The Last Straw

multi coloured plastic straws

This is going to be a bit of a rant. I’m very passionate about the environment. I always have been. I don’t see that being modern, technological and up to date can’t also mean loving trees and the world in which we live. I’ve never understood why people think that to want to recycle and … Read more

Friday Musing

an unmade bed with a white quilt in a dim room.

It’s the first Friday back in NZ. I never thought I would be so delighted to see our (not so) little yellow house and my own bed. The realities of being apart from half of our whanau for so long were brutally painful. Mr 12, a real homebody, missed his siblings and father far more … Read more

Not the Funniest Jokes

Goodness it’s been a funny week. As in, strange, as in, not comedic. I had a spot at the Cavern Club’s open mic night, at which I planned to perform some new material I’d been working on. I was a little reticent. This material was going to be different. I had finally written about living … Read more

Walk for Parkinson’s

kitty and angela buswell, kapiti coast councillor

On Thursday 11th March the Kapiti branches of Parkinson’s New Zealand organised a walk from the community centre to the council offices to recognise World Parkinson’s Day. Well. World Parkinson’s Day was actually the day before on the Wednesday 10th – but who’s counting? For those of us that suffer with it, every day is … Read more

Onward and Upward

motivational meme that reads "Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."

Success isn’t something that’s handed to you on a plate. And becoming a keynote speaker, booked throughout New Zealand, Australia and who know where isn’t something that’s going to happen overnight. However, hard work and persistance is what’s required, and if there was ever a woman for the job, it’s me. I went back to … Read more

Professional Speaking Resolutions 101

Picture of Kitty Fitton from misfitt web design and development,....

Kia ora and welcome to a new year. A time to make resolutions and fail at them. So let’s try to make them realistic. Personally, I’ve been promising to write more on my blog here at kittyfitton.com so let’s see how long I can keep this up. This year is going to be about me. … Read more