Community hits the spot
Community hits the spot
Don’t know about you, but at the start of 2020 I had no idea of the random skills I’d have assembled by the end of it. Some people took up baking, gardening ... Those people are not me.
Lisa Scott
Dusting off the bookshelf
Dusting off the bookshelf
Your bookcase says a lot about you, Lisa Scott believes. Want to be taken seriously? Take a shelfie.
Ordinary heroes will come to the rescue
Ordinary heroes will come to the rescue
It’s not until things like Covid-19 happen that emergency management teams swing into action, CDEMs activate and folks whose normal jobs are as innocuous as stapling paper together turn out to be secret ninjas, writes Lisa Scott.
Slacker mode curbs working frenzy
Slacker mode curbs working frenzy
Like a shark that has to keep moving to pay the mortgage, I never stop working, writes Lisa Scott.
Spending time as an island
Spending time as an island
No woman is an island, but spending time alone is the healthiest decision you’ll make, writes Lisa Scott.
A homely holiday
A homely holiday
Heading home for the holidays allows Lisa Scott to disconnect and reconnect.
A place of healing
A place of healing
Lisa Scott's fallen in love with the Waitaki District.
Remember the days . . .
Remember the days . . .
Lisa Scott goes to watch a game of rugby she actually enjoyed.
Beauty lab - Natio
Beauty lab - Natio
This week, Lisa Scott tries new releases from Natio.
Sale smacks of a deceased estate
Sale smacks of a deceased estate
The Fortune created loyalty by virtue of the blood, sweat and tears in getting from page to stage. But the sale of its assets is an act too far, writes Lisa Scott.
A guilt worse than hunger
A guilt worse than hunger
In which living on rations becomes a first-world problem, writes Lisa Scott.
Best in snow
Best in snow
Lisa Scott gets snowboarding lessons at the home of New Zealand's Olympic medallists and falls in love with the mountain.
Nothing genteel about slide into poverty
Nothing genteel about slide into poverty
Just because you're not on a benefit in this country doesn't mean you're not doing it tough, writes Lisa Scott.
Wheeling through history
Wheeling through history
Lisa Scott finds herself at one with nature on an Alps to Ocean bike tour.
After the bad, the good
After the bad, the good
Lisa Scott pledges to be more positive.
A little more temperate
A little more temperate
The mountain man and I decided to have a dry February - it being the shortest month, writes Lisa Scott.
Something in the water
Something in the water
Lisa Scott foregoes penguin in favour of the culinary delights of Oamaru and finds out why people there are so jolly happy.
Breaking the silence
Breaking the silence
Why do some men still feel the need to try and silence women, Lisa Scott asks.
Trails and the art of blazing
Trails and the art of blazing
While the rest of the city watches the wallpaper slowly fade, off Laings Rd, in a clearing in the forest, something strange and wonderful is happening, Lisa Scott writes.
Smooth operators
Smooth operators
Lisa Scott pays tribute to nurses, often unsung heroes of our healthcare system.