Oh what a week! So many things went wrong and yet just one really great evening with my aunt and her daughter visiting from London pushed all the disappointments into the background; albeit temporarily. My aunt celebrated her 85th birthday while on holiday in South Africa. While I hope to see her again, there are… Continue reading Word of the Week: Excited
I moved through this past week very tiredly and not as focused as I usually am. I spent my time at home keeping a concerned eye on my daughter and my time at the office working hard at practicing mindfulness to ensure that I didn't ruminate about what had happened and to stop myself from… Continue reading Word of the Week: Reset
Earlier this year when I decided to choose a word for the week at the beginning of every week, the idea was to start my week off on a positive and constructive week. And to use the word as a reminder whenever the going gets tough. But this past week nearly broke me and the… Continue reading Word of the Week: Strong
This week I've decided to go a little easy on myself. I've been driving myself hard at work, looking for more and more to keep myself busy. And all that I've been getting are tasks that I don't find particularly challenging or enjoyable and that don't talk to my strengths. And then I stress myself… Continue reading Word of the Week: Easy
Many of you won't know what this word means. It's an Afrikaans word and it means 'almost or nearly'. Ampers is just so much more expressive than 'almost' or 'nearly' and it resonates more with how I'm feeling right now than the English words. So what I am on about? My mother's furniture and a… Continue reading Word of the Week: Ampers
