“Remember to wash your hands class…”
“Good morning class”. “Good morning Mrs Baker. How are you today?”, the choir of Grade five learners respond. Mrs Baker looks into the eager eyes of her Grade five learners. “I am well thank…
Who ate my chocolates?…
Who ate my chocolates? I am sure I had half of it left…or was it four blocks? Who ate my chocolates? Or, was it I that ate my chocolates? Or, what ate my chocolates? Have…
Depression
“Mommy…what is deplethion?” I slowly look up from the book that I am busy reading. I look into the big and sparkly eyes of my five-year-old daughter. She smiles and I immediately catch a glimpse of…
Peace in this valley called HOME
It is Monday morning. It is the month of October. The year is 2019. With much resistance, I have dragged myself out of my very snuggly and warm bed to get ready for work. I…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Growing up as a child, we often use to play “cowboy and crooks” or “robbers and police” or role-play being in a war (like in the movie “Saving Private Ryan”), or doctor-doctor, and so the…
BREATHE…BREATHE…BREATHE…
The only time I took the word “mutate” or “mutant” seriously, was in much earlier years where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were of interest to my young mind. These days, I observe how many…
How to deal with a heavy workload
Work stress is one of those things we simply can’t escape, but are you overdoing it? I found this interesting info-graphic designed by Catherine Adenle based on some American stats. It holds a few interesting…
The Brain game: Facts and myths about the brain.
The thing I find most interesting about the human body is, by far, the brain. The brain is comprised of trillions of neurons, brain structures, and networks. What is even more fascinating is how these…