This year has been a bit of a cluster-fuck all around, if I have to be honest. 2019 did not end well as it was, and 2020 was supposed to bring hope and renewal. Instead it has brought pain, heartache, anxiety, fear and … horror? I think those who know …
I mean, seriously? It’s barely mid-March, and the whole world is falling apart around us. I don’t even have to update you, or explain it to you, because no matter where you are in the world, you know what I am talking about. Isn’t that wild? As someone said on …
So I am going to be that person that complains (bitterly) about our stupid red-tape-obsessed system that our government insists on keeping in place. I will try to keep it short. I (of course) woke up late to the fact that my license was about to expire, and started to …
We all seem to be in a very reflective mood, now that we have kissed a decade goodbye, and I have certainly spent my share of time thinking about the past 10 years, and what lessons I take away from them. For me, it really boils down to four things: …
Have you heard of the 750 word writing exercise? It was first introduced by Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s Way. The premise is simple: every morning as you wake up, grab a notebook and fill it with 750 words of writing on …whatever it is that your mind …
We’ve had a bit of loadshedding lately (this, if you are not from South Africa, is a friendly euphemism for having no power due to our power supplier being unable to meet required capacity). There are a lot of downsides to loadshedding if you are unprepared for it (no lights, …
I think so! (But that’s not why I’m writing on mine). I am quite aware that as things stand, blogs are dead in the water. People much prefer the quicker and more convenient medium of Instagram. (Facebook is dying a slow death too, in my opinion). But I think that …
So we have to get used to a new normal. And for the near future, the new normal is pretty whacked, let’s be honest. On the plus side, this is a great opportunity to catch up on stuff, do those pesky little things that I never get the time to finish, to expand my knowledge, spend more quality time with the kids. So here is a bucket list of things I could do while in self-isolation. I am not saying that I will get to all of this, but it’s going to be a good list to refer to when …
