2013
Denim skirt – regulation issue for Mothers the world over - November 23, 2013
Sneans, snesses, snikinis and so forth - November 11, 2013
A short post on shorts - November 2, 2013
Doc Martens…at my age? - October 26, 2013
Travel capsule - September 27, 2013
Borrowing from the boys - September 17, 2013
One for the money, two for the road…. - September 1, 2013
Stop in the name of love… - August 11, 2013
These Boots were not made for walking - August 2, 2013
Making a REAL Fashion Statement… - July 25, 2013
Cool sweat pants….who knew? - July 13, 2013
Nerdy grey cardigan - July 2, 2013
Fisherman’s Jumper - June 23, 2013
Nom D knitwear…you’ll never shop again… - June 13, 2013
World’s Collide - June 3, 2013
Why I buy brands - May 25, 2013
Taking a lead from Coco - May 18, 2013
Something old something new something borrowed something orange… - May 4, 2013
First purchase of my 50′s - April 26, 2013
A warm and trusted trench - April 20, 2013
Am I too old for tomboy style? - April 4, 2013
His shirt for her - March 22, 2013
What to wear in a drought…. - March 15, 2013
When all else fails…you can rely on Chuck Taylor.. - March 8, 2013
Something one thing anything from Lululemon… - February 27, 2013
Neutral wedges – wear with anything - February 21, 2013
Cheapest black jacket on the planet? - February 13, 2013
Desert Island Navy Pants - February 7, 2013
Chevron knit dress – it’s a sign! - January 30, 2013
A summer LBD with a cheating splash of colour… - January 23, 2013
Celebration of Hats - January 14, 2013
Blue Jeans - January 8, 2013
Fishing Fashion – the original Breton top - December 29, 2012
The Vintage Swimsuit - December 21, 2012
Haviana Heaven - December 14, 2012
A blank canvas - December 8, 2012
Maxi impact - November 30, 2012
All Hail the Tunic - November 23, 2012
Sunglasses dilemna.. - November 16, 2012
It’s what’s underneath that counts…. - November 9, 2012
The “feminine” dress - October 27, 2012

ListenUp

Some final words not quite so “direct from the music industry” - March 2, 2014
‘Fake Empire’ – The National - February 16, 2014
‘Bourgeois’ – Phoenix - February 5, 2014
Far Nearer – Jamie xx - January 26, 2014
‘Us Vs Them’ – LCD Soundsystem - January 17, 2014
‘Stay’ – Indi - January 13, 2014
‘XO’ – Beyonce - December 22, 2013
‘Paris’ – Au Revoir Simone remix - December 11, 2013
‘Drop The Game’ – Flume & Chet Faker - December 5, 2013
Pharrell Williams – Happy - November 23, 2013
‘Do I Wanna Know’ – Arctic Monkeys - November 11, 2013
‘Help I’m Alive’ – Metric - November 2, 2013
‘Desert Night’ – RUFUS - October 26, 2013
The1975 – you heard it here first - September 26, 2013
‘Losing You’ – Solange - September 18, 2013
‘Made To Love’ – John Legend - September 1, 2013
‘Blackbird’ – Fat Freddy’s Drop - August 11, 2013
‘Heartbreaker’ – Metronomy - August 2, 2013
Introducing Pokey La Farge - July 26, 2013
‘Caravan’ – Bill Sevesi - July 13, 2013
‘I Like The Things About Me’ – Mavis Staples - July 2, 2013
‘Alone In Kyoto’ – Air - June 23, 2013
‘Future Starts Slow’ – The Kills - June 13, 2013
‘Fineshrine’ – Purity Ring - June 5, 2013
‘Tables & Chairs’ – Evan Sinton - May 25, 2013
‘On’n’On’ – Justice - May 17, 2013
‘Love Interruption’ – Jack White - May 3, 2013
‘Get Lucky’ – Daft Punk - April 26, 2013
‘Let It Go’ – The Neighbourhood - April 20, 2013
‘Retrograde’ – James Blake - April 4, 2013
‘Nothing I Can Do’ – Joseph & Maia - March 22, 2013
‘Sugar Man’ – Rodriguez - March 16, 2013
‘Royals’ – Lorde - March 8, 2013
‘Carried Away’ – Passion Pit - February 27, 2013
‘Hurricane’ – MS MR - February 21, 2013
‘Live Your Life’ – Yuna - February 13, 2013
‘Green Garden’ – Laura Mvula - February 7, 2013
‘Trouble’ – Ray LaMontagne - January 30, 2013
‘New Slang’ – The Shins - January 23, 2013
‘Where Are We Now?’ – David Bowie - January 14, 2013
‘Skinny Love’ – Bon Iver - January 8, 2013
‘Elephant’ – Tame Impala - December 29, 2012
‘All I Want’ – Kodaline - December 21, 2012
‘Lonely Boy’ – The Black Keys - December 14, 2012
‘Everything To Me’ – Lips - December 8, 2012
Little Dragon ‘Ritual Union’ - November 30, 2012
Arcade Fire ‘The Suburbs’ - November 23, 2012
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros ‘Home’ - November 16, 2012
Band of Horses ‘Laredo’ - November 1, 2012
Phoenix Foundation ‘Buffalo’ - October 22, 2012

PlayUp

What I learnt whilst playing up.. - March 2, 2014
I went inside the Lodge…. - February 16, 2014
Salsa lessons – the dance not the sauce…. - February 6, 2014
Fashion at the Museum - January 26, 2014
Golf – who knew? - January 17, 2014
A bit more about SUPPing - January 13, 2014
It’s the holidays – time to send kids away…. - December 23, 2013
Santa and his Elf pay us a visit - December 11, 2013
Never say never - December 5, 2013
Not so wild hogs… - November 23, 2013
Anyone for tennis? - November 11, 2013
Going away without the kids and drinking mojitos - November 2, 2013
Becoming a Pot-head in England… - October 26, 2013
Literally playing with Lego - September 26, 2013
Hired a wife… - September 18, 2013
I’m a columnist again - September 1, 2013
Ten things I learned about gaming - August 11, 2013
Car boot sale - August 2, 2013
Film Festival Fever - July 25, 2013
California Dreamin’ - July 13, 2013
The Joy of Study - July 2, 2013
My Acting Debut - June 24, 2013
A Rite of Passage – the All Blacks - June 13, 2013
Advanced Yoga - June 3, 2013
Terrible Tarot… - May 25, 2013
You gotta laugh… - May 18, 2013
What to do in the school holidays… - May 4, 2013
The start of six months of celebrations… - April 26, 2013
At home massage… the end to an imperfect day - April 21, 2013
Tomatoes grow like wildfire - April 4, 2013
Hanging with the gals… - March 22, 2013
Festival Season - March 15, 2013
Crossing the threshold and joining the gym…. - March 8, 2013
Crazy Ass Waterslide Adventure - February 27, 2013
Mid-week picnicking in full view of rush hour traffic….. - February 21, 2013
Why walk when you can walk on water? SUP! - February 13, 2013
Chinese New Year Checklist… - February 7, 2013
Restaurant Carinthia – don’t let the location put you off - January 30, 2013
Secret Garden - January 23, 2013
Wedding Anniversary Adventure - January 14, 2013
Love is….a Sandcastle Competition - January 8, 2013
The cordless power drill – a woman’s best friend. - December 29, 2012
Preparing for post-apocalyptic self-sufficiency on Great Barrier Island - December 21, 2012
Dancing on the street…. - December 14, 2012
Hitching a ride - December 8, 2012
How to mix the perfect Martini - November 30, 2012
Desperate to be liked - November 23, 2012
Mastering the Art of Living - November 16, 2012
My heritage “edible balcony” - November 1, 2012
Obama on Hurricane Sandy: ‘Take this very seriously’ - November 1, 2012