I woke up one morning with a creaky right elbow. The shooting pain was more annoying than anything else and my biggest irritation was the fact that I could not bend my elbow to bring my mug of coffee to my lips. I don’t like Doctors. I don’t like procedures and most of all I … Read More
At the beginning of September, I made the trip to Cape town for the first time alone without my daughter as my sidekick, co – adventurer , and fellow explorer. Covid has robbed so many of the opportunity to be in physical contact that I grabbed hold of this opportunity to meet up with some … Read More
Raising our children in the knowledge that life won’t always offer you a bowl of peaches is sometimes more difficult than what it seems. You might remember couple blogs ago I wrote about my daughters one amazing teacher, Mr. James, who left to start another endeavor overseas. His replacement was the total opposite of Mr. James and … Read More
Recently many changes have happened in the dynamics of my household. Some big changes have put me in a position to have seriously hard conversations with myself and those around me. A deep look into situations I have thought were long forgotten. Some old memories popped up that I forgot ever happened opening new wounds … Read More
I contemplated the past week or so, about my last blog on My R100 faith. It made me think about how I really cope when the onslaught comes with one terrible ordeal or more bad news. I cannot help but be reminded of my social media accounts that sometimes are flooded with little memes and … Read More
A Facebook memory popped up on my feed the other day. It was a short video of a carpenter showcasing some of his fine skills in manipulating a piece of wood. I’ll share the video here as this will allow you to understand the basis of what is to follow. You can check this out … Read More
The latest news on the economy across the world has everyone scratching their heads and working on their worry lines. I do believe I speak for everyone else when I say it’s a crazy time we are entering into. Reminders of the stories my gran would tell how they would make ends meet back in … Read More
My daughter is now almost halfway through the 6th grade. This year was her first year being taught by a male teacher and my concerns were in the beginning, how would she cope with this new adventure? All her teachers before her were female and also sadly for the fact that most of her life she … Read More
I have reached a huge milestone. Tips to Treats is one year old. I can still remember the day my Sister, Tan-yah said: “You should write a blog”. I am very sure she could see through my half excited reply. She grabbed the bulls by the horns and started to design my website and get … Read More
Growth is the topic for this week for me. I have been thinking a lot about how much I have grown in this past 14 months or so. I used to be part of the not so popular kids in school. Never fitted in. Never stood out in a mighty way. Believed a bucket full … Read More
