With an imagination this untethered and this fertile with possibility, it never, ever occurred to me to stop dyeing my hair – even as a bad idea. I got my first gray hair at the age of 19 and most of my adult life, I was a happy, unquestioning slave to the silent demands of my… Continue reading Going gray – my new journey into sparkly silver
Category: Happiness
USA / Washington DC / Georgetown / Girls will be girls
Anita and I are total tomboys. But not today. Today we are going to be total girls!On the menu: * A professional photo shoot * Shopping (Bianca style) * Discovering Georgetown * Drinking * Drinking (again) * Storm escaping * Eating Ethiopian (the food, not the people) Lovely Shots So Anita decided we should get… Continue reading USA / Washington DC / Georgetown / Girls will be girls
Dubai / Happy ending – Be careful what you wish for!
Why wait to get sick to create a bucket list?? Now is always the best time. I have been wanting to snap out of everyday life as we know it since last year, looking for the next place to lay my hat and try a different approach to life. I had no idea how I… Continue reading Dubai / Happy ending – Be careful what you wish for!
Be a quitter!
Think about it…Some things are common sense, like cutting your nails when you start looking like Freddie Krueger. There is a dangerous place though that you might have heard of. It’s called your ‘comfort zone’. The name is very misleading. Be very careful when you feel that you have stepped into this zone. It renders… Continue reading Be a quitter!
Nepal / Pokhara day 4 – Time to go back and hit the sand
Now the clouds have lifted and I see the real mountains from my room. Have to head back to Kathmandu today and fly back to Dubai. Haven’t had enough of this place yet… A cuddle is cuddle! Such funky art behind these trucks. I only managed to catch a few. This is Shiva the goddess.… Continue reading Nepal / Pokhara day 4 – Time to go back and hit the sand
You gotta love who you see when you wake up
This in my Bundy named after my favorite serial killer Ted Bundy. Favorite color, favorite book, favorite serial killer – why not?? Bundy is a stray cat and survived for days and days under the scorching sun of Dubai during the summer and was rescued by my Barbie doll best friend Samira – she is the… Continue reading You gotta love who you see when you wake up
And it begins
Sloppy, alcohol-flavoured kisses have never done it for me – when the blues are in town for a rare visit, I just make sure I skedaddle on outta there, lightning style. My upcoming stop now is Pokhara in Nepal. Alone. First solo holiday ever. Two more sleepless nights and one more day at work, not… Continue reading And it begins