I remember the exact moment I lost my sense of peace, or blissful ignorance. It was a sudden realisation that other people's opinions of me existed. That's not so bad but it was coupled with something

Howzit guys, Are you supposed to upvote your own posts or not? What happens if you do / don't (does it set the curation rewards or something)?? Thanks, @lynb

I think if the holiday had come a week later I might've had to book myself into a special place. I couldn't manage another week of "so-and-so did this to me" and "ma'am I have a paper cut

Herbert, otherwise known as "Herb", is my 5 year old miniature schnauzer. I tried to find a rescue schnauzer but none were available so I did a bad thing and bought Herbert. In my opinion it's

Einstein is smart.. but he's not as smart as you thought. His hair is definitely as puffy and white and he likes to ramble on about things which us mere simpletons cannot comprehend. He's rather nutty

It's Sunday.. and we know how I tend to feel around this time on a Sunday. But then there's this boy to make it all okay :-) ❤️ Shakespeare.

I throw off my school shoes and pack my little bag. I kiss all the critters good bye. Slam the door shut and hop over the wall. It's faster that way, you see. I run the few meters and hop again. I'm here.

The crickets cricket over the noise of the blaring fan. The sound of frogs croaking travels up from the river. Two dogs lie sprawled out on the tiles. One decides he's sleeping outside tonight. The patio

Do you remember the movie "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt about a guy who is a bit of an ass to women but then gets electrocuted and wakes up to find he has the ability to hear

One morning, I received a call from a gentleman at the British Embassy saying he would be in the U.K. with his family for the next month and asked whether I could accommodate his two Great Danes for the

Something I've noticed about Steemit is that a lot of people have super intelligent sounding questions to @ned videos and I'm just like........ "huh?" I don't understand 90% of what he's saying.

@yiyi.maiola is still trying to raise funds to get her dogs home safely. She had to leave Venezuela in a hurry and left her two dogs in the care of her friends / neighbours. They are no longer able to

I love my country, its animals and nature. My love and empathy for animals runs so deep that it's both a blessing and a curse in my life. Here are a few of my precious memories. "The greatness of

We recently went zip-lining in the Magaliesberg (historically also known as Macalisberg or as the Cashan Mountains) which is a mountain range roughly 1.5 hours drive from Johannesburg. Surrounded by these

@yiyi.maiola has created a contest in order to raise funds for her dogs. She was forced to leave Venezuela but had no option but to leave her two dogs behind. Here is more information on her story and

It was my final year at school at the National School of the Arts in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and one of my drama teachers was assigning each of us a couple of plays to sift through to decide which

As mentioned in my intro post, at the beginning of the year I spent a few months in Europe. I did a 2 week course and then spent the rest of the time traveling. However, it was during those two weeks that

I'm new to Steemit and excited to be a part of it. I was introduced to it my my lovely aunt (@kiligirl) and have heard such great things about it. I'm South African, born in Jo'burg. My origins are German