Personal – In My Words

Pregnancy. No Copy and “Paste”

May 29, 2020 adminLife in South Africa

My biggest fear about being pregnant the second time was that it would not be as easy as the first time. I was correct. Boy oh boy! Perhaps the most apt phrase for a mother[…]

Smelling the coffee…

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 adminLife in South Africa

I cannot sleep, even though I need to sleep. And no, it’s not the coffee. I guess now is a good time to confess. I haven’t been able to drink coffee for three weeks now[…]

Starting over…

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 adminPersonal

I strongly believe in creating your own destiny. Everyone is entitled to make choices for their happiness and progress in life. Progress does not equate to financial wealth in my books, though many in today’s[…]

The will to learn… will you?

February 15, 2020 adminPersonal

Learning never ends. Just look at how many “older” folks prove that they are certainly young and savvy at heart by using social media apps like Facebook. While some may scoff and laugh at this,[…]

Positive Vibes Only

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 adminPersonal

It’s that time of the year when people tend to get philosophical. Okay, maybe this year, there’s a bit more of that. It’s not just the end of another year; it’s the end of a[…]

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

My heart is shattered. My mind is scattered. I want to shut it all out. But for how much longer? There’s no denying it. Things have fallen apart; the centre cannot hold. The epic lines[…]

Be your sister’s keeper

August 26, 2019August 29, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

I have wrestled with writing this for so long that it’s already half-written in my head. Many may not agree with me and they do not have to. Varied life experiences and observations create varied[…]

Be You. Do You. For You.

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 adminPersonal

He is mental! Say it out aloud, almost in jest. Okay, let’s make it a joke and laugh about it! She is mental… ssshhhh. Say it in hushed tones, almost as if it’s a contagious[…]

Graduation and gratitude

June 7, 2019 adminEducation

Have you ever been in one place but felt like your heart was somewhere else? It doesn’t happen to me often. But it did a few weeks ago, and I was gutted. It was the[…]

“… a work of heart”

May 28, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

I didn’t expect to be writing again so soon and I certainly did not expect to be writing about this… But there are some experiences that are life-changing in more ways than one. On the[…]