When I was at uni, I decided to enter a Miss Earth beauty pageant. We wore bikinis when we were talking about the particular environmental issue we were passionate about (very serious š). Iād probably…
Turia PittMay 14, 2021
One day last week, I looked up and saw an eagle hovering over our backyard. It circled Rahiti, and my motherly instinct went into overdrive. I envisaged one of those YouTube videos where a giant…
Turia PittApril 1, 2021
It was my second ever Motherās Day. Iād come home from a surf to find Michael and Hakavai in the driveway, in the car, with the engine revving. āCāmon darl, jump in, weāre going camping!ā…
Turia PittMarch 21, 2021
It was a rigmarole getting my hospital records in the first place. āYes, I know, but I need the records relating to my nose operationsā I politely spoke down the line.Ā āYes, Iāve had heaps…
Turia PittMarch 14, 2021
āCāmon kids, letās go on an adventure!ā Dad roared down the hallway. I groaned inwardly. Dadās adventures were ā¦ unusual. There was the time he made us collect a dead fish from the beach so…
Turia PittMarch 3, 2021
In 2019, when Hakavai was a year old, I signed up for the Mountain Run at the Kathmandu Coast to Coast. A 30 kilometre course forging through rivers, over boulders, and up a mountain range.…
Turia PittJanuary 14, 2021
On the 1st of January last year, I wrote a list. Not a list of goals and resolutions for the year aheadā¦.. I wrote a doomsday list. Hereās a screenshot ('scuse the typos!): …
Turia PittJanuary 11, 2021
Iām competitive. A simple board game with me can get heated. Vicious. Brutal. And when I play with my family, who are all exceptionally similar when it comes to ālighthearted games to pass the timeā…
Turia PittDecember 23, 2020
So, I was on my first run back after having my baby. A big step! To be safe, Iād waited until I was physically ready and, once cleared by my physio, had planned to go…
Turia PittDecember 21, 2020
