Phew, it has been quite a while since I posted regularly on this blog. Until my latest post Running For Three I hibernated for almost 6 months! This hiatus from blogging was not something I had planned; it just happened as Maria stopped napping during the day, Continue reading
Following three months of traveling, we finally returned to New Zealand 1.5 weeks ago. We have been (and will be for the coming days (or weeks?)) busy finding a house, car, furniture and more, but to keep our and Maria’s sanity we have also been on various Continue reading
Last weekend marked officially the start of summer – or well, at least for me: blue skies, plenty of playtime outside with Maria, the sweet smell of sunscreen, beautiful runs in singlets, a visit to a strawberry farm (and discovering with surprise that there are already Continue reading
Yes, I did it! Following months of having no specific running goals I signed up for the Cambridge Half Marathon just one week before the actual event. What’s more, I managed to start the race, finish it AND set a new personal best. So why wasn’t I jumping for joy as I Continue reading
How could a place that provides a country with 70 percent of its bottled water not be a major tourist attraction? Many New Zealand travel guides (including our beloved Lonely Planet 2012 edition) do not bother even mentioning it, and so it is arguably Continue reading
Mommy on the Run 