A Life lived and living
If one of my silly stories can benefit just one person – it’s already more than I can ask for
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Cracked by Design
I used to have this saying, that we are all walking blocks of concrete. Each one of us having a little rock pick in our hand. As we pass one another in this life we have an opportunity to leave our marks on other people, as well as allowing for them to leave their marks
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Up-Staged
You are cordially invited to the most amazing show of the year! A show in a stunning theatre with heavy dramatic curtains and doors that close in sequence. Lighting to set the mood and soft music to create just the right ambience. A truly amazing show! Your own show, to be quite specific. One where
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Blindsided
Many years ago, I referenced Total Wipeout – a show where normal people go through some really funny challenges and no ego stays intact. I love this show for when my brain wants to go on a strike. One challenge is to cross from one side to the other with squishy gloves just punching you
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Damsel in… Accountability (?)
Today I’m having a strong conversation… with myself. And whoever wants to listen. Accountability for our own choices is something I have wrote about before, but because trying to carry the responsibility and weight for someone else’s decisions seems a task that one simply cannot keep up with – I need it again, and maybe
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Objectively Shoe’d
Have you ever watched a movie or a TV show and you just instantly related to one of the characters? Of course you have! We recognise a bit of ourselves in these characters and we just naturally relate to them. My brother and I once watched a movie and one of characters had red hair.
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An Impossible Test
One of my absolute guilty pleasures is watching 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Countdown is a British gameshow with words, numbers and conundrums. Jimmy Carr presents a comedy called 8 out of 10 cats. When Cats does Countdown, it’s presented by him with regular contestants and guests that all have a variety of
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Sensor Alarmed
I was told that when you look for a new car, you must be able to afford replacing all 4 tyres at once. If you can’t – the car is not in your budget. So, I took it in, but never thought that it would actually happen. So of course, a year and a half
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Successfully Shaken
My dad used to say that everything in life worth having, is worth working for. Even if it’s your own happiness. It sounds weird, because as the daily activities of life comes and goes each day. We can so easily fall into monotonous actions. Wake up, go to work, drive the kids around, eat, sleep
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A Whisper in the Wind
In December of 1995 we returned to Mossel bay for a holiday, almost 2 years after we moved away from that area. Dad had a new caravan and we were all excited to test it out. It was a whole planned trip to reunite at all the spots we fondly left behind. I learned a
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Performance Anxiety
Oh, dear friends! If I tell you that I woke up in a bit of a flat spin on Sunday morning, with feelings of utter inadequacy for not being kind enough, not caring enough, not understanding enough, not giving enough, not helping enough – it will be a slight understatement. Every good attempt, act of