I happen to love the Gap brand! Baby Gap - even better! But I'm not talking about that Gap. I'm thinking of the gaps we encounter in our lives. We happen upon huge generation gaps making us feel older by the minute. We feel gaps between the secular and the sacred and sense con...

I love relationships.I love my friends & I love being a friend.It wasn’t always that way I’m afraid. In the past I took friendships for granted and have allowed certain relationships to fray and ultimately disintegrate thanks to my apathy and lackadaisical ways.My regrets in t...

Ever stood in front of your mirror doing your eye makeup and absolutely content with what you see. Reasonably clear skin, shapely eyebrows and what not. Then you turn on the lights above your dresser only to be shocked at the sun spots, the lines, wrinkles, uneven eye brows an...

Playing Jenga with my older two over the weekend turned out to be more of rebuilding the blocks rather than actually playing since my daughter thought that it was most fun to remove the base systematically. She inadvertently destabilised the entire structure thanks to removing...

My grandparents had a marriage that lasted close to 60 years only to be separated by death. Their marriage weathered many storms. Storms like ill health and financial hardships, to name a few.The only difference was that they never gave up. Walking out was never an option. The...

So what I'm gonna share might come across as being very shallow but bear with me will you... just for a bit. From the age of sixteen I have been a fitness freak. I love and I mean literally love working out! I can go a day without social media but not without getting my work o...

I'm a mild neat freak. I have to admit that right now ! I love keeping living spaces spacious, airy, unclutterred and alright... spotless. With three kids that is quite the challenge but I have found ways to curb my crazy and overlook messes. But the minute they are in bed all...

Ever been in the midst of a heated argument with someone very close when all of a sudden in a fit of insecurity you scream out words of self affirmation which vaguely sound prideful and arrogant? No?? It's just me then I guess!Never mind. Since this blog is all about being raw...

I was watching one of my favourite movies just today, 'Sweet Home Alabama' and this one line from the film got my attention. To give you a bit of background, the film's lead actor, Reese Witherspoon is having an emotional crisis of feeling torn between her hometown of Alabama ...