Category: My Story

“Where have you been, Melissa?” I hear you asking. Well, I went on holiday with my family. We did a road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town, from there to the Northern Cape and back to Gauteng. I’m home sweet…

I’ve been asked how is it that I get so many comments on my blog. In the same light, I also recently read a blog post by someone who said that bloggers don’t support each other. I feel like these…

For the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about where I want to be in life. Frankly I’m not sure. Background: I’m looking for a new job opportunity – also I’m going through retrenchments at my workplace. PURSUING MY PASSIONS…

“Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship. Keep moving, keep growing, keep learning. See you at work.” – Denzel Washington It’s 2018. Happy New Year everybody! I’ve just finished watching Denzel Washington‘s motivational speech on chasing your dreams….

It’s been ages since I did a life update, so let’s do this! In this post I will share: Lessons I learned in business Lessons learned in blogging Motherhood matters Blog posts I’ve enjoyed For those of you who don’t…

I was asked recently which industry is best to work in: newspaper media or advertising? Really? I told the person; you can’t expect me to tell you which one is best because I learned to enjoy both! I’ve been in…

I was on my way home, driving in traffic when I saw a woman waiting outside her yard’s gate. A few seconds later, a delivery guy on a motorcycle arrived and handed the woman a pizza. In my mind I…

“Does he serenade you every night?” People have asked me this several times since I married a musician. I never know how to answer this, hahaha! Seriously, every night? Nope, he doesn’t. Just like I’m a writer and I don’t…

It drained both my husband and I when we sat and drove for the last 30 minutes or so to our destination. Princess’s crying is something we hate hearing EVERY SINGLE TIME. She showed her frustration – she didn’t want…