35: A good day

Today is Youth Day in South Africa and in Africa International Day of the African Child. I did not spend much time thinking about 16 June 1976. I spent time with the children in our family. Three, to be specific. 4, 6 and 8 years old. What a day. It was a busy day. I … Continue reading 45/2021/35: A good day →

45/2021/34: Put it back

ToolsImage by MarjanNo from Pixabay So ... I like it when things are in its place. Why? Coz I'm lazy. I don't want to look for stuff. I don't want to fall over stuff. I don't want to rearrange my life around things I cannot find. I want it to be where it should be … Continue reading 45/2021/34: Put it back →

45/2021/32: Sundays

Sundays are interesting days in my life. Especially when I live with family. When I lived on my own a Sunday could take on various shapes and forms. I always started with church though. When living with family, it starts with church and then ... yah ... I dunno. Usually I have to cook the … Continue reading 45/2021/32: Sundays →

45/2021/31: A day, today.

Calendar Today I don't have much to say except that I hope that you have had a good day.It's important.Even if your day felt not as good, I hope that somewhere there was a glimmer of good for you.You are important.You are unique.You are lovely.You are lovable.You are you.You know you.You know what makes your … Continue reading 45/2021/31: A day, today. →

45/2021/30: Safe spaces

Today I disagreed (internally) with something someone did, said, decided ... I didn't feel like saying what I thought because I had before and clearly it wasn't taken into consideration. And then there's the tone ... There are things that was part of my growing up that makes me feel unsafe when it happens. I … Continue reading 45/2021/30: Safe spaces →

45/2021/29: Proteas vir ‘n vriendin

Vandag het ek proteas gaan koop. Vir 'n vriendin. Dis haar verjaarsdag. Dit voel ek ken haar al vir ewig. Ek is nie seker of ek 'n tyd in my lewe onthou waarvan sy nie deel was nie. Ek is nie seker of ons mekaar ontmoet het toe ons 3 of 4 of 5 was … Continue reading 45/2021/29: Proteas vir ‘n vriendin →

45/2021/28: Childrens

I had to drop of a thing or two at my brother's place today. My 4 year old niece tells me that she wanted to send me a message on Dadda's phone, but Dadda said that the phone said that I am coming. I asked her what she wanted to tell me ... she said … Continue reading 45/2021/28: Childrens →

45/2021/27: I don’t want to fight

I really don't want to ... And with fighting I mean unnecessary fighting in the form of verbal altercations or arguments and such. Being overly sensitive and / or easily offended by something trivial. I'd rather just have a conversation. An honest one. A hard one. Heart words. Yes, it will probably hurt some feelings … Continue reading 45/2021/27: I don’t want to fight →

45/2021/26: Weird vibes

This morning I woke up with a mission. Clean the kitchen, make breakfast for parentals, cook for dinner and meet a friend for coffee at 12. Sometime during the morning my tomorrow check in was moved to today for after 2pm. Great! Full day! Weird vibes ... I feel off-ish. Someone in the back of … Continue reading 45/2021/26: Weird vibes →

45/2021/25: A cold …

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay And then it was Sunday. And on this day the person in our house who almost never gets sick and who withstands rain, sunshine, cold and heat wakes up with a cold ... a head cold ... a bad one ... now you must now it's bad when the … Continue reading 45/2021/25: A cold … →