I don’t think I will ever stop being fascinated by how fast time just slips by when I’m not paying attention. We have reached the last day of the year again . In retrospect, 2018 was indeed a year of personal development. This year threatened to tear my family apart on many occasions. Throughout the year, I have felt punished and penalised for the bad decisions one person made. I, born the youngest and unashamedly doted on the most since I was a child, ended up stepping up in these tight situations that forced me to fill shoes too big. Every one of these situations compromised familial ties and I am still working on mending these relationships. It will be a long-drawn process but my faith remains unshaken.  During the many unsteady months, God knows how often I’ve experienced a petulant loss of the head. I’ve desperately tried to find someone/something to blame for the constantly tumultuous periods. Those times really heightened my anxiety and it has become something I’m learning t...

An unintentional break. 2018 has truly been a challenging year, and an even harder one for any content creation. Each time I'm inspired to update this space, the drive disappears as soon as I come face-to-face with this blank page. But I'm hoping it'll be different today. At the moment, there are many thoughts rushing through my mind but the one word that sums it all up is realisations. I remember the first day of work at my previous workplace with much clarity. We were in the midst of preparing for a high-point event and I was not spared the hustle from the get-go. There was no such thing as "getting used to the pace". It was busy from the start and that lasted for 19 months. It was 19 months of rewarding, meaningful experience that I look back at with pride and gratitude. In that short amount of time, I learned to organise and execute events, interact with residents offline and online, design and copywrite posters, manage social media accounts, and so ...