In My Words

What drives you?

Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022 adminLife in South Africa

No, this isn’t one of those new year, new year posts. In fact, I started thinking about it last week, which was last year, and I haven’t had a chance to put my thoughts into[…]

On my birthday this Monday, I was so grateful to get the only gift I wanted. I received the COVID-19 booster vaccine for immuno-compromised individuals. I don’t share a lot about my auto immune condition and[…]

Connecting… with New Material

Nov 18, 2021Nov 18, 2021 adminEntertainment

How do we connect? More often than not, it’s the comfort of familiarity that helps us connect. We connect with family because they know us like no one else does and they accept us, with[…]

Let’s talk about the light(s)

Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021 adminLife in South Africa

I loved seeing my social media feeds light up with pictures of lamps, prayers, sweetmeats and colourful outfits in celebration of the Hindu festival of lights – Diwali – over the past few days. I[…]

Now!

Oct 31, 2021Nov 1, 2021 adminLife in South Africa

It’s month-end Sunday. It means we survived the tumultuous month that was; and almost a week of stage 4 loadshedding that wreaked havoc on our personal and professional lives. The matric class of 2021 is[…]

The school run

Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021 adminLife in South Africa

I did the school run more than four times in the past week. Brave, right? It must be the 5G that made me do it! Yes, I’m finally fully vaxxed and feeling slightly less apprehensive.[…]

Serendipity

Sep 5, 2021Sep 6, 2021 adminLife in South Africa

Noun – “An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident” as defined by yourdictionary.com Life is a series of serendipitous moments… moments that spring up amid the mundane; moments that[…]

Removing the Rhetoric: Women at Work

Aug 26, 2021Aug 26, 2021 adminPersonal

“Mum, do you know what the division of labour means?” asked my 10 year old son, enthusiastically, at the end of another interesting day at school. Of course, in typical mum fashion, I pretended not[…]

Why love is red…

Jun 24, 2021 adminPersonal

I cannot donate blood. Because I need blood. Sometimes, desperately. In July last year, my health deteriorated rapidly and I was admitted to hospital. It was not an easy decision for our family doctor to[…]

“Over the Rainbow”

Apr 25, 2021 adminLife in South Africa

We need to support local. There’s something special about supporting a local establishment, product or service business because there’s more heart than profits that’s the motivation behind it. Professionally, I have profiled many small businesses[…]