Author: Ansi
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Humility and Hope
And here we are, almost at the end of 2024 on Christmas eve. Some of you are away on holiday. Others are resting at home. Some are working throughout this time period. There will be a mixture of excitement for most, but some might be grumpy with all the celebrations. For some of you, there Read more
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Damsel in Shining Armour
When I was a little girl and had my long nose stuck in books and all the happy endings – I used to beg my parents if we can take orphans in for the school holidays. My parents were never for that idea. Where I had the daydream, they were a bit more realistic about Read more
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As Smart as a Daze
A colleague, who is quite intelligent and a bit of a recluse, came to talk to me last week about everything that is unfolding at work. (There’s a LOT going on). I asked him my normal go-to question: If you can do anything you want, what would it be? His answer left me a bit Read more
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A Hypocritical oath
I have always been extremely opinionated about Christmas decorations on display before December. Years ago, it was up in November already and it irked me slightly. But I think the commercial lah-di-dah’s and extreme capitalists realised October gives you an extra month of Christmas spirit to be swayed into spending hard-earned money on more things Read more
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When Ego’s Stumble
I walk +/- 1.5km every morning from my car to my office. It is something I thoroughly enjoy. I make sure that I walk on the far-left side of the walkway, in order to leave enough space for the oncoming traffic to comfortably walk past me. Yet, I picked up something interesting. A very small Read more
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One ‘me’ in Team
I had a precarious incident last week. I was inquiring about work conducted after a request was discussed and agreed upon with a subordinate. After being sent on a bit of a ghost chase, it came out that the work was in fact – not done. I then received a message in the lines of: Read more
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A Spectrum of Bikini Bottoms
There are two fool-proof ways to take any inconvenient situation and make it significantly worse. I have happily and unhappily been a participant of both approaches. They are on opposite sides of the spectrum, so if you have been playing around with one or both – there is good news: The stable and beneficial middle, Read more
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Beyond enemy lines
“We’ve created a perfect world filled with delusions. Based on extremities. Joyously victorious; pitiful victim. Arrogantly confident; morbidly insecure. Vicious accuser of others; humble defender of own. Obsessive focus on wants; negligent dismissal of needs. Our delusion holds no place for in-betweens, no grace, no real understanding, nor compassion. We shifted reality away from the Read more
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Stranded
Full disclosure: I have the bladder of a pregnant woman or a toddler; without the benefits. When I go underground, I make sure not to eat or drink anything beforehand. I prefer not to find a stick-side and struggle with my onesie in the dark. To stop next to the road in mother natures’ canvas, Read more
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Insanity Revised
We got Anke when I was 8. A German Shepard with an absolutely lovely personality. She was very disciplined and caring, yet she seemed to be a bit embarrassed by the hairlessness of humans. I mean – it was amazing how she would look down, or leave the room when clothes came off. (Nothing to Read more