Car Dance
We pass in traffic and I see you. We briefly bump shopping trolleys to complain about the weather and work […]
Just Randomly throw stuff
I feel kind of ashamed writing this post but I also feel it might help some of you, make you […]
Normality
Hi, It’s been long. I was hanging out in the basement of rock bottom for a while there, which apparently […]
2018
2018; If this were the Middle Ages, you would be stoned to death. And I personally, I would have used […]
2018 Be Like Diesel Constantly Running out…
The Jacksons’ guardian angel is standing on the corner between the two schools; La Lucia and Christopher Robin. He is […]
The weirdness, the wonder, the going through it
Life. So you can’t go around it, you have to go through it. Like when your teenage heart is broken […]
Curley ‘k’ is for what the actual??
‘Curley K’ is for cancer. ‘Kicking K’ is for kak. ‘P’ is for PTSD. Clearly we are in that stage […]
Life is Mostly One Big Colossal Misunderstanding
“I’d had a rough week” I said. “But there was a silver lining… I had to take Beast to have […]
Up and Down. Repeat.
Up I’m inappropriately proud of myself for getting three kids to school alive and dressed. I was determined to reach […]
My pet Grasshopper & My Chemo Brain
I kid you not, every part of the story you are about to read is the honest truth. Let me […]
HOME Affairs Yoh!
I arrive at the Marianhill licensing department at 6:20am. There is already a queue of about 50 people long (not […]
My 10 Favourite Kid Books (OK, 15…)
I am an Artist (by Marta Altés) Who doesn’t want to be? Seriously, especially when you’re 5. To this little […]
Hairy knees & Mom guilt
I’m sitting in my car waiting for the school to open so that I can fetch child one and two. […]
How You Raise Your Son can make or break someone’s day
The actual title of this post is “when you raise an asshole you fuck up someone else’s day” But I […]
Cortisone Musings & Ramblings
I’m writing this while being on my second to last cortisone high. It is 3am, I’ve been awake since 1am […]
Vote For Me!
I’ve gone and entered the SA Blog awards. Because life is short and you only live once right? Please click […]
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Practical Advice for My Kids
Never stop reading. Ever. Read carton boxes and packaging if you must, but even better; always have a book with […]
Up and Down. Repeat.
Up I’m inappropriately proud of myself for getting three kids to school alive and dressed. I was determined to reach […]
This is a story you can tell
This is a story you can tell You: “This poor mom I heard about, a friend of a friend knows […]
Curley ‘k’ is for what the actual??
‘Curley K’ is for cancer. ‘Kicking K’ is for kak. ‘P’ is for PTSD. Clearly we are in that stage […]
Lessons from Cancer
Day 6 post chemo and I’m up at 4am to write. I’m definitely back to normal. It came suddenly, unexpectedly. […]
Why this blog?
Why join the thousands of other “mommybloggers” out there? Because this blog is not only about the butterflies and the […]
My most serious post ever
When you hear the word chemo, what do you think of? If you are one of my generation then you […]
Take a Failure Bow in Parenting
Yesterday I stumbled upon an interesting article on how some companies are helping their employees to learn from failure. They […]
The art of having a bad day
I gained so much weight since Dec that my underwear is cutting off my blood supply. While facilitating a workshop […]