Can you believe August is here already. It is time to start planning for Christmas (if you haven’t)…

I used to take photos of everything and anything we did. When I look back at old photos…

When we moved into this house 16 years ago the kitchen was fine, but we knew we wanted…

I know this weeks word and last weeks word were pretty similar but after progress comes organisation –…

I have been dreading this week all August. It was the week Cameron died two years ago. It…

I haven’t done a word of the week in way too long. There has just been so much…

What wild ride life is right now. There is so much all happening at the same time that…

This was a very quiet week. Both kids and I were down with a nasty flu and David…

Once schools go back after the winter holidays, life moves into 4th gear as we head, very quickly,…

I turned 48 years old this year and I have never done a proper home renovations. Sure, we…

I had to dig deep for a glimmers this week. Our car decided it needs a break –…

Our holiday feels like was months and months ago! It feels like I am on the hamster wheel…

I have never actually done big renovations before. We have redecorated and took out one kitchen cupboard but…

What a week! We got back late Thursday and it has been go go go go since we…

Every time we visit Cape Town we spend a day in Kalk Bay. We all love it. There…

Picking this weeks word was easy because the week has been so busy (again) with a million different…

Last year we didn’t really know what to do with Cameron’s birthday or the anniversary of his death….

It has been a week of travel, memories, celebrations and sadness. We started our road trip to Cape…

This was one of those weeks where you wonder what actually happened. It was the weekend and then…

I have been trying to think of my word of the week this week, I couldn’t come up…

I do my best to try avoid chaos in our weeks but there are always about 2 –…

Another week! This week was pretty heavy for me, lots of tears again but also lots of rest,…

I had no great plans to start hiking. It wasn’t some big decision I made to get in…

This past week was rough. Really rough. It felt like I was right back to those early days…

Last week was so great, so many positive things happened but the wheels of my mental health have…

I haven’t shared a word of the week in a while, I was (and still am) quite deep…

I never did an update last week – it was such a busy week and we had to…

What a week! Winter entered the room with a bang including some serious flooding in the Eastern Cape…

David organises and attends about 10 events throughout the year – they are a range of fly-inns, rallies,…

In theory a week that starts with a public holiday and ends with a public holiday sounds great…

My last words, in person, to Cameron were “Make smart choices”. It was 5 in the morning he…

If you asked my husband what his word of the week was this week, he would also say…

In a moment of insanity I decided to redesign my blog. It did not go well! I ended…

It was my 48th birthday on Thursday. It feels so weird saying that because it is 2 years…

I think the weather has finally decided its time to cool down. This week was so lovely and…

I hate life admin! I find it so unnecessary and mind numbing. Logically I know it IS necessary…

Short weeks are all fun and games until you have to try get back into the work rhythm….

I am cheating a little bit this week – this post was written today (Tuesday morning). We went…

I do love a short week and we are going away for the Easter weekend so I love…

There was a stage earlier this year that I was not sure I would have a positive word…

This week felt like we were back on the hamster wheel. Yesterday I was in and out of…

Not only is this my word of the week but RECALIBRATE might just be my new favourite word….

This was one of those weeks that felt long and short all at the same time. It felt…

What a week! It has become impossible to ignore he state of the world. Trust me I have…

I grew up in the 80’s/90’s, the age of eating disorders, Bridget Jones and neon jelly shoes. It…

If you had asked me yesterday what my word of the week was, I would have said something…

I had grand plans to start this post on Thursday but here I am on Friday morning smashing…

I am not sure what happened to last week. I missed posting on Friday and then Saturday and…

This week we did a lot of processing of a lot of things. We are all still processing…

Emotions are still high (or low as the case may be) but we are slowly sticking out head…

There is only one word for this week – LOSS. My mother in law passed away on Wednesday…

Right then, so January did, obviously, eventually end. For that I am grateful. But we had a very…

Initially I wanted to pick FRUSTRATION as my Word of the Week but I can’t pick that each…

When the f*ck is this year going to start chilling out! HOW is it STILL JANUARY! Argh! I…

Life lessons are everywhere if we take the time to stop and appreciate them, right? Walking consistently has…

I used to write, a lot. I used to write every day. Not because I had to or…

Is blergh even a valid word? It perfectly describes my week. It wasn’t good or bad – just…

I don’t have a lot to say about this week. It was uneventful but not in a good…

And just like that we are back to normal programming. School is back for both kiddos, everyone is…

I went up and down on a word this week. It was one of those weeks where a…

There is that story that went around a few years ago that Mark Zuckerberg wears gray shirts every…

What a week! So much for easing into the new year. We had something going on every single…

I am making some changes and decided that the Word of the Week deserves its own post! The…

The first week of the year done and dusted. Ok, sure, it was a short week but still….

And just like that all the gifts have been opened, the feasts have been eating and the celebrations…

Week one of holiday done and dusted and I think we have walked 500 miles! We had grand…

South Africa starts shutting down in December. I love it. There is a collective slowing down and a…

Its been a hot minute. I wish I could say I had no time or that there was…

This week was a bit of an intense roller coaster ride of emotions. I can’t really write about…

Last week I mentioned I had asked my naturopath for help with my perimenopausal symptoms. I got the…

This week was horrible. I thought I was managing perimenopause pretty well. I have had some symptoms over…