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I'm Georgia, 18 years old and trying my best to be a fitter, stronger and healthier person. This blog documents the health and fitness side of my life, but I also love reading, writing, going to the beach, music, cooking and hanging with my girls :) Feel free to message me if you want to chat, I'd love to hear from you!

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Hogmanay in Edinburgh

I have now been living in London (aka the big smoke), for almost 6 months now. I have been away from New Zealand (aka the teeny tiny smoke), for nearly 8 months. After spending the first two and a half months travelling non-stop around Europe, it took a while to settle into a rhythm of working, grocery shopping, and doing housework regularly. But once you get a routine, it quickly becomes a big…

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I hate it

when a stormy day turns fine I’ve worked myself into a solid state of melancholy And the sun comes out to laugh at me Stuck there   I can’t stand the feeling of momentum gathered paused and reversed When you have a vision of the day And know it would be ridiculous in the new context forced upon you   Skipping plans Feels like an inexcusable shameful let-down to yourself Rather than what everyone…

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Going LOCAL: Lake Waikaremoana

Kia ora koutou e hoa mā, (Hello my friends!) I’m currently trying to plan a hike around Lake Waikaremoana, which is one of the Great Walks of Aotearoa, with my sister. It’s a four-day long tramp around the lake, which is on the East Coast of NZ’s North Island, slap bang in the middle of the mystical Te Urewera National Park. It’s a walk I’ve always been meaning to do, ever since my family and a…

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Te Quiero

Mi amor, he said, Te quiero And I said it there too, Because it slipped off the tongue so nicely

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Napier: a step back in time (Part 2)

Kia ora! I’m publishing this blog post in parts cos I’m very lazy with getting around to writing, and it’s less intimidating to finish in parts rather than as a whole. Part 1 is here.  Our first full day in Napier began with a visit to the MTG, which is a museum, theatre and art gallery all in one.  Although a small place, the quality of displays was high. While the museum focused primarily on…

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Napier: A step back in time (Part 1)

Napier, when combined with its neighbouring township Hastings, is the sixth largest city in New Zealand.  Located on the East Coast of the North Island in Hawke’s Bay, the area is renowned for its horticulture, wineries, warm climate, and distinctive 1930s art deco architecture.  For our family trip to Napier, we’d factored golden beaches and hot sun into the plans.  Excessive winery-touring and…

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Reservoir

Tears bubble up from some reservoir That I didn’t know was there A resorvoir of happy tears   And why? Because I’m seeing things the way they are No heavy shroud above reality   The cloud is lifted I can see clearly It’s ok   I am moving It’s simple For now   Don’t think too much Don’t ruin the unreal For now everything is just how I would always have liked it to be

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Fuck I Hate Musicians

Fuck I Hate Musicians

I hate the way they make me cry and sob and lose myself to their language The one they speak with a fluency learned in the womb In their crib, in their cradle, drank in with their mother’s milk The honeyed and heart-wrenching language The one I can grasp only precious snatches of The one that divides us   I hate the way they make love to their music The way they wake up eager in the morning for…

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Conservative Christian organisation Family First stripped of charitable status

Conservative Christian organisation Family First stripped of charitable status

This is the first non-job-search-related thing I’ve written in a long time! I learnt a lot whilst researching it – especially my lack of knowledge about historical cases in New Zealand, and law in general.  As someone who experienced the ideology that Family First now propagates – before it became a registered charity – through both my family and church, this was a personal piece for me to write.…

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Theatre Review : Emotional Creature

Theatre Review : Emotional Creature

Auckland is currently experiencing a time of plenty in terms of women-centric entertainment. Casts featuring a significantly more representative ratio of women and non-binary folk to men are on the rise within the Auckland theatre scene. One collective dedicated to increasing representations of minority groups in media, The Others Club, delivered a production of Eve Ensler’s Emotional Creature –…

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Dreams Review

There was an interview on RNZ that caught my attention.  Auckland composer Claire Cowan talked about the group she’d founded, Blackbird Ensemble and their upcoming show ‘Dreams’ at the Auckland Cabaret Festival.  Along with some of the Ensemble members, Claire explained what Cabaret actually was (which I’d always envisioned as something in-between burlesque and drag) as more of a ‘Switzerland’ of…

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Story of a Recovering Halloween-a-Phobe

Growing up with conservative Christian parents was a tough time for many reasons.  Things that most kids took for granted, like listening to Britney Spears, sex ed and watching the Simpsons were out of bounds.  It was Christian radio, an embarrassed explanation of periods, carefully researched PG movies and an unshakeable feeling of isolation from my peers for me.  To my parents (who I do love…

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Understanding - Like Really Understanding Safe Spaces

Understanding – Like Really Understanding Safe Spaces

*Names changed for privacy reasons Kia ora e hoa mā, This is an article about how I changed my opinions on safe spaces, and why you should too.  Earlier this year, I began writing a piece about safe spaces and why they were unnecessary.  I thought I was being original and edgy by saying that through focusing on exclusion, safe spaces did more harm than good.  If their aim was to fix social…

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The Tampon Of Despair

The Tampon Of Despair

My tampon is full of blood I send texts I regret Buy wine I cannot afford   Your opinion is too heavy It is all I can carry When faced with other lighter Crosses to bear   I want to feel only one thing Your love Acceptance Approval Vindication   But you will not and cannot give it So the tampon swells and clots with my sorrow Filling my insides with gore and repulsion The tampon of despair

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Anything

You make me full Of love Of anger Of jealousy and Of desire Though I have no right anymore (did I ever?)   Everything reminds me of you Even weather forecasts shove your absence in my face And I know you never think of me Beyond a fleeting remembrance Or tinge of annoyance That the convenience of me is in the past   I know you never felt the love that I still clutch inside me now How to let it…

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Celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Somethin I wrote :)

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Leaving You

Blinded I love you Once, twice By all accounts a fool I cling To sordid memories In hindsight my joy Recurrent manipulation   The harder I clamp on The ghostly-er you become Slipping away as I claw at strings Fruitlessly You’ll never win what cannot be bought   Every song I hear is about you My travesty Every word that I write abhors what you do to me It’s a mess and we’re so far tangled I love…

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