So this is my first ever blog post…yay! I thought I should start by introducing myself. I am a mum of two beautiful daughters. We live in the countryside in Canterbury, New Zealand on a dairy farm. We have two cats, and two dogs (good things come in twos, so it seems!) My fiance and I have been together since 1997 and have been engaged since 2008! We both lead very busy lives…..my fiance (Mr M) works long hours on the farm, often 12-14 hours per day, 6 days per week! I am a preschool teacher during the day, and I sing in a cabaret band in the weekends.  I also have plenty of hobbies and other interests to keep me very busy! Our family comes first, so each week we have to make things work and this is possible as Mr M is amazingly supportive and keeps things ticking along at home if I am away.  I need to be busy….it’s just me. If I was stuck at home all week, I would go mad! Being busy is just who I am. I get bored easily if things are not challenging and exciting.  Also, I am ambitious and I set high goals for myself.  No one ever got anywhere in life from sitting on the couch (well Ok, some people do, but not many ) so in order to reach my goals in life, and to keep myself entertained, I go out into the world and I live life to the fullest! So what will I post about? Well, hopefully things that people want to read. I will post about things that I have knowledge and experience in (performing, teaching, hairdressing, being a mother etc), and also about things that interest me or things that I am struggling to understand.  Generally, I will probably post about the latest thing in my life that is spinning my wheels! Let me know in the comments if there is something that you really wish someone would write a blog post on…I am up for the challenge!

Cheers, nzdiva

Ps, This wonderful photo was taken by my friend Peter from Three Chairs Photography in 2015 =)