The Lies I Need to Stop Believing
Everyone is exposed to numerous lies about life. These lies are usually not explicitly told to us; mostly they are inferred by other facts, presented to us in film and television, in the dim reflection...
View ArticleI’ll Never Be A Grown Up
I always thought one day I’d be a grown up. I’d make my bed in the morning, clean my house every Friday, and do all the washing on Sundays followed by some gardening, working on the house or washing...
View ArticleMaking Peace With Turning 40
I’m turning forty at the end of the year. And I’m really looking forward to it. Don’t believe me? Think I’m in denial? I might be, I guess. I suppose I might wake up on my birthday this year in a pool...
View ArticleThe Walking Talking Disaster Zone
Last week I woke up during the night after scratching my forehead and realising there was something on it. It was a large paralysis tick. So I woke up the Viking and made him tick twister it off. What...
View ArticleI’m Feeling Lucky
I remember when I was younger, maybe 10 or 12 years ago, my dad called me a tin arse. Initially I was insulted; did I have a big arse, a fat arse… I couldn’t figure out what he meant. But then he...
View ArticleThe Innovation of Loneliness
I saw an interesting video the other day called The Innovation of Loneliness. It talks about how, through social media, we are maxing out our social connections to a point where we cannot truly connect...
View ArticleHow To Say It: A Eulogy
I don’t know what to say. How to put into words the love one has for their grandmother? How to honour the time she spent looking after my brother and I as we grew up. How to reflect on her sense of...
View ArticleBody Positivity And Self-Confidence As A Plus-Size Woman
I don’t shy away from putting my life on the Internet. As a journalist, a social media expert and a blogger it just sort of comes with the territory. I post pictures of myself, observations about my...
View Article11 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Me
After reading Lana and Nathalie tackle this particular topic, I thought I would get on board. Especially as it’s something light for a Friday and I don’t know about you but I often struggle with...
View ArticleSelling Myself On The Idea Of Not Having Children
When I was younger one of my biggest fears was finding out I couldn’t have children. I’ve always been maternal. I’m the girl who goes gooey over babies and have previously professed that I’d love to...
View ArticleChristmas Traditions
Each year on the 23rd of December you will find me at Danish Christmas. Traditionally celebrated on the 24th but moved for convenience, the Viking’s family get together and hold a proper celebration....
View ArticleWannabe Skater Girl
This post is sponsored by Penny Skateboards So I’m lying here, thinking about how badly I wanted to be the original skater girl. None of this Avril Lavigne “I can do an Ollie for my music videos”...
View ArticleNo Kids, No Comment
I am not a mother. I am 33 and will not be having biological children. Most of my friends have at least two kids now; some are working on their third. I am deeply maternal, I love babies and kids, and...
View ArticleGone, But Still Here
Sometimes I feel the hairs on my arms stand up for no reason, or a breath of wind on my face in a still room. Sometimes my skin tingles. Other times I feel an unexplained warmth in my chest and I know...
View ArticleNegative Memory Bank
So I’ve just had a lovely dinner with some beautiful girlfriends. Great and genuine women all. Good food, good wine and good conversation – what’s not to like, right? But the instant I engage in the...
View ArticleMy Days Alone Are Numbered
As I lie here in my hammock, rocking to the sounds of cicadas and the waves, I can hear other campers rising from their steaming tents in the distance, I remind myself not to wish the days away. I'm...
View ArticleChanging the Spelling of Children’s Names: Unique or Pretentious?
On my Facebook feed this morning I came across a page that one of my friends had liked. It was a picture of a beautiful baby girl, and mentioned her name: Jorja. I’m assuming that is pronounced the...
View ArticleWould You Live With Your Family?
I’m a bit of a real estate addict. I’m always keeping an eye on the market to see what it’s doing, how it’s fluctuating, what my place is worth, what else we could get for a similar price, and so on....
View ArticleI Suffer From Neverenoughitis
My husband and I were talking about all the things we needed to get done around the house (okay, maybe I was talking and he was nodding and smiling while watching the television). The list started with...
View ArticleI’ve Never Felt Grief Like This
I’ve never experienced grief like this. I’m lucky. The first death in my memory of someone close to me was my grandfather 2 years ago, and we weren’t that close. He was an amazing man, but not one I...
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