For this month’s Writers Club meeting our “homework” was to pick an image from a few offered and describe the scene. We usually do this...

I think it is. Happiness is not always about having the dream work. It is a combination of things. It's about work-life balance, peace of...

Not long ago I was added to a Facebook Messenger chat by old schoolmates looking to arrange a high school reunion at the request of an...

The dream of every creative artist is to be found. Out of an endless source of continuously new appearances, to be the "chosen one" is...

I'm happy to share that I am now part of The Urban Writers' non-fiction writers' pool. I believe this will change over time. I intend to...

#rantalert I like to think I am a realistic enough parent to see my children's defaults. I don't live under any illusion that my...

I find that (at least for women) a hairdresser's appointment is a great way to mark a new beginning. Going to the hairdresser is very...

I have an ongoing dilemma. Up until I was 40, memories were only that, memories. Or at least that's how I saw them. I guess it's an age...

More and more we’re assisting a hyper flow of coaches, tutors (or should I say freelancers and entrepreneurs, because it’s just fancier)...

I sometimes find myself getting too stressed about work. The corporate world can be harsh and doesn't truly empathise with our personal...

Whichever child of mine I offload about in the next three years, it will be on the teenage topic. I know how important it is to be...

A writer's journey is not one with a deadline, yet that's what they are loyal to. The writer's journey is more about themselves than it...

I can still feel the heat of the sun on my skin, the ocean breeze, the salty taste in the air and the silky sand running through my toes....

Since we moved, 7 months ago, this is the first time our house is really starting to look and feel much more like a house. I mean, I...

As much as I would like to, there is no space for a Halloween celebration this year. There's too much going on, and the kids are not that...

So he decided to show his face. Yes, I forgave him for what he has done to me so I could move on with my life. But I still rant at all...

Alongside weeding and other gardening tasks, are in themselves, forms of therapy. The same as other house chores, that we perform nearly...

Thought it would be good to mention my in-betweener Cedric, for a change. He's hitting that stage where he's identifying all behaviour...

While kids are growing they go through these uncontrollable hunger/growth spurts, where they are eating all the time. The problem is they...

Eating is a human need. I believe eating is a part of education. Or it should be. Although we are all culturally bound, that should not...