Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me. This old saying couldn’t be further from the truth. Words do hurt. Words can break a heart. Words can ruin a day, cause tears and ruin friendships and families. In a world...
I've been back at work for two weeks now, after an extended maternity leave of eight months. In these two weeks I can't count the number of times I've been asked "was it difficult to leave your children at home?", "are you doing ok?", "don't...
We have just finished a weekend of some serious spring cleaning and it feels so good! It somehow feels as though order has been restored, equilibrium found, even though there is still much more to be done. There is no doubt that I am an...
2017 is finally here! I can't remember the last time I was so looking forward to a new year to begin. Not that much changes, really. Its more that it feels like a clean page, a chance to start over, forgetting all of last year's...
We celebrated the marriage of a dear friend of mine yesterday. She married a man she's been praying for for years, a man who is perfect for her in every way. The union of two hearts who have so patiently and obediently waited for each...
Having lunch with two of my oldest and dearest friends is such a treat for me, but when it is around a lunch table at Prana Lodge, it couldn't get much better. Time with these girls puts life in perspective again and reminds me how...
Every time I sit in a dentist's chair I remember a specific scene from James Frey's book, a million little pieces. The book was initially sold as a memoir of his life as an addict and his recovery process. This scene tells the story of...
Teaching is in my blood. I have grown up in a family of teachers and even now, cousins and siblings have joined the profession. Although I’m not officially in the teaching space myself anymore, I have spent time in my firm’s Learning and Development team...
Since my younger years, I’ve set very high, sometimes unrealistic, expectations for myself. While this has motivated me and made me determined to excel, I’ve very often fallen short and been disappointed with myself, even when the bar was set too high to begin with....
My husband usually does most of the cooking when we host dinner parties. He discovered his love for kitchen experimenting a few years ago when he got hooked on a season of Master Chef Australia and now whips up delicious roasts, risottos and pastas. But...