by Vicky Sim | Nov 12, 2013
One of my main life challenges is that I get overwhelmed quite quickly when life gets too busy. This is typical of people with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), particularly those with the inattentive type of ADD that I experience. Over the years I have developed a...
by Vicky Sim | Sep 10, 2013
I don’t know what happened to winter (we really didn’t have one this year) but here in Durban, spring has sprung and it is getting warmer. As I was looking into my wardrobe a couple of days back for something less wintery to wear, I noticed several items that need to...
by Vicky Sim | Jun 27, 2013
Six months ago I moved my mother into a single room at a retirement facility. It was quite a challenge to move her into a much smaller space while still ensuring that she had enough of her belongings around her to feel comfortable. Along the way I learned some...
by Vicky Sim | Apr 25, 2013
Yesterday I was confronted with the reality of how much stuff I have in my home that I hardly ever use (and this is coming from a self-confessed minimalist!) A friend’s sister had lost all of her household contents in a fire caused by an electrical fault. She is a...
by Vicky Sim | Apr 3, 2013
Perfection is a funny thing. It masquerades as being something very good and necessary, something to strive for (especially for us A-type personalities!), but in fact it can be something that harms us more than doing any good. Now you may think that being a...
