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 leaning against that bin where the municipal guys are forever digging trenches, […]
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 and you sob and sob and your mom holds you […]
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 where our kids are learning to spell…. And learning about […]
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 his anal sacks squeezed and the vet gave me sympathy […]
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 goal and I’m on my way there! First milestone […]
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 just say that I really battled with the title of […]
HOME Affairs Yoh!
I arrive at the Marianhill licensing department at 6:20am. There is already a queue of about 50 people long (not counting old or pregnant people who, rightfully so, get to […]
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 guy the world is a canvas. We have read this […]
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. I stare down at my knees and notice how hairy […]
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 thought that might be a tad offensive. It’s true though. […]
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 and the one thing I’d love to do right now […]
Vote For Me!
I’ve gone and entered the SA Blog awards. Because life is short and you only live once right? Please click on the badge to vote. It’s the big red dot […]
What is cancer really like?
This is not a pity post, and once again, if you leave me any sad messages I will unfriend you 🙂 I write this so that people will know what […]
Chemo Brain
A real short explanation as my brain hurts for anything too long or too complicated. Let me explain chemo brain. Chemo brain for me is like having to play a […]
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 her whole story, she has three young kids and was […]
They’re in the now, you’re in the past (and future)
Through gritted teeth I explain to Bailey that she cannot burst into my room and whisper random questions as it wakes Tom every time. Really every time. She leaves, little […]
As simple as squashing a Mosquito
As I put my naked head down to sleep I can hear that determined little fecker. He is one relentless mosquito. Why could he not just go where all the […]
