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Published October 25th, 2010I woke up this morning with pins and needles down my legs and made yet another leap in my recovery process. I just know that I can’t lie around any longer even though I have been more active since the vertebral disk first ruptured. My body is begging for normality and I know it’s not things like getting back to gym or spending hours writing. It’s other things like seeing friends, hugging my nephews and going to my favourite hangouts.
One of those hangouts is Greggie and my traditional Monday afternoon lunch at the Mugg & Bean in the Norwood Mall. Continue reading
Published October 19th, 2010Today was the second session of body stress release therapy and I woke up with three burning concerns. Insomnia, midnight starvation and where is the leaking spinal fluid now?
In my world those were my only concerns when I woke up. My most natural anticipation was making it through a day without a pain pill or being able to sit for a period of time without eventually having to deal with an increasingly painful nerve being pinched in my spine and traveling all the way down to my toes. Continue reading
Published October 8th, 2010Greggie says he has such a good laugh because I say I’m going to do a quick blog and it’s this long story even if I’m blogging from my Blackberry or if my back is killing me. It’s not my fault, I’m going nuts not being able to write.
I’ve been getting a few spurts of flack for not making a plan to write and then I realised one of my greatest frustrations in my career. The whole event tipped me over the edge and Greggie and my mom were exposed to the rantings of my mind. Well it was actually something new for my mom to see, but Greggie and I do it all the time. We just babble on and on to each other so we can hear all the madness of the mind. Continue reading
Published September 2nd, 2010The past few days have been the official pinnacle of frustration along my fun journey that started 244 days ago. It’s all good and well to be conscious about life and look at every situation until you find the good and the fun it but when pain is involved it’s a totally different mindset.
Jeez pain does funny things to the mind. I’m giving it till tomorrow and then I’m going to have to take another course of action. Honestly, the only thing that is bugging me is that I’m going to run out of my medical allowance, which should be the least of my worries. Continue reading
Published August 23rd, 2010I need tea … it’s always a clear indication of my blogging state when I have at least 3 hot cups of tea during my spontaneously free writing spree.
I battle to distinguish between excitement and being petrified sometimes. It always hits me in the stomach and sends waves and anxiety and these false signals that I’m constantly hungry … hence I’ve been eating a ridiculous fortune and the goings on seem to give me this license to forget that ‘project me’ is just as much about my body and my health as it is about my work success. Continue reading
Published August 8th, 2010Friday night I went out and watched an unbelievable production of ‘noises off’ which starred my special friend DarkDippy. We have an fun friendship story to tell because we met through Twitter. He always had silly chirps for my extremely well thought out tweets and the friendship grew from there.
I’m also going to the Jozi book fair tomorrow with Greggie and Madam (I know I’ve got lots to tell you about one of my oldest friend, but that will come in time). Continue reading
Published August 6th, 2010
In honour of such a inspirational day I’m confessing that I snuck out to buy a large serving of ice cream to trade for my customary tea while blogging. Since the life changing introduction of my body to food, it’s been a much healthier relationship that has led the way to ice cream being more a delicious treat than a daily obsession … and holy moly does it taste good.
I know the blog has been filled with nominations and I’ve bombarded you with different forms of charming begging to spread the word and nominate, nominate … but there’s a reason far more deep than even I realised. Continue reading
Published August 2nd, 2010
Garfield is my favourite character and of all the moments I remember about his lazy ass character, I remember the day he tried to get away from Monday so he posted himself off to another country. What do you know, thanks to the time difference and his pathetic attempt at running away from his Monday issue, he had two Mondays in a row.
I seemed to have manifested one of those Garfield Mondays. I’m not even relating it to wishing the weekend was any longer because I was in total workaholic mode and did nothing social what-so-ever. Continue reading
Published August 1st, 2010
My family home and business was destroyed in this fire
Today is my brother’s birthday. It’s also the anniversary of the day my family home burned down 6 years ago. To make it even more interesting, the day spa that Baba and I owned was in that family home. For the cherry on the cake, the friend I called to come to while I watched the house burn, was also my housemate. She arrived so high on drugs and had to leave because she needed to sort out her crashing need for another fix.
Clearly that day changed my life. Continue reading
Published July 28th, 2010Today literally feels like 3 days in one, but then again this year feels like it should have been spread over at least 3 years and it’s just over half way.
My morning began with needing to get my totally non punctual mother to my permanent make-up appointment on time. She was having a facial while I was having ink seeped into my eyelids by a fine needle and a buzzing machine. Does that sound painful enough? I hate being late. It does something to my blood and it is only perpetuated at the thought of having my eyes tattooed. I could feel my blood boiling inside, only for my precious mother to tell me that I’m driving like Michael Schumacher. Parents!! Continue reading
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