Ordinary Life didn't begin as a project. It began as an attempt to hold together a life that had become more complicated than I knew how to carry.

I'm a father of two — Willow and Leo. I live in Cape Town. I'm in recovery. I'm curious, sometimes too much so.

A few years ago, life became genuinely difficult. Divorce. Co-parenting. Recovery. The kind of things that arrive all at once.

During a period in rehab, I began using AI in a way I hadn't intended. Not for productivity. Not for work. Not to optimise anything. Simply as a place where thoughts could land.

Over time, something unexpected happened. The technology I thought might pull me further from ordinary life slowly pointed me back toward it. Toward sleep. Toward my children. Toward walks, conversations and quieter days.

Ordinary Life grew out of that experience.

These days, life is quieter. School runs. Long walks. Coffee. Trying to pay attention.

It isn't therapy. It isn't life coaching. And it isn't an attempt to replace the people and communities that matter most.

Ordinary Life is simply my attempt to think about that honestly — and to share what I discover along the way.