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Don’t push me cos I’m close to the edge
ARGH!!!!! How’s the ol’ nervous system?
Tales from the Powder Room
Pushing back against constant comfort
Pushing back against constant comfort
Feel like you just can’t win? The world is a dumpster fire. Your flights got cancelled and the refund won’t cover new ones; petrol prices are scuppering your long-distance relationship. Some days...
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Heading north to meet his mum
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Heading north to meet his mum
Reet enough, the Yorkshireman and I are off to the north, the far north and Scotland in a couple of months to meet his mum.
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A few coins of gratitude in the Christmas pudding
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A few coins of gratitude in the Christmas pudding
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart ... and a voucher for tandem paragliding, but it was too windy on the day and you didn’t want to reschedule, so I got a refund and paid the rates instead.
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The handiwoman’s other dream
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The handiwoman’s other dream
The Yorkshireman and I recently did an insane thing.
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Storage chambers of the heart
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Storage chambers of the heart
As our lives move closer together, the Yorkshireman and I make plans to cohabit.
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A too tight an embrace
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A too tight an embrace
Custody disputes are dreadful times. The heightened emotions make people act crazy, writes Lisa Scott.
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Ghosts in the chorus
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Ghosts in the chorus
Grief is a journey - you never know when there will be a sudden bump in the road, when a memory will come rushing in the cracks between now and then.
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The slippery slide into wisdom
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The slippery slide into wisdom
The fear of getting hurt, traumatophobia (fear of physical injury) can be a massive head game to conquer, writes Lisa Scott.
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
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Becoming more flexible on questions of spirituality
I’m not religious.
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Rooting out the nastiness
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Rooting out the nastiness
We spent this weekend up a ladder cutting the hedges at Pūrākaunui. They had grown huge, lumbering, pushing over the smaller trees in front of them, forcing them to bow in subjugation.
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All that glisters is not always Gold
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All that glisters is not always Gold
After you’ve seen a hundred rainbows you start to think maybe you’ve found your pot of gold.
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Feeling less than neighbourly
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Feeling less than neighbourly
Is peace, quiet and privacy at your property too much to ask?
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Coping in a shifting world
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Coping in a shifting world
Why do mamas drink wine?
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Hope endures beyond the honeymoon
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Hope endures beyond the honeymoon
When the honeymoon phase is over, it may feel like a bubble pop.
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Setting a table for presence and absence
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Setting a table for presence and absence
The widower who has a second chance at love is a romantic cultural trope.
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Sisters - get set for wild times
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Sisters - get set for wild times
Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Lisa Scott has a few alternative gift ideas.
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Focus on love, health and happiness
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Focus on love, health and happiness
Lisa Scott hopes for a banquet of love, health and happiness this Christmas.
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Benefits of a handy man
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Benefits of a handy man
I’ve always had to get a man in.
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Life in the fast lane
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Life in the fast lane
Yeah, I’ve done cage diving, met the shark with my name on it.