Tag: loss

The One Where I Wrap Up

It’s my last day in the office today. Today is that day, every year where I reflect. I’m doing it simply this year…Simply, for a lot of reasons…

1. It has been a year of love.

2. It has been a year of home. Real, true home, in every sense of the word. I have not travelled much at all this year, aside from a quick trip to Cape Town, and another one next week.

3. It has been a year of growing up.

4. It has been a year of loss.

5. It has been a year of being proud of the people I love.

6. It has been a year of hard work.

7. It has been a year of coming full circle, via a 360-kickflip of life.

8. It has been a year of learning how to sleep.

9. It has been a year of ranting but, for a change, I mostly ranted to someone. I love that man of mine.

10. It has been a year of gratitude.

11. It has been a year of Androidness.

12. It has been a year of being able to trust.

Thank you for this year.

Quicke Update for all you stalker types =)

  • Went to JHB for an awesome/divine/exhilirating conference with a difference
  • Stayed with a divine family and was woken up every morning with requests for EyeSpy
  • Shopped a bit. Okay, no, a lot. Cameron is well spoilt. Beans on toast from here on out.
  • Ate a lot of divine food. Including cheese croquettes. And seriously, people, i love Stilton.
  • Had a good opportunity to get a little sunshine in the garden and spend a little time shooting the breeze with most excellent people (heehee). =)
  • Excellent conference venue, with shit wifi so, apologies for the radio silence
  • Had dinner with Will in JHB. We call it interprovincial, nondiscriminatory best friending. waha. He came up to buy a new car so we can finally say goodbye to the goldmembermobile.
  • BigUp to Sanette on Kulula for moving us to the front row!
  • It has also been a week of loss.
  • My thoughts rest with the family of Mr G – God Bless you in your travels, your conquests and queries…and may your daughters and wife be kept safely in love’s arms. May you ride high and fly free. You will be missed.
  • My thoughts rest too with the family of FP – May your children know your love every day, and may your inspiring way continue to make us smile.You will be missed.
  • Before I even got on the ‘plane though, I had one excellent, chilled weekend. I heart: Taco Zulu, Will, Friends, Dancing to Madonna, New shoes, Saturday nights of pizza and movies and snuggles, Bouncing through life trampoline-style and my new red handbag.

And lastly, and completely, thank you.

You know who you are.

You are the cheese on my toast, person.

a tweet that made my week

i am so tired. i’ve been up since 4am.

i have done some pretty seemingly impossible things today.

i have been cursed and blessed over and over again, in circles and squares.

i have been crying. i am sad for the loss of two great people today.

i am worried. for the future, for the past, for the inbetween.

i have been smiled at, laughed at and yelled at.

i have fought with shite internet connections all day.

i have listened whilst many people grieve over people lost, fallen souls and ended hopes.

i have grieved for some of my own. i am clean of them now.

i have whined a lot and my flatmate from heaven has held my hand, even when she runs out of fingers to grasp on to.

my bossperson believed in me. even got down on the floor and bowed at my feet for making the impossible possible.

my friends have spoken and been there.

my mother understood how busy i was and yet, that i wanted so badly to listen and pray for the lost hippo. (yes, there’s a lost hippo. he’s on a beach. i hope he’s there for a holiday).

i am okay.

i know i did good things today. with faith, diligence and love.

but, this twitter,
this twitter made my week.

From: Ok. Just so you all know and there is no confusion: Cath Jenkin is a f&^%ing goddess. Disagree ? No one cares, you’re an idiot