warning: this video has a take your breath away kind of ending. I warned you ok.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Blog everyday in May - a story from my childhood
A little later than planned but I am still holding true to the blog everyday in May challenge.
Every year, my mum always made (from scratch; she was an awesome baker, a trait I didn't inherit) me a birthday cake. Every year was a different theme; princess, animals, whatever my fancy was come the beginning of May.
I always remember the week running up to my birthday, a large lump sitting on the kitchen work top with a tea towel covering it. This lump would be the source of my excitement until the morning of my birthday when it was uncovered and I could marvel at the wonders underneath.
Each cake was prepared with so much love that one year, when I was still quite young, I decided I wanted to prepare a cake for my mums birthday. A friend of the family was babysitting me one evening and since I was too young to be in the kitchen, baking unaided, she agreed to help.
My mum was the sort of person that always had full cupboards with all possible ingredients required for absolutely anything that took your fancy.
So finding ingredients for cake was no problem.
After so many years, I still remember what happened next; said babysitter drops all the eggs on the kitchen floor and we are left with a big mess and eggy feet. And no other alternative but to scrap the cake plan.
Im not sure if my mum ever really knew what went on in her kitchen whilst she was gone, but my intentions were good right.
I still laugh about this today, every-time I break eggs into a bowl.
Friday, 17 May 2013
blog everyday in May - a favourite photo of me
I picked this picture, mainly because it is one of the most recent. But also because it is so up close and personal. I really love portrait photographs; they show the subject in all their glory. And recently I have started embracing myself a little more and accepting my flaws.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
blog everyday in May: my lot in life
My lot in life. Hmmm where to start.
It is actually one of the harder topics I have come across since we started the blog everyday in May challenge.
I think the main think I struggle with on a daily basis is making decisions on my own. Let me elaborate.
Growing up I didn't have my mum and as a girl, there are certain milestones in your life where your mothers advice, guidance and support are kind of essential. Even now, as a young women I have so many questions that continue to go unanswered and in the future there will definitely be steep learning curves as I battle my way through without those words of wisdom every mum can provide.
Don't get me wrong, I have some amazing women in my life who are perfectly adept at guiding me through the pitfalls of life as a women.
But I guess more so as an adult, I think about all the situations that will be missing an important person and thats a difficult demon to overcome.
