Jane Austen once said that "Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness" and in this time of unease, I found comfort in the prospect of a pie. We're all finding our little ways to cope with this new normal. Some of us are devouring every piece of COVID-19 related news and... Continue Reading →
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.” - Oscar Wilde. Whilst I wish I were an intrepid traveller, valiantly traversing unchartered territories with courage and bravado, the truth is, I'm not. Honestly, I am a little bit of a wimp in many aspects of my life. There is one... Continue Reading →
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” - Philip Pullman. On Friday afternoon I caught an Uber to the glass repair company. Thanks to heavy rains, and what must have been an ostrich egg or something equally as formidable falling from a tree, my windscreen had... Continue Reading →
Shonda Rhimes is a literary hero. Everything she writes turns to gold, and above the undeniable talent, there seems to be an awesome and inspiring woman. Her video, 'My Year of Saying Yes to Everything' is moving, and thought-provoking and seems like an admirable, if not slightly daunting task. She decided to say yes to... Continue Reading →
F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of my favourite "quote" people. I'll be honest, I have only read The Great Gatsby, and can therefore not call myself a die-hard fanatic, but I find so many of his musings on life and love breathtaking. His commentary on his adoration for his wife Zelda, who battled with mental... Continue Reading →
A wise woman once said........ Well, I tried to find what she said about success and passion, but it was only on page five of Goodreads that I found an applicable quote from a woman on the subject. Note, this is not a lack of brilliant and informative insights by women on success, more a... Continue Reading →
Recently I have put on a bit of weight. And by a bit, I mean a whopping 12 kgs. (27 pounds!) I have never really dealt with weight issues before, but as a pretty short gal, I seem to have ballooned in the last 2 years and am just getting wider, and wider. Most tragic... Continue Reading →
Just a girl, standing in front of a touchscreen, asking him to match her. My first 3 weeks of using, and failing at Tinder. I am a hopeless romantic, but I am also a raging commitment-phobe. This does not bode well for dating. Here is a collection of my random thoughts and feelings about Tinder.... Continue Reading →
There is a LOT of shit in the world and a lot of heartaches, and from my position of privilege, I will never know what it is to truly be without, so I speak with caution when I say that there is also so much beauty even in the most troubling of times. There... Continue Reading →
“Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia, and surgery.” - G. B. Trudeau Recently I have been posting a lot of selfies. And I mean A LOT. Sometimes I post them because I am genuinely feeling fabulous, and sometimes I post them because I am not. A... Continue Reading →
