Reflecting on 2018…

With every year that sails by, I take time to reflect on the highs, lows and lessons learnt along the way. 2018 goals and achievements I’ve learnt through experience that setting too many goals in a year leads to despair when not achieved. 2018 saw me focusing only on two - finishing my first romance novel, Sydney’s Boxer and learning to swim. Each goal required immense determination and commitment. Both consumed so much of me and when things got hard, I questioned whether I was cut out for it. ... Read the Post

Sydney’s Boxer…

One's first novel will always remain special. Mainly for the sheer drive it takes to write a novel and accomplishing it, despite all the doubts along the way. It was a journey where I tapped into my true potential, that what I was writing was meant to come out and nothing could stop me from finishing. I will never forget the moment when it hit me I was afraid to write a novel. I'd been writing for a few years with the West Coast Writers' Circle before I joined the Romance Organisation of Writers ... Read the Post

Swimming…

One of my goals this year was to learn to swim. I wasn't taught to swim as a child and rarely went near pools. In high school, I was invited to a pool party, and gladly accepted. While standing with a group of girls close to the pool, one of the boys pushed me in, clothes and all. I had a panic attack. I thought I was drowning and if I wasn't saved in time, I probably would have. That fear has never left me and intensified every time I saw a pool. Since I have osteoarthritis in the knees, and ... Read the Post

Swimming has opened a whole new world to me. I am excited when I see a pool and can't wait to get in. I have the best workout in the water and feel happy there. It may have taken me years to face my fear of the water, but I promise myself I won't stop swimming. Ever!