The ‘Aboniki’ Mystery
It’s winter in my part of the world. Not the fuzzy kind. It’s dry, sunny, and really cold at night. This brings a lot of flu and a dry cough. When you think of morning routines in this season, I often imagine very cold mornings, dry eyes and blocked noses. As the temperature drops, so does […]
Who Turned My Table?
A wheel from my table was missing, and it turned upside down. It toppled over, and no hero was coming, so I turned it over and fixed it. Sometimes you need to roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work. Don’t be afraid to upend your life and start over if you must. It’s […]
Are You Charging Your Battery?
Hubby dearest bought me a power bank recently. At first, it felt quite bothersome to carry around, so I would leave it lying around and only use it when there was a power cut for extended periods of time. After a while, I observed that the power bank needed charging. So, I had to pay […]
Wisdom from lettuce and a refrigerator door
I bought a huge ball of crunchy lettuce, and would peel it leaf by leaf daily. It got to the size where it could fit in my refrigerator door, and since I love lettuce, I wanted the vegetable to be somewhere visible so that I could finish it quickly. I put the lettuce in that […]
The Journey of 1000 No’s
Everyone is quick to celebrate success. We all love to win. In a world with instant feedback, likes, and numerous opinion platforms, it’s easy to feel pressured to have loud successes and quick outcomes. ‘Nothing good comes easy’ is a saying that has been said over the years, but seems to be forgotten when it […]
SWEET ROOIBOS, BITTER TEA!
During the Christmas holidays, we sat down to have breakfast as a family. To make it special and healthy, I wanted everyone to have tea. Yes, rooibos tea in all its natural glory. I decided to give it a twist and add cucumber, lemon slices and a mother’s love. Everyone wrinkled their noses as the […]
WHERE ARE YOU PARKED?
I was going to a place I visit often; it has a community library inside, and most of the time the parking is full. So, I arrived early one morning and just simply parked outside. The security guard said to me, ‘Why are you behaving like a visitor?’ You come here all the time’. I […]
IS YOUR BOWL TOO SMALL?
Have you ever felt like you were made for more, but you do not know how to go about it, or felt like you need to shrink or reduce your standards or preferences in certain spaces? This is not about pride, pickiness or inability to adapt or cooperate with people. There are people who cannot […]
THE BLESSING OF BIRTHMARKS AND IMPERFECTIONS
Everyone on the face of the earth is born unique. Every scar, mole, and birthmark is like nature’s fingerprint on your body uniquely crafted to make you one of a kind. Within reason, and is open to argument, even your tastes and preferences within moral and ethical boundaries were designed uniquely to you. Yes, there […]
Ah, Catalina! Life lessons from a telenovela.
I have not watched any telenovela with this title, but thanks to the years of Telemundo and Spanish series on local television stations in the past (thank God for deliverance), I have watched enough series with a character named Catalina. For those who don’t know, ‘tele-novelas’ refer to the Mexican or Spanish series that were […]