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Life updates | Migration Tales

9th November 2017 By Jonelle Leave a Comment

Life updates | Migration Tales | Tyranny of Pink

I haven’t been very good at writing the last while! I think it’s just this weird phase of my life that I’m in. Kinda transition phase… We are still mostly just waiting! Although there has been one step of progress: Gerard got his visa!! YAY But Oden and I are still waiting with no news……

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Filed Under: Being an Expat, Blog Tagged With: adventure, be unapologetically you, being you, follow your dreams, following your dreams, life purpose, moving abroad, moving countries, moving to New Zealand, new life adventures

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many

10th April 2017 By Jonelle 14 Comments

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many | Tyranny of Pink

Things are not always what they seem! That’s a fact. [bctt tweet=”Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. Phaedrus #QOTD” username=”tyrannyofpink”] My friend Cass wrote a post on her blog Leather Jacket Foxes (how cool is this name?) about the difference between online and offline lives and I think you should read…

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Filed Under: Authentic Living, Being You, Blog Tagged With: be unapologetically you, be who you are, be you, be yourself, being you, believe in yourself, life purpose

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I write things, I make art, I like good food, wine, a whisky after a rough day and I’m always up for a new adventure. I believe we can all contribute to a better world and we should do it while living authentically. I answer to “mommy,” live in Wellington New Zealand with my family and work for Local Goverment. Welcome to my blog…

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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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