One whole week of work done! Day one was tough! I arrived at the office and was immediately drawn into an all day workshop. To observe. To listen. A lot didn't make sense. We grabbed lunch for half an hour at 3pm and then it was back into the workshop. It was a very long… Continue reading Word of the Week: Persist
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
I didn't do as much resting as I would have liked this past week. In fact, I seemed to be even busier than the previous week, if that is possible. Here's how my week went down. I had three interviews! Amazing! So none of them have turned into job offers yet, but they were interviews… Continue reading Word of the Week: Consolidate
This past week has been tiring. I've been spending a lot of time finalizing my mother's move to her new cottage in a retirement village. There is so much to do; she has to decide what she wants to take, measure for curtains, pack up and place ads for the furniture that she wants to… Continue reading Word of the Week: Rest
Last week my word for the week was 'persevere'. The word served me well. I needed to make a couple of major decisions and I needed the courage to push through and make things happen. My mother has lived with me for more than ten years now. I built a cottage for her on my… Continue reading Word of the Week: Brave
