I always find it unnervingly odd to write about myself. Simply saying “Erm….i’m just…me…” seems a bit of a cop out so I am going to actually attempt to do myself a bit of justice here.
First of all I come from the best country in the world! South Africa. We have mostly sunny skies, gorgeous beaches, biltong, boerewors, Ouma Rusks, craploads of culture everywhere and Casper De Vries. These are things I cannot live without. My mom’s an American but as much as I love being a bit of a half-breed, South Africa will always be my home and I will love and defend her forever.
All my life I’ve wanted to be a writer. I’ve always had a bit of a love-affair with words and the obsession has grown drastically over the years. This blog is pretty much a testament to that fact. I used to write poems and stories all the time as a kid and I plan to continue for a long time. It’s only recently that I’ve become brazen enough to actually call myself a writer. I’ve always been pretty shy about it. I guess with age comes the bravery we need to actually be true to the things that we love.
I am a single mom to the most gorgeous little boy on the planet. Really. He is! Haha! I won’t be lame and tell you that “everything I do is for him” – because really that one’s a bit of a doozy! But he is the love of my life and has taught me much about myself in the short year that we have been together. He makes being a writer damn near impossible and constantly needs my attention which on occasion drives me nuts, but I have learnt to just go along with it when he needs me and it all works out just fine. Books can be written one sentence at a time if they must be.
Everything in my life has been done backwards. I got married at twenty one, divorced at twenty five and was pregnant by twenty six. Noah’s dad left after four months of playing “man of the house” and I’ve been living with my folks ever since. Luckily I love it! My kid has four parents all the time (my brother also lives with us) which is so great. And I feel a bit like i’m chilling after six stressful years.
Strangely I’m also very much enjoying being single. Never have I actually been so happy as I am right now. I have amazing friends, the most wonderful family and the sweetest little boy I could ever ask for. Plus I get to write ALL the time because my “job” is kind of sucky hehehe!
The rest you’re just going to have to discover on your own, which is pretty easy if you keep reading my updates.
Or you can always just find me on facebook…