Has the season changed where you are. I am not sure what is happening here in our little corner of South Africa. We are 3/4 of the way through March, which means we are well into Autumn and it is still raining here, which is not “normal”. I won’t lie though I am not complaining…

And that’s March halfway done! I don’t even know what to say. It feels like I have lived a thousand years in the last 10 weeks. So much has happened. We received some feedback from Emma’s therapist that is good news but it did make me very emotional. I am, once again, very thankful for…

I haven’t done one of these in many years so I thought it would be fun to join in with My Slices of Life. This is what an average Tuesday looks like in our life. 6h00: Cocoa and I headed out for a hike. When I started this walk I wasn’t sure how far I…

I am not enjoying the chaos that is clearly 2025. My spider bite, it turned out, was not a spider bite but rather a tick bite which led to tick bite fever. I discovered this on Saturday morning in the ER. I have never had to go to the ER since being with David- that…

I am taking part in Joyful Jenn’s currently post again. Today I am talking about the things I am currently loving, craving, pinning, planning, and appreciating today. I am currently loving I received the new Cricut Joy Xtra and I am loving the thought of all the new projects I can do. The slightly cooler weather….

We did not intend to end up where we are work wise. Fifteen years ago when David and I got together and started planning our lives, working from home, homeschooling, flexibility – none of those things were on our lists. We didn’t have the corporate life high up on the list either – I suppose…

This week has been so BLERGH! It started off with a spider bite on Friday that got progressively more painful. The pain lasted until about Wednesday when it seemed to start subsiding but it just made me feel horrible which impacted on my week. We had a lot going on this week – work is…

I am joining in the Share 4 Somethings prompt today with Joyful Jenn.  The prompt is to share some things we loved, some things we learned, some things that went well, and some things we let go of.  Some things I loved Coffee with Eve – we had a great chat yesterday. Our weekly Friday…

We have had almost a full week of rain and it was glorious. It rained and rained and rained and it was cooler for a few days which was so lovely for those of us (me) who seem to be perpetually hot at the moment. Glimmers (Glimmers are micro-moments of joy that make us feel…

A few weeks ago when I was out walking with my friend Eve at 6hoo in the morning. Part of the walk runs along one of our main highways – its close but not that close. It was just after 6 and the cars were streaming past. I remember feeling so incredibly grateful that I…

I love writing these weekly round ups but the last few weeks have felt very boring. I have been distracted and not focused but I think I am getting my mojo back. Might be thanks to the Lions Mane I have been taking for a week now or it could just be that things are…

How does it always seem to be Friday? I have the best intentions of starting this post earlier in the week but always end up only getting to it on Friday morning. Thankfully this week has had more positives than negatives, despite a few days of intense menopause rage. Emma is better thankfully, I am…

If you remember that song by Des’ree you are probably waking up with a sore neck and a dodgy knee while you sing Life Oh Life in a resigned tone. Well if you weren’t, I was. But it was quickly followed by this, sung through tears of frustration. You’re still in bed at ten and…

The theme of the week was SICK SICK and MORE SICK! Emma woke up on Saturday morning with a raging temperature and things just spiraled from there. Ear infection, congestion, fevers, coughing – poor kid had it ALL! A trip to the ER and an injection helped her to turn the corner though. She still…

I was scrolling and came across this quote. I stopped to read the comments and there was a mixed bag of responses, as there generally are on this topic. Having been on my own personal decluttering journey for many many years I think people often misunderstand this. The assumption is that it means throwing out…

This week has been CHAOTIC. Every day has been more unhinged than the day before. It was a combination of Jack starting school, our new routine, work being busy and stupid things things going wrong (no water, roaches, tummy bugs and broken boreholes). I hate weeks like this. I do everything I can to avoid…

Oh look its Friday again! It’s been a week. All the kids sports are back this week, we are all back to our regular therapy sessions again. Our diaries are fulling up fast again. January and February are busy months for us, we have a lot of birthdays that happen over this time as well…

The first full week of the year comes to an end today! David and I were back at our desks this week but extra muruals and regular therapy sessions etc only start next week. Keeping to my word of the year CALM – I had a calm start. Glimmers (Glimmers are micro-moments of joy that…

When someone dies you expect to feel sad, right? You expect to see things that remind you of them, right? Right. We know that. Well, like with so much in life there is a whole lot of stuff they don’t tell you. Especially when the death is sudden and traumatic. My friend Ansie died over…

And just like that we are 3 days in the new year. We have had such a wonderfully calm start to the new year. We have had cooler, rainy days which has been perfect for reading, chilling and playing endless games of scrabble. Glimmers (Glimmers are micro-moments of joy that make us feel happy, hopeful,…

While we were away we started discussing our words of the year. At the time I wasn’t sure but the word CALM get popping up. I do believe things like this happen for a reason, so when it kept coming up, I decided that it will be the word I choose. CALM The dictionary defines…

2024 will always be defined by the year Cameron died. But there were other moments, happy moments, successful moments, moments we are proud of. I don’t want to forget those moments either. Life & Personal Growth1. What self-discovery moment in 2024 made you feel more confident in your 40s?Starting to accept my perimenopausal body a…

This has been such a contrasting year. It was the hardest, saddest year of my life but there were also so many happy, exciting and positive moments.

Do you have Co-star? If you believe in astrology, you should download it. Kiara and I have it and we often share our daily updates. Some of them are so funny, others are spot on. These are just a few of my favourites.

Our holiday comes to an end soon and it is the first holiday in a while that I haven’t felt ready to go home. It has been a calm, healing break where I was able to really relax and recharge. I read 3 and a half books, napped, explored Cape Town, watched movies and spent…

I am a doer. When we are in times of crisis, I do. I fix, I find solutions to get us through it. So when Cameron died, I started doing, fixing, organising etc to try get through it. Unfortunately you can’t fix your way through grief, even if you try really really hard. Your body,…