Settling in
As fragile as these times may be, I’ve found it hard to keep plans simple and risk-free. I’ve always said that each year has to include at least one big milestone I’m proud of – and the pandemic can’t get in the way of that. This had been a long time coming; I always thought […]
A Pandemic’s Ramifications
The last months have been odd; I feel both restless and inexplicably tired, both so keen to create yet shamefully uninspired. At a time when it has seemed insensitive to speak of anything other than the health consequences of the pandemic, I’ve struggled to string together words that explain what owning a small business and […]
Goals for 2021
Following what was oddly both the most and least eventful year of our lives, 2021 brings with it a lot of hope. It’s hard to envision a life without a pandemic at this point, but I’m one of those who has grasped on to the notion that covid-19 is something we’ll all have to learn […]
Christmas at The Xara Palace
Merry Christmas, my loves! I’ve been reflecting over this year, as one does – and waving goodbye to 2020 also means concluding my first year in business. When March’s lockdown was implemented, I watched the clients I had just spent months working on obtaining disappear in a matter of days. I remember how traumatic that […]
Dealing With A Tumour
I vaguely remember the first days of excruciating leg pain – I was about nine years of age, prancing around a ballet studio in a black leotard. I lost balance and stumbled, but quickly dismissed the odd feeling as a symptom of my strict ballet regimen. What followed were years of second guessing myself as […]