Shitty Days Be Gone
The last few weeks have had their fill of shitty days for me. They have all started pretty well with a lovely walk in the fresh air, but something has always popped up to put a blot on...
Let’s Talk About Love
I’m sure you all grew up reading the same fairy stories that I did – the ones where the Princess always marries the handsome Prince, who has often rescued her from some dire situation. Sometimes there’s a Wicked...
A False Sense of Freedom
We waited for it with anticipation – in fact the topic buzzed around the inter-webs for days before it even happened. Arguments about race and privilege and selfishness flared up everywhere causing friends to fall out and families...
One of My Favourite Things
It’s the weekend and the place you are most likely to find me on a “normal” weekend is on the bowling green. Yes, you read it correctly; I’m a bowler – I bet some of you are surprised...
The Power of The Collective
I’ve always known that a number people acting together are stronger and more powerful than one person, but in the current situation of confinement the world finds itself in, this is sometimes hard to remember because we are...
Welcome To The Chemo Room
As strange as it sounds, a chemo room is probably one of the most positive and inspiring places you could find yourself in. Yes, there are drips, drugs and needles, and people not feeling at their best, but...
Playing The Waiting Game
Normally I’m rubbish at waiting for anything. I hate waiting in traffic, queues, and any other time I have to hang around doing nothing. Waiting to get something done, to get somewhere or for someone, drives me a...
The Month The World Changed Forever
Sunday March 1st dawned brightly and beautifully. My birthday month was off to a great start! I had a chilled Sunday – did some grocery shopping and cooked some lovely curried mince for the week ahead. That afternoon...
Stuck In The Middle
At first things started out brilliantly. I decided that my new business would be facilitating internships at NGOs in Cape Town for international students. I did all that exciting stuff that new businesses need – deciding on a...
Back To The Beginning
To catch you all up, I need to rewind to 2015. Up until then I’d been ridiculously healthy all my life. I had a burst appendix when I was five and the normal childhood chickenpox, gastro, tonsillitis and...