by Surene Esterhuizen
It is day 307 of 2019 … and yesterday was Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! And another WOW!!!! This was the most epic day of the year! The last time that I was really excited about the RWC was in 1995 – the first year South Africa was allowed to compete and we were the host country too. We were a bunch of friends who would go to Cape Town Waterfront to watch the final game on the big screen. The vibe was electric!!
I believe for all our Springboks this final game was electric too. The most amazing thing about this RWC, was the testimonies from our players and most of all, the Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi, who wore a wristband with JESUS written on it. What an awesome man, a child of God and a true ambassador for all South Africans. Real life proof that a person can rise above his childhood circumstances and excel.
Anyway, this was not the reason I started writing this post … You would all remember I wrote a post on Day 73 of 2019 about NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS and which ones survived up to then. Now it is 234 days later – Day 307 and …. nothing! Nothing!! Nothing! Well, maybe not nothing, but something … but not enough!
Some of you will also remember that I have created a Facebook page for my unfinished craft projects that is tagging along with me now for 5 plus years!! I am delighted to say that I have actually completed four of them. I had 8 projects on my list and I have finished 4. The fifth one was finished, but then I discovered another ball of yarn and decided to make another cushion cover. I finished a white and pink baby blanket, my son’s double bed grey, silver grey, white and red blanket which I crocheted on for 5 years, as well as a mitered square blanket with maroon as the main color. I am quite chuffed, because if I didn’t commit, I still wouldn’t have finished any of these projects. I share some pictures of my 4 completed projects and my orange / mustard / brown cushion cover.
In the meantime, we now only have 58 days left to the end of 2019. What will the rest of this year hold for me? Will I be able to finish at least one more project?
The other commitment I made, which I failed at miserably was to write one article per week … I think I only did one per quarter! I should be ashamed, but I can’t seem to find something interesting enough to write about which I, myself would want to read. Or maybe it is just the depression that has taken over? I am working real hard now to just get the old me back again. The one I was always proud of being. But, if nothing else, no one can accuse me of quitting! I might be slow at things, but a quitter? No, not a quitter, but a procrastinator.
Copyright: Surene Esterhuizen