How to preserve the peace this holiday:
1. Don’t have unrealistic expectations This year might not be the same as the years before. Some people you love might not be around...
Respect me!
Lately circumstances around me made me think about respect. Whether it is earned, given, demanded, or not and who decides? What it looks...
'You started with me!'
I know the pandemic is taking its toll on our general wellbeing and most people's emotional resilience is ragged and thin, which means an...
Are you tied in knots?
I have a knack for untangling the finest, flimsiest chains and often find myself offering to do this for friends or exasperated store...
Are you a scorcher?
I’m a hair girl. That’s my quickest, best, most satisfying, pick-me-up. A visit to the hairdresser can induce a trance-like calm and make...
'F**ck-you' only gets you so far
I have new neighbours. They argue. A lot. Even more now that our general lifestyles have been somewhat curtailed. I could still try and...
The quality of kindness
I have come to believe that we greatly underestimate the value of kindness in our interactions with everyone, but especially the people...
Tears, tantrums and talking
Image: Naëtt Atkinson Remember the last time you got really, really angry at someone or something ... and you lost all semblance of...
Need to have a conversation with your landlord?
Image: Gunnar Lindebo The economic and social impact of Covid-19, isolation and lockdown necessitate that many people may need to make...
Love in the time of Corona Part 3
Image: Suzy Hazelwood Part 3: How am I and how does that impact you? This is the third in a series of blogs prompted by the increase in...