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I’ve been holding back on writing because I’ve had it in my mind that my next story needs to be about the ocean and how it’s healing me. I’ve been taking heartfelt notes of the lessons I’m learning from the sea. I scheduled a photo shoot (my first in years) to celebrate the beauty of […]

I downloaded the Instagram app in late 2011 after reading an interesting article online about it. I only knew it was a social network, and the journalist who wrote the piece rated it more highly than Facebook. Being a Facebook fanatic at the time, I was very curious to find out more. I had a […]

In 2016, I travelled to Zimbabwe to lay the tombstone of Dreamboat’s mother.  It was my third trip to my husband’s homeland months after his mum died unexpectedly of a stroke. Culturally, the laying of the tombstone happens roughly a year after someone passes, after the rains. Spiwe was already buried in her husband’s (Emmanuel’s […]

I’ve been depressed four times in my life. The first was when I was at the tail end of my first trimester, pregnant with Makia.  The second was recovering from Covid the first time I had it, January 2022. The third time was when I was at the tail end of my first trimester, pregnant […]

“What happened to you? You used to be as tough as nails.”  That’s what Mum said last week when I told her a story about needing Dreamboat’s help.  “I’ve never heard you talk like that.”  That was another observation made by Mum this week when I was describing my Covid symptoms. I was using words […]

Three weeks ago, I was flat on my back during my weekly Pilates class, trying to breathe into my back.  Pilates has surprised me in many ways since I started in early 2021. It is foundational. In many ways, I liken the practice of Pilates on the body to the practice of mindfulness on the […]

Today was the best day of my life!  Actually, no. That’s a lie. Today was a good day, not the best, but pretty damm good. 8/10.  But the reason why today stands out for me is not because good things happened. In fact, many objectively bad things happened.  Nope. Today stands out as a good […]

Are you okay?  That’s what the email asked.  A thoughtful question from a concerned soul on my email database. (Thank you, I love that you asked.) When I read it, though, I wobbled. “I don’t know, am I okay?” I thought.  I had my son in my arms. He had just fallen asleep at my […]

This week has been hard for me. I’ve been sleeping badly; my son William is co-sleeping and waking me up regularly to feed for comfort. There’s also something in the air, full moon energy, perhaps.  A part of me wanted to take my two ‘work’ days and use them to read, sleep, eat chocolate and […]