All We Have Is Now

There are so many different 'Self Help' books & programs banging around that if you base your identity on one of them then you may end up feeling like you have (DID) Dissociative Identity Disorder (what used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder). Are you this? Are you that? What if you are a …

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Correlation vs. Causation

Usually Cape Town has very low humidity; it has crisp, hot days during the summer. It can get blistering hot, but generally the humidity is low. This week has felt so humid. Every day since Monday I had been convinced that it was going to rain, but the rain I could feel never arrived. We …

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Mirrors

Caitlin and Bree and I are flying down to George today for Lily's 'Sprinkle' which is what you call a celebration of your second child. Apparently they can use their siblings left overs and only deserve a tiny head wetting. This is sarcasm before anyone gets offended. In fact I was recently told that my …

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Transformative

This past week was a bit transformative for me. I mentioned in my last post that I was going for derma blading, but after chatting to my skin therapist, we opted for a light peel and a session with the dermapen instead. A dermapen is specific brand of an automated micro-needling device that uses an …

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Bamboo Food Canoe

This week has been absolute chaos and disarray. The only consolation is that we chose this chaos and the end result will be worth it. We had a team of builders arrive on Monday and they made wonderful progress! The bathroom feature wall tiles were up the first day and the tiny powder room sink …

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A Cage of My Own Design

I had a surreal experience this week. Last Sunday was Father's Day and I posted a tribute to my Dad who died before my children were born. I sat thinking about him a lot over Sunday and Monday, wishing that I had videos of him to show my kids and grandkids and sad that I …

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Reclamation of the Yard

It was so lovely spending time with my little granddaughter Bree last Saturday afternoon. She had been sick and was a bit stuffed up but she coped like a champ. She is such a strong bodied little thing all she wants to do is hold your hands and pull herself up to stand. When I …

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The Hurting Kind

I find that the nearer we get to the end of the year, the faster things seem to roll past us. Even the weather is not feeling like December. Normally at this time of year it is very hot with very little rain but we have had all sorts of nonsense. Last Sunday we had …

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Microaggressions & Strong Connections

This has been a week huntyyyy! Norm only returned from Qatar on Monday so I was on my own last weekend. I was so tired that I just hibernated. I was harbouring a lot of anxiety and stress about the phone call from HR the Friday afternoon advising my contract ends at the end of …

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The Grace of my Creator

I have a few odd 'things' when it comes to 'performers'. I do not watch magicians. I find them unimpressive. I am not a fan of comedians as most of them mistake cruelty for comedy. The only exception is the comedy which is based on truth. Anything that makes me nod along and relate to, …

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