Kimberly HindsJun 15 minTelevised Dry HorrorsIt played out like an oddly cast courtroom drama with A-list actors. Johnny Depp starring as an aging movie star with a crippling drink...
Kimberly HindsFeb 216 minTelevisionAnd Just Like That - Middle Aged MiseryA car crash of cringe-inducing lines, grasping plot themes & startlingly bad character development. I couldn't stop watching.
Kimberly HindsOct 30, 20213 minCultureWish You Weren't HereLike a surprise visit from a rainbow-coloured unicorn dancing upon a sun ray amidst a downpour, The Lonely Planet has voted Auckland the...
Kimberly HindsMay 21, 20215 minMemoriesThe Word is Out There are no men on Tinder, my friend lamented loudly to the table, staring into her fizzing Aperol Spritz.
Kimberly HindsMar 11, 20212 minCatsThe Time is Meow This will be my last cat, my friend Libby declared. Her magnificent fluffy grey striped Turkish Angora cat with it’s exotic Egyptian...
Kimberly HindsNov 20, 20206 minMemoriesPrepare for LandingI was 27 and had just left my life in London behind to travel the globe in a clockwise direction, a tell-tale requirement of the discounted
Kimberly HindsSep 1, 20202 minFamily‘All You Can Eat’ in 14 DaysFresh out of the black hole of our teeny lockdown in NZ. 14 days, it’s nothing really. I’ve probably had bender weekends that lasted longer.
Kimberly HindsAug 9, 20203 minMemoriesCheering for PolygamyI know what you're thinking, this posed pic MUST have been taken on the set of the greatest show on earth, The Bachelor. Nopeities, it's...
Kimberly HindsJul 20, 20202 minCultureGone with the WindIt’s been almost 20 years since I left Wellington and it’s murderous wind, and this was my first visit back.
Kimberly HindsJul 1, 20203 minMemoriesIt’s a SignWhen I was about 21, living in Wellington, my parents very kindly bought me a metallic grey Daihatsu Feroza jeep. I thought it was the...
Kimberly HindsJun 23, 20203 minFamilySave Room for DessertOn our (annual) dinner date in Sydney about 6 months ago, Tom got hit on by a woman at the adjacent table to us.
Kimberly HindsJun 17, 20203 minMemoriesI, Like Totally, Love Your IxceentOne of the most obvious adjustments to moving back here has got to be hearing the Kiwi accent (pronounced ‘ixceent’) everywhere again.
Kimberly HindsJun 5, 20202 minFamilyThe Grapes of InertiaReflections from a survivor after being locked inside with tiny despots.
Kimberly HindsJun 1, 20202 minFamilyHomemade Bleach & ForeplayAt some point during that interminable lockdown was our 7th wedding anniversary. For the 7th time, we forgot about celebrating it.
KimbersMay 1, 20202 minFamilyGet Butter SoonSo it seems that everyone is now baking bread for Instagram show and tell. I am shocked. At first, I suspected these loaves were the...
Kimberly HindsFeb 18, 20201 minFamilyMy Cup Runneth Over Mummy my mummy I've brought you a drink Mummy my mummy what do you think? Darling my darling how thoughtful and sweet What is it my...
Kimberly HindsJan 2, 20202 minMemoriesThe Year of the PigWhen I was about 4 years old someone gave me a pillow case which had a picture of Garfield dressed as a grouchy ram, with huge curling...
Kimberly HindsNov 13, 20193 minFashionOMG Danny Devito, I Love Your Work!Marie Kondu‘s simple core philosophy is to throw out every item in your house that does not fill you with joy when you pick it up. I am...
Kimberly HindsJan 16, 20192 minFamilyPacking for OneA 40 year old man dressed in fluoro clothing doing wheelies in the bush can only mean one thing – the male mid life crisis.