Another beautiful weekend in Cape Town

This awesome feeling carried through this weekend as well! Is it the vitamins,my little bit of gyming(cant be as I have slacked this week)or is it my new aproach this week of making an effort more so of living in the now and being more conscious of speaking my mind and spreading Sues love out there to those that matter??Well whatever it is lets hope it lasts long. I somehow feel like I have these new eyes-weird but true. I have always been one to be positive,cherish my loved ones,set goals and all of that but more so this week I have had this injection of all these things again. LOVING IT! My gratitude journal is going well and I have found it has been awesome at the end of the day to sit in bed and reflect on all that one was grateful for during that day and by doing this I think more its in my face and a reminder that one must cherish these lifes pleasures. This weekend was well balanced with spending time with friends,baking,a bit of gyming,me time over a coffee watching the passing scene in Kloof street and today a bit of cooking. It was awesome to cook up some breakies and be creative with my dish and share this with my boet. Pure bliss! We finished off with a movie today and this evening we have a siblings conference call. Fingers crossed that all goes well ;).

What a beautiful weekend

I had that feeling after a long time re-surface in me where I had constant company and I am not sure if its a feeling of security or what it is?? How does one describe it? Anyhoo it was total fun and being at ease with a good friend.My long weekend kicked off with hosting bookclub on thursday night. A successful night of chicken pasta,farmhouse brownies and good company and wine. We finished off real late as we spent a lot of time chatting and chatting and then reviewing more books than usual as some had not been the month before so reviewed more than the usual amount of books.My very good friend Tatum arrived the next morning and so our girly weekend began. A weekend of pure decadence and indulgence in wining and dining. Wow what a time we had and sealed it off with some pampering at the Librisa Spa. It was so good to have a girlfriend spend some time with me-I really miss it. We chatted and chatted and chatted and with Tatum we talk a lot about the meaning of life and reflect and share a lot about our lives. Today Adhil has come back from 5 weeks away and it was awesome to suprise pick him up at the airport and then have some lunch and a catch up with him and his buddies. My LONG weekend is drawing to an end.....oh well.....I have had a lot to jot down in my gratitude journal which I started this week. I intend to each night jot down 3 points that I was grateful for during the day.

2 weeks in

Well it sure has been 2 weeks in my place and it is slowly starting to feel like my home. I have been enjoying it. I have learnt that I aint always going to have energy to do that hand washing on a week day night so best I start saving incentive points!!! Its not all that bad though as its mainly my uniform and weekend clothes but I tell its the towels that take it out of you but I look at it as an added calorie burner! LOL This last week has been great with a bit of yoga,gym and I had a friend over for dinner. I am also learning how much to buy for one or two when cooking but seems you cant totally avoid waste.I was so thrilled to hear that at last Aroon and Adhil got to see Zsas' place and she had then over for yummy croissants and breakies. I SO wish I was there. You know how much I love family time which reminds me I have not heard from both my boets too much for a while now. A few words here and there with Dills but I miss having him around. Anyway hoping to hear from them soon. Glad Zsa and family are in Durbs who I have been in touch with. Mum must have having a good time spending time with her kiddies and grand children. So relieved that mums flu is on its way out! I was starting to really worry. Anyway a new week awaits me....time to go home now after that amazing ashtanga class and cook a stir fry with my left over veggies.Thinking of watching "Frieda" Or "Amelie"(for the 7th time or something silly) now.

Sue in the city more pics

Sue in the City

Well I am all settled in and have spent two nights in my new place. The first night as anticipated I hardly slept getting used to the new noises and to top it off I left my ear plugs at Highcape. Last night I slept solid and got up with a smile on my face as I didnt have to rush off to work. I made my may to the gym at the Lifestyle centre in the building and almost stumbled when I saw the amazing veiw of the city bowl and the harbour and city from the gym. It was beautiful. I cycled for a while and did some other exercises. I then did some handwashing(I forgot how tiring it can be) and then headed to the city centre to experience the neighbourhood and check out where Game is. It was an interesting meander through the streets and I thought let me treat myself to a coffee at Josephines only to find out that they had moved this weekend! I settled for a coffee shop called "Bread,Milk and Honey" where I noticed some familiar biscuits that I have seen for sale at the Bicuit Mill. Nice little vibe going there. I sat and watched the monday morning crowd and felt so good and at ease thinking I dont really have to rush anywhere. It does feel good to have my own place and it feels different but it is also nice to know that my crazy boet is up the road and Yas is around the cnr. I dont think its going to be too much of an adjustment living on my own as Adhil travelled alot while I was living with him for just over 5 years. I do enjoy time alone and being able to do my own thing. I guess I should enjoy for now as you never know how much closer my Prince Charming is to finding me ;). I aint in no rush so please dont take that sentence in the incorrect context. I am feeling so positive and proud that I finally have stood on both my feet and have my "big girl panties" securely on;)

An exciting adventure begins...

So I picked up the keys to the apartment I am moving into today and it was nice to have Dills with me to come scout out the place and the area. It felt oh so right once again going in there for the second time. I feel that I have really made the right choice and I cant wait to explore the city on foot. I am so excited that the "Book Lounge" is in walking distance,there is a coffee shop at the entrance to my place(with wireless-yippee)and Yas lives around the corner. I am going to miss the sunrises,sunsets and living with my boet at Highcape but its time to start new adventures and look at other beautiful sites. I am going to take it real easy moving into this place as I think I have moved a bit too much in a little space of time so for my sanity I think this is a wise move;). I have my buddies coming through tomorrow to help me move the bulk of my stuff and then the bed etc next weekend and Saturday next week should be my first night in the new place. I am off this wednesday so looking forward to unpacking a bit and making my place homely.
Keep an eye out for pics soon. Is anyone still reading my blogs??????

Back home in CPT

Well it was an interesting holiday this time around. I got to spend some decent time with everyone and got some insight into how mum is really doing right now. It was tense at times ironing out her transition and re-assuring her that all will be fine and that we do understand how she feels. On this holiday things did get a bit much where I couldnt handle listening to mums frustrations any longer and I think what makes it more stressful for me is that in the back of my mind I keep thinking this of course is not the way we wanted mums life to turn out and now she is going through all of this and one cannot undo it. We had it out a bit here and there and this is of course not what I want. I want only for her to be at ease and as comfortable as possible right now however she herself is finding her feet and routine after retiring full time. It was heart breaking to have mum give me some crockery to bring back to CPT now-I know that she is only thinking ahead and giving away her sentimental stuff now as we dont go to Dbn often however I could not help feeling a little down when mum was telling me about the crockery pieces and parting with it. Aside from the frustrations I did get to spend some family time with Aroon and family despite the busy weekends and I got to spend time with my friends who I miss dearly. I dont have these type of friends in CPT so when in Durbs I have to fill my soul with these special moments. I managed to host an afternoon tea with my glfs for my bday which was something special as well on this trip. How I miss the girly time! Keep an eye out for some pics that I will post soon.