Second week of taking methotrexate (mtx), type of chemotherapy, for rheumatoid arthritis. it's taking it's time sitting with me. i've looked at all the available options and this is the best one. takes 6 - 12 weeks to start showing improvement in the system. i think i had a little meltdown when i heard about … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 4, page 101 | mtx and a meltdown
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2025 | chapter 2, page 55 | life and life-ing
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Change is the only constant. And that has been the motto for a while now. some of the things in play is a change of work portfolio, handing over, learning the new, applying the new, working the new, finding out what is … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 2, page 55 | life and life-ing
2025 | chapter 2, page 38 | the fo(u)rge
It's gonna be hot today. No prompt today. Not much to say. Much to do (about nothing). Some weekend plans. I wish I could get a hold on what I am doing - I know how, I know when, I know why ... I just feel overwhelmed in a way because the body is not … Continue reading 2025 | chapter 2, page 38 | the fo(u)rge
45/2021/10: Fire. Art. Burn.
I can watch a fire for hours.A controlled fire in a fire place or a braai fire or a bonfire for heat.The flames kinda mesmerise me. The shapes, the direction ... and there's my Mom who likes to put egg cartons on the fire to make it burn ... I like it too because it … Continue reading 45/2021/10: Fire. Art. Burn.
45/2021/6: Immaculate art
Stellenbosch sky, 7:24am, 18 May 2021Photo by karisMatiek This morning was a beauty! Got up early to go for a walk with a buddy. My phone couldn't and wouldn't have done justice to the sky at 6:45am. Darkness with a lick of fire in the corner where the mountains meet. I could only look up … Continue reading 45/2021/6: Immaculate art
March 2021 – let’s do this!
Today.This day.The beginning for some.The end for others. It's the third month of 2021. I feel like I haven't done a single thing up until now, but I know that I've done a lot. Just because there's nothing (no physical thing) to show for it doesn't mean nothing happened (this needs to be repeated a … Continue reading March 2021 – let’s do this!
February 2021: Lessons
Rest ... after all the January drama lessons blessings. A little trip. A breath. A deep one. Conversations. Many of them. Confessions. Many. A child. Children. Blessings. Wonder. Decisions. Rest. Needed. Taken. Awakenings. Realisations. Lies. Honesty. I needed to think. We're doing Rising Strong by Brené Brown at our book club. The conversations and realisations … Continue reading February 2021: Lessons
2020: 30
02 / 12 / 2020 10 x 3 = 30 = 5 x 6 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I miss having a full programme of things that I love to do for work. Yes, I have had many opportunities to work on various projects over the past 3 years. Some work, some volunteer … Continue reading 2020: 30
Day 34: 44 to 44 at 4:44
Youth Day, 16 June 2020 44 years ago the June 16th Soweto Uprisings started. I was born 11 days later. No idea about what was happening in the country. Somewhere along the growing up way - conversations in and with my family, school, reading - I became aware of what transpired a few days before … Continue reading Day 34: 44 to 44 at 4:44
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