Tell me, how do you stay motivated? I recently watched YouTube videos of the branding expert, Timothy Maurice Webster. In one of the videos he mentions that one of the key pillars of branding is looking back. He says that…
Author: melissajavan
Mom diaries: my baby’s signs of independence
I cannot believe it – I just heard my ten months old daughter was offered another bottle [not her own] at creche and she declined it. That is another sign of independence 🙂 I was trying to find my Nelson…
Blogger diaries: my small achievements
Hello everyone, How has your day been? Or should I rather not ask? Recently, I have been a bit over my head. I started blogging this year [in July], so it’s a bit difficult to juggle working full-time, being a…
IT’S HURTS TO BE BLOCKED BY A FRIEND ON FACEBOOK
Social media has a way of making you feel bad about yourself. You get blocked by someone on Facebook, or vice versa, and you think you are an awful human being. It’s as if you have committed a sin. At…
It’s Babyloss Awareness Week + how to stay positive after a miscarriage
I admit: I was a bit scared throughout my pregnancy. I was scared of hearing those words “I can’t hear a heartbeat” again. I felt a wave of relieve whenever I heard my baby’s heartbeat during my monthly prenatal check-ups….
How motherhood makes you become a super human
I am doing it for my child [children]. I have heard many people say the above phrase. I think I am beginning to grasp it. Ever since I became pregnant with my firstborn, I began thinking how am I going…
Advice on using plants that’s in your garden + my roadtrip
I am really grateful that I am home after being away for three weeks. Myself, my husband and our nine month old daughter went on a roadtrip from Johannesburg to Cape Town from 15 September 2016. The driving distance from…
Lessons learned from South African artists + my roadtrip
My family – myself, husband and our nine month old baby – drove from Johannesburg to Cape Town for a few gigs (shows and workshops). WHY THE ROADTRIP My husband is a musician and composer. This roadtrip is taking place…
It takes a village to help you grow
I have a hobby – it’s blogging. Blogging is when you write and share ideas publicly in a form of a blog post (this article is a blog post) on a blog. A blog is an online public diary. Mels…
Advice on choosing a career – this is how I got into journalism
I never thought of journalism as a career before I enrolled to do the course at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. In fact, before I decided to enrol for journalism I never watched much news. My brother and I used…