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Hello 37!

22nd January 2020 By Jonelle 2 Comments

37 things about 37 year old me! The older you get, the more you learn about the world and about yourself. I hope that ageing is something that you appreciate. I think the best part about facing death, being exposed to grief, is learning how much living there is left to do and being accutely…

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Filed Under: Blog, Expat Adventures, Life, Reflections on Life Tagged With: 37 years old, acceptance, be unapologetically you, be who you are, birthday list, life purpose, unapologetically me

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

23rd December 2019 By Jonelle 2 Comments

close up of christmas tree

I haven’t written a blog post in months. I kept thinking, I should write something some time soon but then life kept me busy and suddenly, it was two sleeps to Christmas. I don’t even know how time has passed so quickly this year. Though somehow it has and our lovely landlord just dropped off…

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Filed Under: Blog, Expat Adventures, Life Tagged With: be unapologetically you, following your dreams, leaving South Africa, moving to New Zealand, things to be grateful for

Reflections on Living authentically

19th September 2019 By Jonelle 4 Comments

People often tell me that what they love about me is how authentic I am. Its the biggest compliment to me. To be told that my greatest inner value shows itself so outwardly. But it wasn’t always this way, for most of my life, I did everything the “right” way. I lived only to make…

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It was a cold November day and she had dressed her It was a cold November day and she had dressed herself up in layers of cardigans and covered the whole lot with her old tweed coat, the one she might have used for feeding the chickens in.

#barbarapym #janeandprudence #qotd #quotesaboutchickens #chooks #chooksofinstagram #aliceandclementine #chickens #backyardchooks #backyardchickens
The perfect Sunday. All day on the couch. Prosec The perfect Sunday. 
All day on the couch. 
Prosecco. 
Burgers. 

Dreading Monday.
I need a holiday.... 

#summerday #wellingtonnz #prosecco #oceanview
And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

#hellodarknessmyoldfriend #soundofsilence #disturbed #home #redandgreen #homestyling #sanseveria
Date night. Date night.
Bit my pretty red heart in two. I was ten when th Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.   

At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.

#sylviaplath #darkpoetry #poems
It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. #bat It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. 
#bathtime #metime #whiskygram
Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubl Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubles as your office space. 

#wfh #wfhlife #workfromhome #homestyling #tinyspaces #smallhouse
All my dreams lead me to you... #sundayadventures All my dreams lead me to you... 
#sundayadventures #sundayvibes #walksinthewoods

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