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Exploring Woolshed Creek
Something I love to do is travel. I also love photography and want to get better at travel photography. Recently I’ve realised that we live in an amazing, beautiful country (duh!) and I can start working on improving my travel photography even without leaving the country. Something I’ve wanted to do for a long time is getting into hiking. When Dave suggested heading away to a hut recently, I jumped at the chance!
I like to move it move it
I’ve realised just recently that I don’t actually do all that much exercise myself at the moment. While I’m not a total couch potato, I’m not actually where I want to be physically. I want to feel strong and good in my body. I know it will help my energy levels when I do it in a way that honours my body, and I want to be a good example to Benny. I also have a desire to get out exploring some of the incredible hikes around New Zealand and I know I need to be much stronger and have improved cardiovascular fitness to achieve that! So while I’m working out how it will all fit together, and developing the discipline to make movement part of my every day for me, not just when I’m teaching, here are some things I’m keeping in mind…
My top 5 tips to go from surviving to thriving this winter
I used to HATE winter! I would dread it and long for the spring to come. Especially the time I spent in England. Getting to work while it was dark, getting home when it was dark, the dark grey days with little hint of the sun. The thing that started getting me not hating winter so much, or even looking forward to it, was learning to snowboard. It gave me something to look forward to. While I know snowboarding is absolutely a luxury that isn’t within reach of many, I learned some important things through that experience. Here are some of the things I learned, that will hopefully help you survive, and even thrive this winter.