The African Bush
This weekend, I did as little as possible. I pottered and pondered. Changed around my 3 pieces of furniture in my need for newness and pretend decorating skills. I cooked some nice home-made food – South African style. Chatted to some friends and watched a hilarious comedy about an author who hates humanity.

So, today, back to work. I have had a busy morning, but for some reason, I miss Africa today… I have been thinking the entire day about the animals.. the smell of the bush.. The wonderful people with their curious faces and big, broad smiles. The little kids who run up to me and want to feel my hair.

I remember all my drives to Sun City for work. It’s so rural and rugged. I remember the one night when I ran out of petrol and there were no street lights, no sign of a petrol station anywhere in sight. In the distance – there was a tiny zinc house with a petrol pump! Oh yes!!! Got me my petrol (don’t want to know where they got the pump from, but it saved my butt!) – Only in Africa!

Anyway, my motivational book is now complete, I am in the editing process and then I need to have it printed for distribution. Incidentally, thanks to friends on Facebook, I found some Organizations where I can volunteer a couple times a week that will really make a difference. I can incorporate some of the work I did last week and include the people I met and helped – what great news!

I will most probably continue going on the streets, because I enjoyed randomly meeting people and just encouraging them. I just decided that I cannot NOT do the things I love. And I am loving being able to help people again.

So anyway, now I am along the lines of chapter 3 in my first novel and its going slowly – but at least it’s going. I am going to focus on that one for the rest of the year – even though I came up with an idea for another one LOL. My friend and I were talking about writing a children’s book, she is a qualified medical illustrator and so she can do all the illustrations for the book (which already has a title!).. But I am going to put that one on the back burner just for now. I have so many things going on in my life and I am loving every minute of it.

I have also found it increasingly easier to meet new people these days and some of the people I have met lately have just been a good, positive effect in my life. Great conversations and expand my sense of vision. It is SO important to surround yourself with people who have a positive effect on you. Friends have to, however, fall into their proper “categories” – you have the friends you laugh with – those are not necessarily the ones you cry with as people can abuse your pain. But you definitely have to have the ones you cry with – those are the ones who know the deepest parts of you and protect you even from themselves at times. And then you have your hang out buddies – if they don’t fall into one of those categories, probably a good idea to only hang out occasionally. And I think I have it the right way up at this moment. Most of my very best of friends don’t even live on the same continent, but they have my best interest at heart and we are connected together by threads that go deeper than all the above combined which just transcend any location.

So that is my little update.. and Ma I know you read this… Love you very much I miss you and that hilarious laugh of your!!