Category: Wonderings
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Ballet
I began pre-primary ballet as a pudgy three and a half-year-old. I resented the lack of grands jetés right from the beginning, seeing Good Toes / Naughty Toes and skipping around with scarves as close to unbearably childish. It wasn’t until about Grade 3, when ballet shoes with ribbons made their appearance, that I finally felt like a dancer. I…
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Coconut Oil
I’ve changed. I’ve switched to organic, chemical-free shampoo and I’m using coconut oil for conditioner, moisturiser, lip balm etc. Just this little change has already made such a difference. My hair looks thicker, shinier and generally more healthy. My skin is glowing and so much smoother. Now, the idea of putting chemicals on my…
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I Will Miss My Home
I will miss the hush and I will miss the space. The light in these wide corridors of sweeping superiority. Smoked glass cells and abstract flowers splashed up against the white white white white white. That floor-to-ceiling day comes flooding into the dim. We watched storms flicker over this city. And thanked the coffee machine for…
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My Mother
In response to my last blog post (in which I dissed mommy bloggers who Instagram their porridge with the hashtag #blessed) my mother sent me this: She’s a genius.
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