Midway through 2017 already

So it's the first day of June, the final month in the first half of this year. So 2017 is half done. Earlier in January I anticipated having a busy year with personal creative endeavours and professional projects. By now I had expected to be back in the workforce full time again, to have completed …

Sleep is no cure for insomnia

It's almost 2am... it was Mother's Day earlier. I wanted my kids sleeping by 7:30pm but that didn't happen - they were both asleep by 8:45pm instead. At least the day started with a nice breakfast in bed. My presents were given to me on Friday when I attended the Mother's Day special event at …

Picking up where I left off

Challenges are never ending and they come at a time most inconvenient. That seems to be how my life goes. I mean I was on a roll with all my creative projects and feeling very positive about how 2017 was looking in terms of what I was going to finally accomplish creatively and professionally. Then …

Big life changes ahead

So a couple of weeks ago I had that knowing feeling again. When I couldn't peel myself off the couch, I thought perhaps the late nights staying up to watch Arrow was the reason for the tiredness during the day. When I finally got myself a couple of good nights' rest, I still found myself …

Cancer on my mind…

I've never been one of those people who thought, "That might be me one day," when the topic of conversation is about cancer. It's just not something I thought I would ever face for some reason. Maybe a friend or family member, but not me. Then a few months ago I noticed this stripe on …

No plans, no worries!

Serendipity. That's the moment I am living right now. That's how it feels. I am 41 and for the longest time have been waiting to know what I need to do with myself. You know, the big questions. What do I want to do? Who do I want to be? How do I want to …

Social media might destroy my life

Remember the days of IRC, Netscape and Geocities websites? If these don't ring a bell, you're probably just not old enough. I was at my second year of uni when I got introduced to the internet. My first experience of it consisted of being able to chat with random strangers online via IRC - internet …

Fumbling my way through blogging

So all I know is that I need a creative outlet, ... or five. As a writer, writing needs to be one of them. I started this blog again just so I can have exactly that, but I don't really know how to go about it. I mean, I know, rationally, what things need to …

The value of finishing

Before the first week of 2017 was done, I'm happy to say I finished something! In fact I finished two! I've spent the last two days at my parents' house, feeling like I'm on vacation with the kids. It's the only reason why I managed to finish these portraits. I need to work on finding …

Tantrums and logic

My three year old daughter has had a tantrum every single day this year. At least that only makes it three days ... so far. On New Year's Day, we knew it was because she stayed up way past her bedtime the night before, trying to make it till midnight to watch the New Year's …