New Year's In Reads & Recs

I'm staying inside this New Year's due to exhaustion and the weather. I'll be hosting a bunch of tweens but other than that I plan on cozying up with a book. Maybe you're in the same boat? Here's my list

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Are you ready for Christmas bingo?!

You might think the festive season is a time for togetherness, positivity and joy, but you could not be more wrong. Let’s play the worst game of bingo with the usual suspects getting ready to leave a turd in your Christmas trifle. Feel free to skip to the comments

Waiting for the Bell of Peace

I have not been religious for a very long time. I haven't set foot in a church in years. There's not much I hold dear about Christianity anymore. But Christmas is something I've held onto. For me, Christmas has always been about service, about

Thank you New Zealand

As our pōhutukawa bloom, we are asking you to help hope bloom in Gaza for our precious families.  While our babies open presents on Christmas Day, in Gaza, mothers mourn their children. Unable to even bury them.  It is bitterly cold in Gaza right now, yet surviving Palestinians are in

FNC - The Christmas countdown

Kia ora friends! It's Friday Night Chats time. It's so lovely to be together while we count down to Christmas. It's been such a sad and hard week - a gut wrenching week for many - so I'm glad we can come together. Let&

Christmas wishes from your favourite people

With just a few days until Christmas I thought I'd ask some of my favourite people about their Christmas wishes. Finding out what inspires the people who inspire me has always helped me to feel encouraged, and remind me I'm part of a community. I hope

Action is the antidote to despair

Look for the helpers - and then help them.

FNC - Unbothered. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.

Welcome to Friday Night Chats! I am so excited to chat with you. My break was so so good. I loved it, and I am so much happier. Truly, all I needed was to dance with my friends. And then I thought the transition back to Real Life would be

The Christmas balls story

I tried to recreate the Christmases of my childhood - it was A TIME lol Around this time, every year since it was first published in 2017, I’m asked to share my ‘Christmas balls’ story. So here it is. Meri Kirihimete. Subscribe now After my grandmother died, Christmas became quite

Supporting neurodivergent children at Christmas 🎄

Most people with neurodivergent children will know Christmas can be difficult because it is a major change to routine and there are enormous expectations. There are many aunties and uncles, siblings, grandparents, and family friends who want to support the kids they love who have autism, ADHD, or any other

Yup, they're using AI to develop the NZ curriculum

The Ministry of Education is using AI to develop the new curriculum for New Zealand students.  In a response to an Official Information Act request made by a member of the public and supplied to Emily Writes, the Ministry said it was using AI to “enhance development processes across the