Being me in the world
We have been having a real Winter in the last couple of days, after having a really mild time so far. Added to that, we have been without power (loadshedding and power cuts) for 19 hours over the last 3 days. Wonderful. Despite all of this, though, things go on pretty much as normal. When…
It’s always exciting to begin something new. I am doing a production this block and had the first round of call-back auditions today. It’s such fun and so encouraging to see the talent and enthusiasm of the students . It’s also quite daunting to begin something like this. We were talking about something that is…
Loadshedding is a strange thing: at the same time that it is annoying and inconvenient, I find that it is also a wonderful excuse for doing things that we don’t otherwise seem to do, ‘cept maybe on holiday, like play Trivial Pursuit, or Cluedo. When we have 5 hours of loadshedding like we did tonight,…
Sometimes there are days that are just harder than others, that seem to bring up a whole lot of things that just cause upset or anger, during which the tears seem to be not far from the surface. For me, today was one of those days. I don’t really know why, but I spent some…
The thing I hate most in the world is the feeling that I am letting (one of) my kids down, in some way – even if they don’t actually realise it, or even feel it at the time. It’s not about them, though, it’s about how I see things. The only time I really get…
There is something about waking up with the sound of rain on the roof that is so special. Part of the feeling is of comfort; part is the sort of feeling of ‘let me snuggle down in bed and just stay here’; part is also the thought that I hope the heavy rain ceases at…
When I sit down to write every day, I don’t plan what I am going to say. From the beginning I haven’t. It’s as though the words kind of come straight out of my head / heart through my hands onto the screen. Sometimes, the blog just writes itself. Tonight we went to dinner with…
I am (trying to be) on my way to Bloem for a workshop. So far, it would have been much, much quicker to drive. Actually, when the girls found out that I was flying, they thought it was very funny. “Bloem is only 4 hours away” was their logic. In truth, even if you don’t…
There’s always a bit of a feeling of “Oh, no!” when it comes to going back to work or school after a holiday. I don’t think there is anyone who, truthfully, would rather not be on holiday, even if that only means being at home and being able to sleep in. Also, however, there is…
Sometimes you do things that are just completely exhausting and completely satisfying and the greatest, greatest fun. Today was the annual Potjekos competition at the church. We are involved every year and it is always a grand occasion. It was also something that Mum and Dad enjoyed going to. Partly, it was strange to be…