Tag: Growth
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Four Years an Immigrant
I was pretty shocked to realise our four-year immigration anniversary came and went on the 25th of August. I was feverish with writing the final chapter or two of A Trial of Sparks & Kindling, so I didn’t even realise the anniversary had passed until a few days later. Four years an immigrant. In the…
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I’m Yolandie – Revisited
A few years ago, I had an epiphany—I’m not done growing yet. Like all things at that time, ended up on the blog, in this introductory post. It’s four years later, and I’m still growing. Stagnating is one of my greatest fears. There’s something about the idea that I’ll be crushed against a roof that…
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Say What?
Can you believe that we’re days away from our four-month anniversary of moving? I certainly can’t. In some ways, it seems we’ve been here forever. In others, it’s like we arrived yesterday. This strange limbo also hit while we lived in Germany, so I’m expecting it to last a while. Today, I want to talk about…
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Help a Blogger Out
Here’s an interesting turn of events. I don’t know what to blog about. At first, I couldn’t understand what the hell this caused this sluggishness. Sure, blogging is difficult sometimes. I’ve been doing this for six years and I know ideas dry up at some point. That’s why the blog changed its direction even before…