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On making time to create.
I’ve been waiting for the right moment to create. Waiting for the kids to play independently without the need for an umpire or for the...

Lise Mangiza
Jun 11, 20233 min read


On Seeing
I had spent the last week hearing stories from the safety of my home, leaving only to drop off and pick up our son from school. A journey...

Lise Mangiza
Apr 23, 20223 min read


Do you remember?
"Do you remember?" A small hope-filled voice asks with expectancy written all over her face. "Do you remember when Baba was little, and...

Lise Mangiza
Oct 24, 20213 min read


Plastic free bathroom swaps
Over a year ago I decided that plastic free living was necessary. I quickly realised that although this is virtually impossible, there...

Lise Mangiza
Oct 3, 20202 min read


Home – made Pilates mat cleaner
At the end of this morning’s Restore Pilates Zoom class we talked about cleaning our Pilates mats. We realised that at the moment, most...

Lise Mangiza
Sep 25, 20201 min read


Going nowhere
I found myself standing by the car today. Take away coffee cup in hand, filled with steaming coffee. Journal and pen under my arm. I just...

Lise Mangiza
Apr 9, 20201 min read


Lock down knitting
You can’t go anywhere. It seems the world is in a state of lockdown and we all have a little more time on our hands. Time to process what...

Lise Mangiza
Apr 2, 20202 min read


Anticipate
It used to be the worst part of my day. The part that myself and his dad dreaded because we had no idea how long it would take, or how...

Lise Mangiza
Jan 31, 20192 min read


Chai latte
I know it’s not a right. I am fully aware that one day it will be gone. Gone from our lives forever, or at least until he becomes a...

Lise Mangiza
Jan 21, 20182 min read


Breathe
It used to be the worst part of my day. The part where my self-diagnosed inadequacies as a mother seeped through my confident veneer. I...

Lise Mangiza
Nov 29, 20162 min read
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