Cathie Rooyen
Sudden movement
Life can be a rollercoaster, of that, I am certain. Today was a day of contemplating and writing while nesting in my warm bed until my...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 24, 20211 min read
In the zone
Today I got a lot done. It was a sluggish start but once I got my momentum, I was in the zone. The clear out zone. I'm not systematic in...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Moon child
Full moon tonight and it seems to have lived up to it's usual pattern in that the weather seriously changed. The temperature plummeted...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Strange days indeed
It was one of those crazy cold days. The highveld cold can dry out the bone marrow inside my house and I still had a hangover headache...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Lockdown World Tour
Today the temperature dropped and I was grumpy. Constructive but grumpy. Wearing layers of clothes inside the house makes me feel like...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Bare walls
In between spurts of work, I thought I would wrap some ornaments in bubble wrap. I opened a cupboard and there it was, all pop worthy...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Shifted
Today I shifted some surplus stuff. I had accumulated bits and pieces and an old temperamental dishwasher that had been standing like a...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Sunday surprise
Sometimes unplanned events can be the best thing. Today I joined my sister and my running wife for a trip on a trail. And yes, I did...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Plan B
Who am I kidding? I hardly had a real plan. I like 'loose plans' now, I used to be scared of them but with the uncertainty of the 21st...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Bleak weather Friday
Johannesburg has a very temperate climate and according to Wikipedia has 'mild' temperatures with sunny days in the winter. Today wasn't...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Running away or towards?
This morning was the first morning that I felt back to 'normal' - well, my version of normal- since the riots and looting happened at my...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Detours
A month ago I was sitting in my timeshare apartment with a side view of the sea on the North Coast of Kwazulu Natal (KZN). It was on my...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Limbo lingers
At 3am my electricity went out. Sadly, for us in South Africa, that's not an unusual occurrence. But what was unusual was the wild wind...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 12, 20212 min read
The energy of fear
Today started out bumpy. I had watched some hectic videos last night about the rioting that took place over the weekend. I ended up...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Sunday trips.
Sunday in the middle of July, sounds like the perfect day to stay in bed. But I didn't. I had the airport run to do. My ex is off to...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Sole surfing
In the process of packing, I found my old journals. I'm not a disciplined person in the conventional sense but I have always loved...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Delayering
I might have made that word up, because what I am doing is not decluttering. It's stripping back the layers of the cocoon I have created...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 8, 20211 min read
More stuff than I need
There were rumblings throughout the night. At 4.30am I couldn't return my to my slumber and instead organised my car service, packed more...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 7, 20211 min read
A moment of pause..
The world seems to be spinning faster with everything happening right now. The pandemic, politics and lockdowns mean that any planning...
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Cathie Rooyen
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Wintery chills
Johannesburg has an annual average of 300 sunshine days. Today was not one of them. The overcast sky hung heavy as I did my Tuesday tasks...
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