Prep month for 2024 is over. Tomorrow begins the real year! Everybody is back from leave and the work life begins in full swing! Gunz blazing! Are you ready for February 2024? Chapter 1 starts tomorrow. This is all for today. Coz yesterday is still in my thoughts. Tomorrow some other thoughts ... 31 January … Continue reading 2024 | page 31 of 366 | end of foreword
Month: January 2024
2024 | page 30 of 366 | complaints
What do you complain about the most? Using a prompt today that tickled my brain a little ... in the thoughtful way. A few years ago while living in Port Elizabeth / Gqeberha, Eastern Cape I was leading a Grow group at church and we were busy doing the Keep Your Love On study. During … Continue reading 2024 | page 30 of 366 | complaints
2024 | page 29 of 366 | you are mine
One of the things said in the vows at Saturday's wedding was when the bride in her vows said:You are my ... and I am your ... (insert names of bridal couple or partners in the ellipses). It was said with the innocence of a pure love, the honesty and expectation of an intentionally, beautiful … Continue reading 2024 | page 29 of 366 | you are mine
2024 | page 28 of 366 | books
What books do you want to read? Books. Reading. I used to read and read and read when I was at school, and this continued beyond school, through university, working, ... And then life, through / threw a few challenges, curbed my enthusiasm a little ... It's interesting how when the black dog comes to … Continue reading 2024 | page 28 of 366 | books
2024 | page 27 of 366 | weddings
I wonder how many weddings I've been to. Wedding invitations are wonderful things. Someone thought you important enough, an integral enough part of their life, history, place of work to be a witness to their lifetime commitment. My point of view. Sometimes, people are invited because the couple feels they have to ... because family, … Continue reading 2024 | page 27 of 366 | weddings
2024 | page 26 of 366 | fam
Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. Friday nr 4 of 2024. Using the prompt to write today, because family. Not the traditions as much as just the word, the concept, the thoughts about fam, on fam, around fam. I am the eldest of three, only girl. My Mom is nr 3 of … Continue reading 2024 | page 26 of 366 | fam
2024 | page 25 of 366 | talked
I talked a lot today. Jumped all over the space. Talked about me, my inner workings, my outer displays. How I got to where I am and various other things me. For the better part of one hour and thirty minutes. I felt good after talking it out and hearing myself say things in one … Continue reading 2024 | page 25 of 366 | talked
2024 | page 24 of 366 | curls
I posted the below on social media platforms and got a few good laughs because living with curly / coily hair is the TRUTH!!! I do hope for the best every day and my hair does remind me that I cannot control everything and that that is a good thing. For me, the bigger my … Continue reading 2024 | page 24 of 366 | curls
2024 | page 23 of 366 | jumping
I bought myself a rebounder (mini trampoline) in 2022 as a mean to exercise. I was being challenged by a bout of depression which in my case is hormonal and the only thing that really worked for that (for the past 15+ years) is physical activity which I have scaled down immensely over the past … Continue reading 2024 | page 23 of 366 | jumping
2024 | page 22 of 366 | napping
I am clearly not ready for work yet ... my post-work power nap, which felt so needed after work, lasted 5 hours. Basically, it's a whole night's rest. This has been an interesting part of my post-Covid journey. The occasional need to nap is because my body feels so heavy that I can barely keep … Continue reading 2024 | page 22 of 366 | napping
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