Team. My favourite tree split in two and landed on my inflatable spa. The double heartbreak.

The cute “three kids under five” story results in trying to work out how the hell we get two of them through uni next year 😬

Just over here keeping it real that not everyone on leave is at the beach or having the summer of dreams. My only aspiration is to have a week of a regulated nervous system and to not have to go to work on my birthday.

Day 3 annual leave: more craft, deep dive into the Jonestown massacre, chased chickens, poured an excessively strong gin.

Well I thought I’d let the new chooks out and they all escaped the chicken run within 5 minutes, and me and the 15 year old had to run around trying to collect the chickens because I haven’t even told the neighbours we have new chickens yet.

Remember when your results came in the post and it was just what you got in the exam and you just got a letter? English B. Maths C. Waiting for your teenager to wake up to log into a portal has a lot less romance.

Happy NCEA results day to all who celebrate/My commiserations on this NCEA results day. Delete one as appropriate.

Day 2 of annual leave: tiny crafting, finished a crime doco series, nap attempt, drive to Eltham, early birthday gift of 4 chickens, delicious dinner.

Oh good, he’s come and announced he’s going to the supermarket to get some jam setting sugar so he can make some jam.

Day 2 of annual leave. Mr R has also taken leave today which is actually annoying because now I will feel lazy 🙄 it’s a tough gig being married to an active relaxer.

Day 1 of annual leave: made an elaborate lasagne and had a nap.

Nothing has made me reconsider my career more than the absolute relief I feel with no Sunday Scaries this week because I’m on leave.

This wind is sending me 🌬️ too hot not to have windows open but everything bangs and it gets on my nerves

Current hyper fixation is BBC Archive videos on YouTube and let’s say it’s not proving overwhelmingly popular with the Gen Zs

I was always taking time off to spend with my kid before he goes to uni but turns out he’s going away to spend time with his pals.

I’m on annual leave next week cos I like to be away just when everyone else comes back. Oh, you want to circle back NOW? Sorry about it.

Fucking hell

Extra bonus early early wake up today.

I’m committed to stranger things but these episode lengths

Road toll lower cos no one can afford to go anywhere?

Actual thought I just had while getting dressed: not those undies. Save them for tomorrow for first day back and work so if nothing else you have the most comfortable undies on.

My bestie has just visited for 3 nights which was amazing but has also demonstrated for me the value of all my little self care routines, especially my little pre-sleep rituals.

Ok the waterspout fever has got out of control. We don’t need it on the front page of every news site.

Is there any greater peak in NZ life than a 6:18 text from the neighbours asking if you want some snapper?

I’ve advocated really strongly for a Christmas/NY shut down for staff wellbeing reasons and also because it’s become a cultural norm in our community - even our sole surviving bank branch closes - but also it burns through through some leave balances making it easier to manage over the year

What are you cooking tomorrow? I’m trying to be low key but also delicious

lol these drama queens - country closes down for 2 months? More like 10 days if you’re lucky.

Can they not make those nylon kitchen utensils in a colour other than black? Just for funsies?

Even if you don’t have time to watch all of it go to 51:51 for Ngoi Ngoi an absolute BANGER

If you didn’t know the Marlon Williams Sydney Opera House Te Whare Tīwekaweka gig is on YouTube youtu.be/Ctk1QWVqWR0?... and it’s epic.

I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7). Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!

Mr R has just got all the food back out even though I said surely people could fend for themselves

The side eye from my kids about the new SpongeBob Movie “You never let us watch Nickelodeon” well I’m SORRY for the PARENTING, Jesus.

I actually wish the fabled Christmas shut down that allegedly slams the economy closed went further, and we all had to find other things to do that weren’t capitalism. I’d love nothing more than to see a deserted mall.

I regret not taking this week as leave. Your gal is tired. Problem is when you’re a people manager part of the managing is managing the tired people. Everyone is tired.

I’m going to give my mother her Christmas gift which is a new phone because hers is a 3G situation. I’m already exhausted by the concept of setting it up. But I already know I don’t want to do it on Christmas Day.

Never been into trifle

Roomba is so bewildered by the Christmas tree

Our ten year old chicken didn’t come and peck at the gate when I went to water the veges and I fear she may have gone to the big coop in the sky. Can’t quite bring myself to go and look for evidence. Poor old girl, she’s had quite the epic tale of survival.

How do people watch TV1? Doesn’t matter what time of the day or night I turn it on, coming up next is Bradley Walsh.

I mean it might just be the burn out but 9 months of home detention sounds like a break right about now.

Also do we need a fucking blow by blow of how he did it?

9 months home d is a joke right?

Snow on the mountain 👀

My husband’s heritage is a great grandmother called Hephzibah who went by Nancy because they never felt Jewish was a safe thing to be, even all the way down here.

My heart is very heavy. Feel free to tell me your best salad or whatever for Christmas Day. I thought maybe it was gonna be just us but turns out we get all the mothers for lunch.

Let the record state I really miss Ernest Adams loafs (yeah, yeah - loaves) If anyone wants to send me a date loaf, I’m into it.

Like she can afford it but giving your crew life changing amounts of money in bonuses is a baller move

Billionaires are terrible but this Taylor Swift doco is so great.

This week was a slog and my calendar next week is frankly terrifying but it’s not so hot tonight, gonna catch up with my gals and some champagne tomorrow, and most importantly Mr R and all the kids safe at home tonight ❤️