Category Archives: Life

Marathon

By Naomi | Published: 22/04/2011
Back in January, Simon made a rash decision. Last weekend that decision culminated in one of the most amazing, emotional and downright awe inspiring events I have ever been lucky enough to witness. The London Marathon.
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Kibera

By Naomi | Published: 10/03/2011
What can’t you live without? Imagine for a moment that you are a celebrity (maybe you are!) and your interview ends with this question. What would you say? The answers slip so easily off the tongue. Even in the every day it’s so easy to say “Oh I can’t live without my….”. It’s often said [...]
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Complicated

By Naomi | Published: 07/01/2011
While we’re striving for a simpler life, life itself keeps on getting all complicated. I guess if life is just you and your backpack on the road then it could be simple, sometimes, maybe. But it’s not. It’s me, and Simon, and two girls, and all our family, and our friends, and our work, and [...]
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Plans

By Naomi | Published: 10/12/2010
What could be just about the best birthday present money could never buy? How about time? Sounds impossible, but that’s just what i was given for my birthday. Simon made the decision that he would work for four days a week and I would have Fridays. He has the girls and I have a whole [...]
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Forty

By Naomi | Published: 03/12/2010
I turned 40 last weekend. Initially I was keen to just let the day sneak past with no fuss. But apparently turning 40 is a bit of a milestone and there was an expectation that the event would be marked by some kind of celebration. So I relented. And actually I was glad, because it [...]
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