I may hate my body for various reasons (a lot of them self inflicted), but I’m hating my body for something completely different now. I have been sick for a very long time. A week before I was to come back to work (19 July) I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a [...]
My grandfather is currently in hospital. He was admitted on Sunday night after he asked my grandmother to call their house priest to come and see him. They called him around 22:30 and decided to take him to the emergency room around 23:30. He was very depressed again and wasn’t eating or drinking much since [...]
On Saturday morning it was time to go for my new tattoo. I was very nervous. I’ve had one before, but it was many years ago…so I couldn’t really remember what it felt like. I got to the tattoo parlour a few minutes early, then realized I had grabbed an empty box of cigarettes on [...]
I don’t think being clingy is a quality that is good to have, but somehow…I have this quality. I don’t like it. I don’t like being clingy, but I really cannot help myself. I’m not clingy with *everybody*. I can be very clingy when it comes to Rudi though. I make demands on his time [...]
So it’s been almost 2 years since our baby girl was born and died. In the interim we have had a new baby to smother with love. At first when we lost Jamie I was devastated. Completely and utterly broken. This is normal. I know this and I allowed myself to feel any feelings I [...]
Lookit my sitting baby! MAN he is a BIG BOY! I’m so proud of him! I didn’t even realize he could sit, until we went to visit Lindor and his family yesterday. His wife was telling me how she was training their baby to sit (he is two weeks younger than Babyice). I told her [...]
I missed the deadline for the Pick ‘n Pay Inspirational Women competition, but here is the post I would have entered: My grandmother has always been an inspiration to me. I’ve been posed the challenge to try and put this into words and a challenge it will be. My grandmother has always been a woman [...]
I’ve been back at work for a week now. Despite the months of dreading having to come back, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. My boss has been mild, although it is clear that he hasn’t changed since I’ve been gone. My colleagues were happy to see me. A lot has [...]
