Life After Children
This post comes after a pretty hectic past couple of weeks and at a time where I feel there has been a lot of heaviness floating around in the air. I don’t know if it’s because of the ‘Super Moon’ that graced us […]
Relationships
Everyone needs a friend like Allison’s best friend
If anything happened to me—anything sinister that took me away from my children and seeing them grow up—I would hope I had a best friend like Kerry-Anne Walker. The type of best friend who had my back, who fought for justice for […]
Three lessons I’ve learned from the sisterhood
Today I thought I’d talk about the power and beauty of having a solid network of women in my life, and the value and wisdom such a network has provided me over the years. I’m fortunate to come from a family of […]
I fell in love with my husband… again
A funny thing happened on my last holiday… but I’m getting ahead of myself. This is how it began, with me crying: “no, I can’t go! I’m terrified even watching lions on the television.” Yet, here I am with my husband and […]
Who’s to blame? The usual suspects?
Are you quick to blame others? Are the usual suspects—those close at hand—often the recipients of your frustration? Sometimes accidents are just accidents. Right? That’s what I’ve always believed. If there’s one thing I hate (okay there’s no real ‘if’ there) – […]
A clairvoyant told me my fiancé was not the one
An unfortunate thing happened before I got married… I had my cards and palm read by a clairvoyant. Let me just say upfront that I’m not in the practice of visiting clairvoyants—sure I’ve been to the occasional one when I was a […]
Why I kept my maiden name… (and no, the sky didn’t fall in)
I was having coffee with a younger friend of mine recently and she told me that she had changed her surname. I presumed that as she was recently separated that she had reverted to her maiden name… but no she had chosen […]
Jas and Bonnie remember those taken too soon
It was a bad week in September; another woman had died at the hands of a man and Jas Rawlinson and Bonnie Sims were affected by it… affected enough to try and raise awareness of the domestic violence issue. “Bonnie and I […]
After a breakup… new life
I have spent the last year healing, reflecting, growing from a break-up after many years with my partner, and am now at the stage of what next? This is where my desire to start exploring my more creative side kicked in. I […]
Because of you… a eulogy for a violent past
A final goodbye to someone who played a part in your life not always in a positive way is hard, damn hard. At some stage most of us will need to do it, or we can make a choice not to. It’s […]
Loved up couples … apply here!
Are you in luuuvveee? Engaged? Well, Sarah Streets a professional photographer from Morningside is looking for you. No she doesn’t need to bask in the glow of your love, she’s already engaged to Martel, but Sarah is working on a unique project […]
Being single all year round
So you’re not a ‘couple’… trust me, I have spent many Valentines Day’s in the state of singledom and I have to say, sometimes they are the best ones. What better way to show the love then to have some quality time […]
I’ve found the one…
I was going to write this long preamble about my journey through life which is not unlike Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece i.e. searching constantly for some mythical thing that may or may not exist and takes forever to […]
My life is on display at the hardware store
I don’t need selfies or 500 photos on my phone; my life is on display at the hardware store. I only realised this on Sunday morning, when I went looking for kitchen island designs (yes they do have everything including the kitchen […]