Zen: a state of meditative calm One of my biggest challenges in life is finding ways to achieve this state. Life is so fast these days, and I constantly feel like I'm forgetting something (which results in the direct opposite of zen). The one thing I know for sure that helps me feel calm is …
Y is for You are what you eat
For the past few years I've been experimenting with different eating plans and diets. The first and most extreme change I made was going completely gluten free for about two years. A friend of mine had terrible food allergies and I did this in solidarity with her. I started (oddly enough) in the month of …
X is for 10 things about me
X is always a hard letter to write about. So I let the Math nerd in me come up with something...and here we are. X (10) odd facts about me... 1. My proudest atypical accomplishment: I did this when I was eleven years old, and till today I am super proud of it... I could …
W is for Weary with toil…
My favourite poem is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare. For those who may not know, a sonnet is a fourteen line poem, and few years ago, I needed to write one on the fourteenth day of a thirty day writing challenge I took on. At the time I had no faith in my ability …
V is for Voice
Adulthood is weird. At least for me it is. I remember the first foray into this stage of my life, when I got my first job. I enjoyed the financial freedom alot, the measure of authority that came with the job, not so much the responsibility that came with it. Reality has a way of …
U is for Ugly truths
"The truth may set you free... But first it will piss you off." The internet is a savage place... But sometimes you come across some ugly, but necessary truths. The following are some of my faves...
T is for Tietie and Toddlers
My nieces and nephews all call me Tietie (for my foreign audience, it is an Afrikaans slang word for big sister). According to my mother, the moniker originated when my younger sister was born...she is four years my junior and apparently I used to run away from my preschool to come and play with her, …
S – Sheltered vs Protected
I had a very privileged upbringing. We were by no means spoiled materially... Hand-me-downs were standard, gifts were reserved for birthdays and Eid, pocket money was not a regular thing, and both of these were subject to good behavior and good grades. But none of us were forced to work for our daily necessities or …
R is for Running
Thirty-one years ago, I broke both my legs in a car accident. The injuries, while they were serious, were not complicated and after three months at home I made a full recovery. Since then, even though I've loved sports my whole life, the one thing I could never do well was run. I started training …
Q – Questions
A couple of days ago I asked for some help with the letter Q by inviting people to ask me questions...I would select a few and answer them in my post. I got two responses 😂 The first response was not even a question... It was simply a word starting with the letter "Q" (coincidentally, …
