I was watching a series this week where a mother and daughter were having a bit of a disagreement and the mother said to the daughter 'You think you are so strong, but it only comes off as hard.' I have heard this myself many times, I know that I am strong. I am also …
Tag: Life
The Little Engine
Inevitably every time Norm travels there is a drama at home. I almost anticipate it happening and I wonder am I actually generating some of this energy with my thought processes? And each time there is a drama I begin my mantra of 'I can't cope'. Saying this over and over in my head almost …
The Route is the Root
I recently blogged about how happy I am to see the back of Shaun Abrahams and this week President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Silas Ramaite as the acting National Director of Public Prosecutions. Ramaite is the NPA deputy national director responsible for administration and the office for witness protection. He has served as deputy director …
Protest on a Half Shell
We had thought we might go for breakfast or brunch to the Hout Bay Harbour Market today to mark the end of my four day break, but when I woke up this morning my wrist and joints were sore from yesterday's tent excursion and drumming and as it was gloomy outside we decided to stay …
The Fear of Loneliness
The fear of loneliness can be a motivator behind many decisions made by some people. Irrational sometimes to outsiders, these decisions can result in constraints to the lives of some and heartbreak to others. People settle for people they do not love, or stay in relationships with people they do not love rather than risk …
The Kitten Whisperer
This has been another week of turmoil in South Africa. There have been protests over a few different things. Rumours are that there is another taxi strike planned for tomorrow. I will drive around the village rather than risk getting trapped like last time. Last Wednesday there was a protest against Gender Based Violence …
#SheToo
I am beginning to think that someone must have a voodoo doll of me and that they are enjoying sticking pins into it as my body has moved from one ailment to the next for what feels like months now. The strange thing is that each ailment is corresponding with the symptoms of someone in …
Soul Mates
When you are twenty, twenty years seems like a life time. I guess that is because it is. Even when you are old AF twenty years seems like a life time. Hence my surprise every time mine and Norman's anniversary rolls around and I add up the duration of our years together. (Much like my …
Midwinter Nightmares & Dreamy Evenings
I mentioned in my last blog about the ongoing police operations going on in my village. On Thursday I had another crazy drive to work which I assumed was related to the police operations. I turned out of my suburb onto the main road only to find a half naked man gamboling down the street …
Baby Daddy
The World Cup has kicked off and our office has been bitten by the fever. We were designated teams and so the office has allowed each team to decorate their section with the team colours. My section got England. https://instagram.com/p/Bj9eNFFFkqG/ My British colleague brought in a flag for us. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkAcQeTFkNc/?taken-by=stresskitten Last week flew by as …
Kitten in the City 