Today I bit the bullet and dove into finally doing something slightly terrifying: I did a live video on Instagram. Go me! It was of course for our business (www.caralizadesigns.com) and I spent about twenty minutes setting everything up and freaking out beforehand, so that by the time I actually did the live story my […]
We went outside this morning into a real winter wonderland, everything buried in inches of thick, white powdery snow. Even the main road outside our house was pristine white, not a mark on it until we waded through it leaving our boots’ imprints in the pure white surface. Emma may or may not have visited […]
Now there’s a milestone – 60 days writing these daily scribbles without fail. I’m impressed at myself. I’m not so impressed with Storm Emma. That rude lady is running very late and hasn’t even had the decency to call or send a message. Like, is she even on the way or what? And not just […]
Snow is a funny thing, it transforms the landscape from normal (read dull!) to pristine beauty; fields and buildings covered in bright, clean white. The heavy blanket of snowy brings a surreal quiet to the daily rustlings and bustlings of nature, all sounds are muffled and muted. Each step over snow-covered grass provides the most […]
I came home from work this evening and had a cup of tea, and as I relaxed over Instagram, sipping on the hot rooi bos brew, boy oh boy did I crave something sweet. My head swirled with thoughts of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate, sweet custard creams, crunchy caramel slices, rich soft brownies… The devil […]
I’ve almost missed day 57 – I mean, technically I have because I’m writing this at midnight on the 27th February, so I didn’t do one for the 26th… And yet I’m here, tired and sleepy, wishing to go to bed but sitting at the computer writing my daily scribble. I don’t have much to […]
Lazy Sundays… I’ve never experienced a better one. I spent a lot of my morning in bed reading a brand new book by the wonderful Marian Keyes (one of the few authors almost guaranteed to always make me laugh out loud and whose take on life is rich and authentic and utterly hilarious) followed by […]
As I write this I’m frustrated and annoyed and tired of bloody technology! I had a productive morning: got up early, got my hair cut, came home and scrubbed half the kitchen with Alex (and I mean scrubbed, emptying cupboards and using brillo pads) then had a very satisfying lunch and up to that point, […]
One little thing I’d like to share, since I don’t have anything specific to write about for this scribble, is that for the past few days I’ve been really good and disciplined and have finally, FINALLY, got some control over my inner chocaholic. The cookie monster is tamed at last, however temporarily. Lately I’ve been […]
There is much in life that we usually take for granted, not realizing how wonderful it is til we lose it, be it our health, our jobs, our loved ones. One that hit me today was the incredible blessing of being young, strong and independent. As I sat in my aunt’s nursing home, surrounded by […]
Coffee and Scribbles 