Our road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town reminded me again the importance of networks. You don’t need a lot of money to travel outside your area and province. Whenever we do a #travelandgigs trip, we mostly get free accommodation…
Category: My Story
Taking action to get confident
What is confidence really? Recently, I spoke to a blogger friend of mine who is new to the whole blogging thing. She told me that she feels insecure and unsure of what she is doing. She also told me that…
September life update: our roadtrip
We’re going on a road trip this week – from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Road trips are our thing. My husband and I have been doing it since I lived in Port Elizabeth (and him in Johannesburg). I’m originally from…
Why you should tell someone when you’re getting help
I listened to the Being Boss Club podcast recently and blogger Jessica Lauren was the guest. It was a cool interview, but I’d like to talk about something personal she mentioned. Jessica said that she was on her way to…
August goals update: books review
In a previous blog post, I have mentioned that one of my goals this year is to finish reading five books. I’m halfway through. Today I’m giving reviews on the books I’ve read so far. Background: I realised last year…
Life update: My husband makes me a better parent
I remember one day shortly after my child started standing on her own feet (literally), I was watching her – her looking in thought and playing with something. I stopped her by saying loudly: “Girly, what are you doing?” She…
July life update + blog traffic report
I don’t want nobody, I don’t want nobody baby but you! There’s something ’bout that body, i don’t want nobody baby but you!” This song is one of my favourites lately and it’s been on repeat in my head for…
9 Lessons I learned during my first year of being a blogger
I started my blog in July 2016 for selfish reasons. I wanted to have a space where I didn’t have to think of myself as just a mother. My child was born December 2015 and it had been an overwhelming…
Can you as a woman have it all?
“A mother is the light of the house; if the light is out, everybody else is down.” – Elizabeth Nel, my mother. I think my mother used to motivate herself with those words when she had “off days”. It’s something…
Reviewing my goals for 2017
It’s mid-year so I am reviewing my goals for 2017. It is the first time I chose a word to describe how I want my year to look like. My word is EXPLORE. My goals for 2017 were to: Read…