Tag: Life

31 Days of Gratitude – Day 17

Today I did one of my favourite things in this world…I bought books! 😜😁 I have way too many already and I may never get to read them all but it just gives me such great pleasure to acquire more. I didn’t meet my target this year of reading 50 books but that’s ok. I enjoyed the 21 books that I did get to read this year.

Some of my favourites have been:

  • Glucose Revolution: The life changing power of balancing your blood sugar by Jessie Inchauspé. She simplifies the science so well. I just need to be more disciplined about incorporating her hacks into my day.
  • The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Pearl. An oldie but still relevant. I like the uplifting yet down to earth style that it is written in. The advice was much needed as well.
  • The Cabin at the End of the Train: A story about pursuing dreams by Michael V. Ivanov. A simple yet inspiring story
  • Velvet Dragonflies by Billy Chapata – this is a book of poetry takes on a journey back to self. I am halfway through but will be done by tomorrow. I love how he strings words together that can touch the very core of you.

31 Days of Gratitude: Day 13

My son passed grade 8! I am so thankful. He struggled with Afrikaans this year which initially surprised me but I eventually realised that he hasn’t grown up surrounded by it. Now he only hears it at school and we had to make a conscious effort to watch Afrikaans programmes on TV to help him along. When I was his age, Afrikaans was the language of the Apartheid govenment so we were constantly surrounded by it on radio and TV. It was inevitable that I would have some understanding of it even if it wasn’t my home language.

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Today is also the one month anniversary of my son’s dad’s passing. I still can’t believe he is gone. My brain still battles to process this fact. While we didn’t always agree on what our son should have, we always agreed on the basics like manners and discipline and supported each other on this. I am very grateful for this and for him. It is not easy being a single parent, but knowing that he was there to back me up when I needed him to made it a little easier, especially when dealing with teen drama. Thank you Warren for all your support. Our son will not forget the lessons you taught him. I know this because he treasured them while you were here so he will treasure them even more now that you are no longer with us. Rest easy Warren.

31 Days of Gratitude – Day 12

My son is home safe and sound! 🙌🙏. I will definitely sleep a lot better tonight. He is off again in a few days but today we celebrate his safe return!

I just discovered that I failed one of my exams. Not quite a surprise. I guess next year I will have to really focus on it. I enjoy the subject but I just have not enjoyed writing the exams. Next year will be different though.

Today is my gran’s heavenly birthday. She left us 39 years ago but I still remember her so clearly. Her name was Molly. She was small in stature and very quiet but boy was she a strong person. She was clearly an awesome mother too judging by how her kids turned out. I know that she is always watching over us and for this I am grateful. I am also very grateful to her for giving us our dad. We are because she was. 🙏

My late gran, Molly