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The wrong side of 40? Or not? by Surene Esterhuizen

Posted on November 5, 2018February 9, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

A lot has happened the last few weeks of which one thought kept on coming back to me … when is it the wrong side of 40 or the right side of 50?

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Ag, flok tog!

Posted on September 20, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Na my post oor geduld of die gebrek aan geduld ‘n paar dae gelede, is hierdie nou so soort van ʼn opvolg. Fibre is uiteindelik tot binne in my huis gebring.

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Option or priority?

Posted on September 19, 2018February 9, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

Value those who value you, and don’t treat those as a priority who treats you like an option.  

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Maak tyd!

Posted on September 18, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

“You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what spark a light in you.” – Anonymous 

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Geduld is ʼn deug! En wifi ʼn luukse! Voorwaar!

Posted on September 12, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Een ding is verseker … as jy my geduld wil beproef, moet jy my voor ʼn rekenaar sit wat lol of my internet werk nie behoorlik nie!! Dis twee van ʼn paar dinge wat my my humeur totally laat verloor! 

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Tikfoute of spelfoute?

Posted on September 11, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Ja, ek weet … nobody’s perfect!! Maar weet jy, mens kan sien wanneer dit ʼn tikfout is of wanneer mense eenvoudig net nie kan spel nie. 

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Being a hoarder – is it normal or a disorder?

Posted on September 10, 2018February 9, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

What is a hoarder? The dictionary gives me the following: Hoarder (noun) a person who hoards things synonyms: collector, saver, gatherer, accumulator, and a few more

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Ps 46:10 – “Be still and know that I am God.”

Posted on September 9, 2018February 9, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

A powerful word to comfort us, but it is also a wake-up call.  The context that this verse was written in was in a time of trouble. 

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Om die naelstring te sny

Posted on August 1, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Om die spreekwoordelike naelstring te sny is geen maklik taak nie. Vra my … ek sukkel al jare daarmee.  Daar is sommige mense wat dink dat my seun bietjie meer streetwise is as hulle kids, maar hy is nie werklik nie.  Ek probeer om hom darem ook nou nie te styf vas te hou nie Read More

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Die ewige rusbankreisiger

Posted on July 30, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Ek is ʼn rusbankreisiger … en jy? Ek geniet al my oorsese maatjies se foto’s van hulle reise en is bitterlik jaloers oor elke tree wat hulle op vreemde grond gee, maar wees verseker – ek gun hulle elke oomblik van

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Wat maak jy met jou Vitamien W vandag?

Posted on July 19, 2018September 8, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Ek loop nou al ʼn geruime tyd – nee, ek jok, jare! – rond met die gedagte dat ek graag ʼn sabatical sal wil doen. Maar ʼn sabatical dink ek is net vir die rykes met onbeperkte fondse of mense waarvan die ander partner ten minste genoeg geld verdien

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Selma en Louise

Posted on July 13, 2018June 3, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

Selma en Louise is al veertig jaar vriendinne. Maar selfs beste vriendinne weet nie alles van mekaar nie.  Die hartseer in Selma se lewe ruk haar voete so onder haar uit dat sy op die eerste, beste vliegtuig wil klim. Sy wil net wegkom en

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Who will it be?

Posted on July 13, 2018February 9, 2021 by Surene Esterhuizen

If you could sit on a park bench and chat for one hour with anyone, past or present, who would it be?

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Hoe gaan dit met jou?  OK, dankie.

Posted on July 10, 2018January 13, 2020 by Surene Esterhuizen

Ek onthou êrens naby die end van 1993 het ek elke oggend dieselfde ritueel deurgegaan.  Stap in by ons kantore, en groet almal soos ek die gang afstap. Net voor ek by my eie kantoordeur kom,

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Die lewe is te kort vir bollie!

Posted on June 24, 2011February 11, 2022 by Surene Esterhuizen

Wanneer die dood letterlik ‘n draai op jou voorstoep kom maak en onverklaarbare dinge met jouself gebeur besef jy: heng, maar die lewe is kort! Veral as jy nog ‘n langlys van dingetjies het wat jy graag wil doen en nog wil leer. Ek wil nog graag Zanzibar toe gaan om ‘n week lank op Read More

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