Hanging on by a thread

'I'm in a hurry to get things done, I rush and rush until life's no one. All I gotta do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why.' This song keeps playing in my head. Because I feel rushed all the time. And just like Alabama 'I don't know why'....

When I think of the game of Bingo I always picture sleepy elderly people in a retirement home. But as it turns out, bingo isn't just for 'old people'. You can even play it online nowadays and connect with people from all over the world. Bingo can offer a sense of success And when parenting...

Three of my children have left the nest. But it's not empty, because I still have two children living at home. And because of the Covid-19 pandemic they've been home more than ever.  The last time they saw the inside of a classroom was in March 2020! Since then, all lessons have been online. Social...

When the sun came out in March I decided it was time to get rid of all the winter paraphernalia. So I took all our winter coats, scarves, mittens and tights and put them away. And I told them: 'See you next year!'  Then it became cold again But then April happened. And temperatures went...

Isn't friendship lovely? Pity it's a bit onesided. The frog kept trying to get away, but every time he did our cat Rumpelstiltskin, put his paw on him as if to say: 'If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me. Uh uh uh uh no baby please don't go?!' Ever...

Image: Shutterstock 'Offer a firm handshake and make sure you make eye-contact!' That's what I always tell my kids. Because a good handshake can tell a lot about a person. And you want to make sure it says the right thing! Did you know that on average you'll shake someone's hand about 15.000 times in...