My forever love. When I started playing basketball in 1993 I never dreamt it would take me the places it did. I was an athletic young girl growing up, I ran track in primary school and played hockey and badminton…and from age 12 it was apparent where my skills set lay. I was smart but … Continue reading
Mending Wall by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not … Continue reading
I read a post on Facebook a while back that stopped me in my tracks. (My facebook usage has dropped significantly in the past month or so…consciously!) It was something about marriage and what it “should” be. I won’t post it but if you saw it you’ll know the one I mean, if you didn’t … Continue reading
Living abroad has been a way of life for Mark and I for 11 years now, (for me, since I was 18) it’s just our life, and as cliche as it sounds “home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling”. We choose this life every year, with every new contract, even when it’s not easy, and … Continue reading
I’ve written before about the girl gang and friendships, and how difficult it is to make or keep friends as we get older. Most people I speak to find themselves in a similar situation, in that, as they get older they tend to have less vis a vis contact with close friends on a weekly … Continue reading
What’s one word people would use to describe you? Kind, loving, ambitious, honest, funny? How the world sees you and how you see yourself is important; how we interact with our world has an effect on our mental health and well-being, especially in young people. We are social beings and as so respond to people … Continue reading
My Honesty Revolution post from yesterday got me thinking about what we share and don’t share on social media, but more than that, what we share with people in real life too. We live in a world where information is at our fingertips, we can lose hours to YouTube watching Ellen or The Wendy Williams … Continue reading
