Catch up...

Life has a funny way of working out. When I was in high school my friends and I used to sit around and ponder the future. I always said I'd like to get married when I'm about 25 years old and have my first child at about 30.

Needless to say that didn't go as planned. I got married at 21 and had my first child two and a half months before my 23rd birthday. The other thing I never factored into my planning while I was a teenager was getting divorced.

Deciding to go ahead with "the D word" was probably one of the hardest things I've had to deliberate on. I'm more of a thinker/analyser than most give me credit (ah yes, my ability to hide my skills is phenomenal!), so this decision took months to make as I weighed up all my options. Once the decision was made that was it for me though.

To be honest ... I don't regret it at all. For the first time in ages I'm actually feeling like myself again! I've got my sparkle back and I'm loving life and all it has to offer.

So what have I been up to (for those of you who haven't been in contact for a while)? Well, a lot actually!!! Where to start .... hmmm ....

Guess a good place to start is with my kids. I have three gorgeous kids (a.k.a Klingon's). Danielle is 11, Ethan is 8 and Raechel is 5. They're a handful but one I wouldn't swap for all the treasures in the known universe! I love my babies so much!!! You can see their pics on my Facebook profile (if you are a friend) but I will post some on here too when I've got them with me again. My ex and I have joint custody of the kids. Now while it can be hard to be away from them when they're with him, the space it gives me is also amazing and has just made the time I do have with them all the more special.

Then there's work. I work for a company called Digitot (www.digitot.com). I'm loving it of course! Being back in the corporate world is great! I started out with the company in August 2008 as a Sales Rep. Then I was moved into the office full time from February 2009 to co-ordinate things in the Cape Town branch and also to manage the sales division of the national call centre. I work with a great bunch of people who have been getting used to my warped sense of humor.

Besides that I still try and get to my photography as often as I can - oh didn't you know??? I qualified as a photographer at the end of 2007. That's been so much fun! Some of my work is also posted on my Facebook profile. I still get the odd call to come and do family pics for couples and then I also have a special clients who like to come for special pics for their spouse/partner. No, no, no! Nothing pornographic! Just nice and sensual ... leaves enough for the imagination ;)

So that's it in a nutshell for now ... there is lots brewing of course, but more on that later....