No Kidding in NZ

Fourteen years ago (give or take a few days), I wrote my first post on No Kidding in NZ. I was well past the raw shock of losses and an en...

I don’t always agree with memes and quotes I see around social media. In fact, I often disagree with them. Or despair at the way they have b...

"Writing about trauma is more than simply documenting experience—it's about illuminating life on earth. It's about transforming...

I've read a lot (though not all) of the books written by fellow bloggers about their infertility journey, or about being childless. Each...

 I belong to a Fbk page for TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) which is an invisible nerve pain condition. I don’t regularly read the posts there, be...

When I went through my ectopics, I would struggle to sleep. I’d feel exhausted, from all the emotions, but when I would put my head down on...

As you'll recall, I conducted a small survey of readers and their preferences regarding blogging or Instagram. Here are the results: A...

Another year and I'm still here, even though 2019 wasn't my best blogging year. It's worth looking back though, as survival is ...

I’m still recovering from this virus, and though I thought I might be feeling better, the fact that I fell asleep on the couch when I w...