Us against the world

My, hasn't it been a while? What better time to do a post than on International Womens' Day? What have I done today - I did a lot of things.

family portrait

A beautiful Sunday went awry. After hours at Hazel's, eating the world's best quiche (that she made) and cupcakes and champers and three hours in the luxuriant W hot tub to the point of starting to prune, I was almost too happy.

price tag

"The blanket is always too short", says Mark today and I am instantly mesmerised by the profundity of his simple and witty statement. It's true, we never have enough. But that is not to say that I don't have mixed feelings right now.

the only exception

It sure is nice to have some support. It sure is nice when people come through for you. Things have gone completely batshit between Friday and today. The girls lent me their ears and brains today...the usual suspects talked to me on phone, chat, over dinner and even Casa called me from Cape Town. Smart women need to stick up for each other. Today they did. Some of us are in shit and we need to fix it. We need to be say, no, this is not sufficient, this is not fair, this aggression will not stand, man.

Scream

Job Hunting.


It is so hard. It is the hardest thing I have ever done and will ever do. It is the third time I've done it since 2008. Twice with geographical restrictions, Thrice within the same industry, an industry plagued with problems. Once for a man who turned out to not give a damn, once that ended badly. At least this time, I feel like I am free to apply to any job anywhere but it doesn't seem to have opened too many avenues. It is your self-esteem getting raped by inferior individuals.