Emotions (Category) - 98 posts

I woke up feeling sad this morning. This was no real surprise as the last few months have been difficult for me. But I’d been feeling better for the past …

Over the last nearly eight years, I've written 800 blog posts. Here are some thoughts to commemorate the milestone.

A serious post about a breakup, by the Melville Cat.

I became an aunt this year, two times over. Here are my thoughts upon returning from my first visit to the babies, far away in America.

I went to a wedding at Randlords on a Monday, which might seem strange. But this is Joburg, where a wedding on a Monday in December makes perfect sense.

Last week, I did something that I don't do nearly as often as I should. I went traveling on my own, driving up to Venda to visit my friend Lucky and his family.

In the fourth installment of my Joburg storytelling project I tell the story of Lucky Masuka, a good friend who migrated to Joburg from Limpopo Province.

In the third installment of my Joburg storytelling project I tell the story of Florence Ngobeni-Allen, an outspoken advocate for women and children.

I interviewed some of my favorite Joburg people, and will be featuring their inspiring stories as part of a special storytelling project.

Remembering my friend Henrike, who was killed in March 2016 by terrorists in the Ivory Coast.

I'm afraid of a lot of things. One of those fears is that I'll never be able to finish the book that I've been trying to write for years.

My friend Dee, who blogs at The Good Holiday, contacted me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I wanted to work with her on a #365Days project in 2016. I …