New Zealand

Come Go With Me

We carried on exploring our local surroundings on Saturday. It was amazing. Do you often explore the area where you live? After a week of horrendous weather, we woke up and saw the sun shining down on us and knew we weren’t staying in. No point in wasting a beautiful day! This time we headed [...]

Interview with Belinda Simon of Pregoli

Ever been pregnant and not felt like the most attractive self you can be? I think most women could relate to this. That’s why I I love what Belinda Simon(with a ^ over the o that I can’t figure out how to do) has created over at her boutique online store, Pregoli. They offer stunning [...]

Family Fun at Curio Bay

It was a little quiet around here on the weekend wasn’t it? That’s because we were back out and about enjoying some family time. This time we headed to one of our absolute favourite spots in Southland. Curio Bay. We only found out about this place last summer, I can’t believe we spent 4 years [...]

10 Minutes with Lisa Brook of Urban Habitat

Urban Habitat is one of New Zealand’s up and coming interior design companies. Launched by Lisa Brook – Artist, Decorator and Interior Designer, Urban Habitat offers professional interior design services and designer products to every day Kiwis at fixed prices; helping clients achieve their desired look, within each individuals’ specific budget. With Urban Habitat’s help, [...]

The Campbell Live Article

Last night the article (I talked about here) aired on Campbell Live. I’m pretty happy with the results, well apart from the end when I’m being a total dork. I was in goof mode by then, it had been a few hours of talking and laughing. If you watch Helen, you can see her holding [...]

A Film Crew Just Left My House

The kids with Christie, his pet camera (inside joke) and Helen. Last month I read on Facebook that a local TV show was wanting to speak with middle income earning families. I thought they would be gathering some information to get statistics or the likes, so I sent the email address through to my husband [...]

Days 2 & 3 of our Trip to Dunedin – Lots of Photos

My family and I have been out and about in Dunedin enjoying the sights and experiencing some of what the Cadbury Chocolate Festival had to offer the locals and tourists during their annual celebration. We headed up Thursday morning and I wrote briefly about the day in this post here. It was fun, we went to [...]

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Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...

My name is Chavah. They say for a relationship to work you need a dreamer and a realist. I am the dreamer. My dreams are what I MAKE my reality. I am passionately curious, sometimes awkward and I have a somewhat ridiculous but infectious laugh. I live in the deep south of New Zealand, married to my realist husband. I need him, he keeps it real... like realists do. I spend my days raising four out-going children, it's as exhausting as one would imagine. Currently I live and breathe transforming my body into a powerful weapon. It's my new found love, so if you need me - find me at the gym. Actually don't, I dislike talking while I'm training. I've been described as eccentric, I quite like that. The definition of eccentric is 'deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice'; that sounds about right. I'm the crazy creative type, well actually I'm not that crazy. I know exactly what's up but I am creative. I'm an Artist that's exhibited extensively throughout NZ and sold pieces internationally but right now I'm busy raising children so instead my creative tendencies have been refocused on up-cycling furniture, redecorating my home, event planning and writing.

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