I'm jist a girl who cain't say no, I'm in a turrible fix I always say "come on, le's go" Jist when I orta say nix! This song, sung by the character Ado Annie Carnes in the musical Oklahoma, seems to capture how hard it is to say "No." In this case, she has a problem saying no to … [Read more...]
This book will give you hope.
Whatever your situation or medical condition, you will be inspired by Julia Indichova's remarkable story. At the age of 42 she had an FSH of 42 (that's bad). A number of doctors refused to treat her, based on this number. But Julia was determined to complete her family. She had secondary … [Read more...]
Book Review: healing yoga for neck and shoulder pain
"If exercise could be packed in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed, and beneficial, medicine in the nation" (Robert Butler, quoted in a phone interview by the author, 2009) Exercise has been pretty non-existent for me for a while now. Don't ask how long! Suffice to … [Read more...]
Infertility’s Survivor Guilt
Hello bleeps. According to Wikipedia: Survivor, survivor's, or survivor’s guilt or syndrome is a mental condition that occurs when a person perceives themselves to have done wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others did not. It may be found among survivors of combat, natural disasters, … [Read more...]
A Week of Wonders
I don’t know where to begin. I should probably begin at the beginning. Last Thursday I had a bit of a bad day. I thought the weather was really warming up (it is Spring here in South Africa) and I decided instead of pants and socks to wear a skirt and sandals. Big mistake. I froze. I could … [Read more...]
Messages from Angels
I was looking at Google Images before I started this post for the right picture to describe what I wanted to say. I found this one: a picture of an angel sprinkling little stars down below. Right on top of me, as it happens. You might think I’ve gone slightly mad. But these are my experiences, … [Read more...]
The Last Airbender
Critics have had much unflattering things to say about "The Last Airbender". And it isn’t such a good movie. Brett and I joked throughout the film. I took my 3D glasses off and on and didn’t notice much difference. The characters are left significantly undeveloped. It’s a pity because I think the … [Read more...]
Inception
I’m going to be serious today, because I just watched a very serious film yesterday. It was called "Inception". It’s about a man called Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is able to enter dreams and steal their ideas (extraction) (or at least get to know their subconscious better). He is called upon to … [Read more...]