The Ripped Bodice: Where Would You Be If You Believed In Yourself?

Is there one thing in your life that you feel completely, utterly, and wholeheartedly dedicated to?  For me, it’s been a lifelong struggle to pick one thing – just one – to which I can confidently and happily give my time and effort. Oh, to rid my mind of the constant nagging voice that says “What…

The Onion

A few years ago, I went grocery shopping with my boyfriend at the pristine supermarket in his lush, metropolitan slice of the city.  “I’ll get the onions while you grab the red peppers,” he’d said to me, not realising that he was about to awaken a long-forgotten dream. I perused the unfamiliar produce aisle in…

The Meaning of Life; The Meaning(less) of Death

Death is so final, and I’m not sure how to deal with that. I’ve always known that, in theory. I first grasped the meaning of death when I was 9 years old, the year my grandfather passed away. I remember it taking a while for me to understand that I will never see him again,…

Human, just like me

Everyday from 9 to 6, I sit across from a mother of two. She is the embodiment of a superwoman, and often reminds me of my own mother in how she jumped back from her second pregnancy and waltzed straight into the office like she hadn’t just given life to a tiny new human. She’s…