Ek sit vanoggend in Cherry Lane met ‘n swaar gemoed en ‘n hart wat bietjie seer is. Ek moes ‘n besluit neem oor my werksituasie, en die vryheid wat ek geniet het – soos om op ‘n weeksoggend in ‘n koffiewinkel te sit en werk – het nou tot ‘n einde gekom. Vanaf die eindeContinue reading “Die einde van my Cherry Lane seisoen”
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75 Hard…okay, Soft
It’s been almost a year since I took on this challenge. Currently, I’m busy with a new 75 Soft, though it’s not going as well as it did last year—that’s a story for another time. Let me tell you about our challenge last year. I needed to change something—anything. I was stuck in a slump.Continue reading “75 Hard…okay, Soft”
Foxy
Here’s what I know. My heart is broken. It looks like this 💔. My ‘hondjie’, my ‘seun’, my ‘seuntjie’, foxeloxy, it was unexpected and completely too sudden. I thought you were going to be with us for much longer. Now you’re just gone. You’re no longer lying by the gate, waiting so that I canContinue reading “Foxy”
Liewe Tannie Elsa
Liewe Tannie Elsa 2024 gaan altyd die jaar wees wat ek onthou, en waar ek geleer het wat regte ‘grief’ is. Somtyds slaan dit nog my asem weg-soos vandag. Ons het dié lekkerste kuier gehad op ‘n Sondagmiddag met die hele familie en minder as ‘n week later is tannie weggeruk. Netso. Sonder waarskuwing. HoeContinue reading “Liewe Tannie Elsa”
That time I fell on my face
In 2014, or on the 3rd of May 2014 to be exact, I fell on my face during The Parkrun. It wasn’t funny at the time, but afterwards, I could see it happening, and being me, I probably would have laughed first. I like sharing this story because so many things happened on that particularContinue reading “That time I fell on my face”
The Dress with the Coffee Stain
“But yeah, you need a special talent to make a mess on something that you are not even wearing”. This is what my friend told me after I told her the story of The Dress with the Coffee Stain. Let me tell you about my hidden talent. It was an overcast morning and I hadContinue reading “The Dress with the Coffee Stain”
Exploring the Friendship Rooms in Your Home
In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. For me as with many of us, it’s a love-hate relationship. It is resourceful while also overwhelming us with a cacophony of noise. I’ve shut down my Instagram not once but twice and started a new account for the third time.Continue reading “Exploring the Friendship Rooms in Your Home”
37 Level Up! Happy Diaversary to Me!
Today marks 37 years of living with type 1 diabetes. I won’t sugarcoat it (pun intended), this journey has been far from easy. There have been moments when I’ve despised the constant monitoring, the insulin injections, and the ever-present worry about blood sugar levels. But despite the hardships, these last few years have brought meContinue reading “37 Level Up! Happy Diaversary to Me!”
Inked: My Latest Addition
Tattoos. People always want to know why. Why do you have it? Why do you want more? Why? There does not always have to be a reason. Some people have them for the art of it, not really with a meaning behind it. Some people have them with a meaning because there is a storyContinue reading “Inked: My Latest Addition”
How I accidentally went viral
Mindless scrolling on Instagram. We all do it. We all know what it is. On one of my mindless scrolling evenings, I saw a super cool reel that I wanted to recreate. I mean, it is the easiest thing, my skill has improved a bit, I am also a knitter, and it will be easyContinue reading “How I accidentally went viral”
The Travellingmind 