IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageFalling in love straight after your divorce (and lessons I have learned).It’s clickbait, guys. But it’s also true. Argh. Love. What? Why? And more please.Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageWhat to do when your husband asks for a divorce, or ‘How She Lost Her F***ing Mind Using Whisky…Years ago my friend Katie suggested that I try doing something called “writing scared”. Writing that plucks material from parts of you…Apr 15, 2019Apr 15, 2019
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageKonMari and folding away 2018 (because parts of it brought me joy)You know I just watched Marie Kondo’s Netflix series, because everybody did, because who doesn’t want to start the new year setting fire…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageLove, lakes (and Swedish-priced liquor!) in Lidköping (Sweden).Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Oh sure, Lidköping was fabulous, lovely, excellent even. But the most exciting part was that we had a FULL…Sep 21, 2018Sep 21, 2018
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageJomfruland, Kragerø (Telemark, Norway)Some weeks ago we were invited to celebrate the birthday of a friend at a rented house three hours outside of Oslo. The invite was…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguage15 Things about Norway that will take a South African some getting used to.During a long night of trying to cajole/threaten the child to sleep, I fell into the black hole that is the frenemy of all people with a…Jan 5, 20181Jan 5, 20181
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageLifeHack: take something simple and make it impossibly complicated in zero easy steps.I slouched on the bus one morning about a week ago after a night of no sleep, and thought to myself: “this day is going to be kak”. I knew…Dec 28, 2017Dec 28, 2017
IDon’tSpeakMyLanguageThe haunting of Dover StreetA coffee shop stands where Mr Hussein’s general store once did. It is clean and white and everything is served in little disposable cups…Nov 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016