It’s been a whirlwind of activity since my team selection last month, that is for sure. With under 12 weeks to raise over $7k (now just 7 weeks!) it has certainly been a challenge.
Continue reading “Training update: the eve of WANZ camp #2”Month: June 2022
Dunedin motel review: how to ruin a disabled travelers trip in one easy step.
I do not take pleasure in writing this review but quite frankly, it continues to piss me off how very disabled UNFRIENDLY the world is when all we want is ease of access to normal shit just like everyone else.
Continue reading “Dunedin motel review: how to ruin a disabled travelers trip in one easy step.”#232 The Ice Breaker challenge: my first ever Waka Ama race!
Sheesh it was hard yakka! But, what’s bloody excellent weekend – my first ever Waka ama regatta and the result came down to just tenths of a second. Watch to find out what happened!
Continue reading “#232 The Ice Breaker challenge: my first ever Waka Ama race!”Poem: Behind the smiles
Behind positivity is pain
Psychological hurt
What has been taken
My mind tries to divert
To gains I have made
Celebrating the new
But behind all the front
Is the stuff I’ve been through
Triggers unknown,
Unexpected, abrupt
The affect they have
I completely erupt.
Context seems strange
To those who don’t know
Behind the smiles
If you know, you KNOW.
Poem by Melanie Magowan