Many moons ago, an acquaintance of an acquaintance was going through a bit of a difficult situation. She needed a bit of an objective perspective on a specific incident where she asked me for my opinion on the possible outcome.  My ‘opinion’ was simple: would a reasonable person have acted in a similar fashion in… Read more

I come from a very artistic family. The skills my aunts, cousins and brother have is amazing and so diverse. My own artistic abilities, is fun paint at home, décor, a bit of musicality and a critical eye. Jack of all trades – master of none. Except of course – the critical eye. When I… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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.… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

In school, creative writing was my thing. In both languages. I enjoyed it, looked forward to it and my approach to any essay has always been a bit storytelling, with a dash of artistic freedom and metaphors. It helped that I was decent enough at it. I have dedicated essays to Vincent van Gogh, was… Read more