About two years ago my mother started talking about some family reunion she'd like to go to in Tasmania. Yawn. Always only half...

My friend recently lent me 'The Power Of Now' to read and it has become one of the many life changing things that I can thank 2020 for. ...

Miss Wordsmith spends all of her time writing about other people and helping companies with marketing, it's easy to forget about Miss...

There were no words from Miss Wordsmith when I heard Kate Callaghan - the Holistic Nutritionist had lost her fight with cancer. No...

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A friend who regularly reads my blogs recently commented, “when you write, it’s like you have just woken from a dream.” I was so uplifted...

The types of jobs I get asked to do in my role of 'wordsmith' are many and varied. Web content mostly, and some basic design, but also...

They say things happen in threes, but this past month it has been all twos. Two bee stings - 1 requiring emergency treatment because of...

It's been a fantastic month. So much has been happening. I gained a new qualification in the health industry, graded to purple belt in...

Two very interesting things happened to me this morning when I was doing the morning rounds in my 'community support worker' role. I...

Christmas can be quite an emotional time of year - there are so many expectations of what people should be doing and where they should be...

Call me a pessimist but every time I hear somebody talk about their 'happy place' I cringe. This has to be THE most over-used phrase of...

Welcome to Scorpio season - I hardly know where to start this week. I am in full Kombucha mode brewing up a storm in the warm weather,...

Bottled water or tap water? I'm assuming most people would choose bottled, if money wasn't an issue. But the cost of bottled water can...

It's Blossom Festival week in Alexandra and while the bees have started buzzing, there is a bit of that vibe around town as well. I love...

What a week of web content. And water. My latest client Russell Bond is all about delivering our ever growing community an efficient...

My left hand has 24kg of grip strength and my right hand has 40kg. I knew the left was lacking but recently it has left me with very...

My favourite pinot noir wine when I moved back to Central Otago as an adult was Desert Heart - made on Felton Road in Bannockburn. Felton...

Helping write a book about Central Otago goldmining, iceskating on as many natural surfaces as possible before the Spring thaw and...

I love it when my children get excited about food. I asked my 8-year-old son if he wanted chicken and vegetable dumplings for dinner and...