This blog has eclipsed my non-sweary blog: deehobbit.com. There's a lot of shady and difficult shit I feel the need to share, and this is the place I share it. Life isn't a highlights reel. Life is painful, and chaotic, and full of changes, disappointments and sometimes it is full of joy and magic. This is where I go to vent. I make no apologies for the grittiness of the content.
I remember the first time I met this tired colossus of Dutch humour and global experience. I went to pick him up first thing one Wednesday morning. He was late. Quite late actually, and I brought him in my beautiful brand-new Red Kona to record a podcast. That was one of the last times I … More The Wonderful Wiebe Winding his Way Home to the Netherlands
Daniel and I have had a lazy couple of days, and landed yesterday evening in Wonderful Wellington. My two eldest kids astound me with their earnest, kindness, honesty, integrity and seemingly limitless desire to just hang out with their mother. This is no doubt a symptom of the incredibly busy life and travel schedule that … More Windy Wellington with Number One Son Daniel
Here’s a Spotify playlist I’ve been enjoying all morning as I make myself ready for the return to the UK. I am a mess of sniffles and silent tears at the Newark airport. Joni Mitchell’s Chelsea Morning floods into my ears: “if only you will staaaaay!” And I’m a puddle. I have hugged easily 100 … More Leaving New York
Woke up around 3am this morning after a mediocre sleep. Yesterday was a full day, with family and the inner tribe swallowing up the entire day, leaving me with a sense of panic about all the things that need to be done before I fly out on my swan song world tour for 2019. I am … More Doom Without Gloom
Before I start this conversation, I need to make it absolutely crystal clear that I’m open to finding a(nother) penguin and settling back into traditional domestic bliss one day. When the kids and companies have grown up, I plan a quiet life of travel and family, returning to some remote part of New Zealand sporadically … More Being Single Doesn’t Seem to Suck
I find it quite impossible to put into words, just how floored I am by the strength of many of the people (particurly women, there, I said it!) I am blessed to know. They keep going through all manner of personal and professional struggles, melee, and storm. And I’m genuinely bothered when I think … More Be Your Own Hero
That was a fantastic weekend. I have been reminded that I am surrounded by glorious goddesses, genuine activists, humble geniuses, and generally just good human beings. It’s nice to have a long run of being pleasantly surprised by the people with whom you choose to spend time. It has gotten me feeling proper chuffed with … More A Very A-muse-ing Sunday Afternoon
