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December 30, 2022
Eve of Eve

Eve of Eve

I ask myself, would I change how I spent the past year? Would I maybe go back to work or simply prioritize myself more? Would I spend more time on my physical health and my appearance? My answer is no...

Journal Life Lessons Parenting
April 23, 2022
The great leveller

The great leveller

For some reason I felt like the moment you slip it on, there's a fragility and vulnerability that nobody can escape from...

Journal Life Lessons
May 04, 2021
SARS-Cov-2: Positive

SARS-Cov-2: Positive

Just the uncertainty and unpredictability of it will send you into a spiral of nerves. I've spent nights awake just afraid that at any time I could start having difficulty breathing, wondering what that would feel like a...

Journal Life Lessons Parenting
September 13, 2020

An end before the beginning

I am determined to still put all the excitement and positivity at the forefront and you will be born in love, joy and peace!...

Journal Life Lessons Parenting Pregnancy
August 13, 2020
Little Woman

Little Woman

there is nothing so pointless in the life of a woman than despising or disliking other women. In fact it is a great disservice to one’s self in the long run...

Life Lessons Parenting Women
July 20, 2020

The start of something new

Tonight I'm thinking about what I should be doing next. I feel like we've prepared well enough for the baby's arrival and even though there's some uncertainty around the actual d-day (Covid is rampant with SA now 5th in ...

Career Journal Life Lessons
April 18, 2020

Adapt or die

So much has happened since my last post, and so much for keeping this "journal" up to date. To summarize, I am now 16 weeks pregnant, there are in excess of 1.5mil people around the world infected with Coronavirus (Covid...

Journal Life Lessons
October 27, 2019
I deserve a seat at the table

I deserve a seat at the table

But here I am today, sitting in a lovely cafe, having a delicious brunch on the other side of the world and as the place fills up and people start queueing at the door, I feel that familiar, annoying, sinking feeling...

Journal Life Lessons
July 14, 2019
The Business of Truth Telling

The Business of Truth Telling

The most valuable relationships you will have are with people you can trust with the truest version of you :)...

Life Lessons
July 07, 2019
I know you are. I know you have.

I know you are. I know you have.

Let's just say that I have experienced both the fear of the devil and the fear of God and the difference is literally life and death...

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