Lemons Into Lemonade Whenever I hear a message multiple times, I always assume I am meant to notice. The message that came through to me was presented as a variety of ways, but it gave me the same sort of emotion, so I…

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Opening the Portal My friends and family often have a laugh about ‘Lisa’s World’ which consists of what I see with my bad vision. On Tuesday I was sitting in the pool and I spotted what looked like …

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Finally got a good spring is here photo of Sky. #GSD #WHITESHEPHERD #DOGS #GERMANSHEPHERD #SWISSSHEPHERD

Iced Coffees and Caftans I had such a wonderful weekend last week! Firstly, my darling husband was home. Then on Saturday I saw my friend Annette who has been in my life for about 35 years. We met in George when our sons w…

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As within, so without Last weekend Norm did a lot of prep for a trip to Switzerland. He was up on Sunday and ready to go to the airport when he received an email from his hotel and noticed they referred to different dat…

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All We Have Is Now There are so many different ‘Self Help’ books & programs banging around that if you base your identity on one of them then you may end up feeling like you have (DID) Dissociative Id…

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Creating My Own Reality People often ask me why I bothered to get diagnosed with Autism and ADHD at my age, did it make any difference to have a label? For me it clarifies why I do some of the things I do or think the way…

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Shedding Negativity It has been a busy week! I’ve swam, walked in the forest, gained a new client, spent time with my daughter and granddaughter, and started learning a new technical tool! For a housebound intro…

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Feral Decisions Yesterday morning when I fed the dogs I scooped up a cup of Finn’s food from the giant bag which lives in the garage. I dumped the kibble in the bowl and turned around to get the mince when I…

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Correlation vs. Causation Usually Cape Town has very low humidity; it has crisp, hot days during the summer. It can get blistering hot, but generally the humidity is low. This week has felt so humid. Every day since Monday …

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Bunnies and Buddhas This week my Rabbit Hole was nature vs nature. You know how you can say he is an extrovert or an introvert? She is socially awkward or she is this or that in comparison to their partner, regarding …

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Moon Beams and Moonlight I once asked a teacher ‘what is trauma? at what level of pain do you go to in order to know what is important enough to document?’ We were creating a ‘Descansos’ which I hav…

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Whispers To The Wind The days just sort of morph into each other when you have newborn babies in the household. Much like the newest member in the family, your days seem to be consume, expel, wash, and sleep in a cycle…

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It Takes A Village Every year we end up having to buy an extra suitcase for all of the Christmas gifts I have ordered for everyone, but this year we had our limit of luggage and weight. We thought we had plenty of sp…

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The Final Countdown I normally never go into a shopping mall, certainly never on a Saturday, and definitely not just before Christmas. However, we will often do anything for our children and so I violated all of those…

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Leaping Lizards, Batman! With Norman still away last weekend, I had nothing much planned as I had the animals to look after. I was booked for a facial Saturday afternoon and when it was time for me to leave for my 1:30pm a…

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Masochism The weather last weekend was hot but the heat was tempered by the insane winds we were having. The wind howled all day Saturday and Sunday. I did not mind as I was having a do nothing weekend. I wa…

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Sprinkles, Sunbeams & Flames We had so much fun and a lot of chaos during our visit to George in the Western Cape. I flew down with my daughter Caitlin and her daughter Bree on Friday after work. Bree was so good on the flight…

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Mirrors Caitlin and Bree and I are flying down to George today for Lily’s ‘Sprinkle’ which is what you call a celebration of your second child. Apparently they can use their siblings left…

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Thinning of the Veil As a person who loves fancy dress, Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. It is only the last year or two that Norm and I have not had a party or at least attended one. As well as my love …

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Transformative This past week was a bit transformative for me. I mentioned in my last post that I was going for derma blading, but after chatting to my skin therapist, we opted for a light peel and a session with…

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Embers and Ice Cream Every time I experience an instant manifestation, it always surprises me so much, even though it happens quite frequently. Last Saturday was the Women’s Group I had mentioned attending. The m…

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Brain Transplants It is so easy to take miraculous things for granted. We often live our lives in a predictable pattern, wake at the same time, eat the same things, watch the same TV shows, shop in the same places, …

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The Power of Understanding I’ve mentioned how happy Amelia gets when one of us understands what she is trying to say and I thought about that and realised that being understood is what many of us strive for in our live…

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Blind Trust It is just unbelievable how much renovation disrupts your home, your routines and your mental state. My mental state is very much influenced by disorganisation. I know where everything is (usually …

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Luminous ‘Lisi While I was in George, I loved having my morning coffee outside watching the birds while Amelia pottered about. There were so many lovely birds we do not see in Cape Town. There was a rainbird aka …

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The Ladder to Success Last Sunday Norm and I were up and off to the airport early as I had an 11am flight to the small seaside town of George. I have a lot of anxiety when flying, so I like to leave early and be settled…

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Will you still need me…. This week has been full of chaos and stress and fabulous things, I am like a yoyo. Next week I will be in George visiting Lily, Amelia, Josh and Trevor. I am looking forward to it so much! Last Sun…

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Virgo Moon Madness It is stress or change which drives most growth. Kim, the guy who helps in the garden, was here and we discussed how to manage the tree by the pool where the roots are cracking the pavement. He sai…

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Mermaid Ways I keep seeing people posting threads about ‘what weird thing did you do as a kid you thought was ‘normal’ but was absolutely due to neurodiversity’? So many things I have no…

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