Guess who’s back? Back again? Pamela’s back. Tell a friend. *Cue in Eminem rapping* Hi there. It’s been awhile since I have blogged. But you know, life got really really busy and really overwhelming. I was finishing up a full time working contract and trying to get www.teeshie.com going. Teeshie is my t-shirt brand. The brand is 100% organic white t-shirts that are Fair Wear certified. They are designed by me and I literally put all of my creative heart into them. I am really, really, really excited about this.…
Daily Thought: A Funeral, Time and Freedom
I have spent the last 48 hours in a small town in Croatia. My husband’s grandmother passed away and we attended her funeral on Tuesday. It was a bitter sweet moment because she was the last parent to go for my father-in-law. The grandfather passed away almost 4 years ago and in a way, we have been waiting for this moment for awhile. It must be hard to continue on with life when your partner leaves you after decades of sharing each day together. In my mind she is now…
Daily Thought: Why Did I Quit Blogging?
Why oh why did I quit blogging? Last night I found my old blog posts from 2010-2011 on a hard disk that my husband backed up. I totally forgot I had started with blogging so early on. I didn’t write many posts, but I wrote enough to capture one of the most life changing eras of my time. It was the time where we live in London in a hostel. Broke. Struggling to survive. And growing up in the best way possible. I was 20 when I started blogging and…
Security is a funny thing.
I am at a crossroads in my life at the moment. I need to decide between security and my own beliefs. The choice is simple: Do I look for a stable job or do I go ALL IN on my projects and myself? It’s a funny position to be in because there are so many mixed opinions and beliefs about what security means to people. Today I have had two conversations about the topic and through those conversations I have come to realise a few points: The only time we…
I want to go to sleep. Is that so bad?
It’s 10:30pm, it’s raining and the only thing that sounds good is my bed. I’m so tired that all I want to do is sleep. These feelings are conflicting. I got home from work at 8pm, cleaned a little bit, prepared dinner and ate with my husband. It was 9:45pm when we finished eating and afterwards it was time to clean. I just want to go to sleep. Work was not stressful, yet my mind is tired. There is a lot I still have not finished today such as my…
The 5 Second Rule
The last time I wrote a blog post was on March 7th. That’s more than 4 months ago. Did someone put life on warp speed? Because that’s how it feels to me. So much has happened, so much has changed. Probably the biggest change has been starting a new job back in May which has taken up most of my time. I won’t get too much into that now because the whole purpose of this blog post is to simply JUST WRITE. I miss writing as my hobby. I constantly…
Education Is More Than School
When we hear the word education, we should not just think of a Master’s degree or school. When we hear education we should think of education in the world. Education in humanity and in our ability to be “smart” in the way we treat each other and everything around us. Education should not be limited to subjects that we have no interest in learning. School should also stop being the place where the feelings of inadequacy are developed. A school should be a place where our future generations can sit…
The Quickest and Easiest Way to Happiness
Today I took a short spontaneous walk through the forest near my house. With Spotify playing my classical music playlist, I began walking while looking up at the sun smiling down at me. The forest has a bare look from the fallen leaves of Winter and the birds are more visible than ever. The spontaneous walk was inspired by a surge of overwhelming gratitude that came over me as I sat in the tram on my way home. The last months have been a special time in my life because I have…