random asides

It’s been a chaotic week but one that’s brought me an abundance of moments where I’ve just stopped and grabbed time, shook it and kept it in my heart’s brain.…

 This morning, as dawn broke and Facebook came alive with almost everyone posting about their return to work…I realized something. There’s a bunch of people starting new things, flying out…

Dear Daughter, And so we’re leaving this year behind. This is the year where you grasped knowledge by its feet and pulled. You learnt, and expanded and tingled at the…

Lots of people are doing “well, this is how 2013 was” posts. I’ve decided to end off this year with a post about the year, but that’s not particularly chronological.…

I haven’t written about the passing of our nation’s Tata yet, because the words keep swirling and, frankly, there are people far more qualified than I. But I will say…

As a mom, security is a priority in my life. When it comes to news articles about crime, I won’t lie – I usually put my hands over my eyes…

It’s no secret that I’m a seriously Durban-proud citizen of the East Coast. So when I hear things about Durbanites doing great things, I get ridiculously excited. Sometimes, I feel…

Everyone has little vices, right? Little habits, rituals, things they do that help them feel okay in the world. Some of them are very left of centre, and some of…

My playlist for this week is pretty telling. Sometimes I just hit “shuffle” or “random” and iTunes does the rest (often scarily accurately). Other times, I make them up as…

Do you remember that time you bought us this gigantic Christmas present and you made me laugh at myself, and the fact that my mom was getting ill, and I…