I finally joined the social media platform, Instagram. It’s been a week now and I have a little over 90 followers. [insert fist pump] Yessssssss! I’d like to share what I’ve learned so far and also give ideas on what…
Year: 2017
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…
Guest blogger: “To have it all you have to sacrifice something”
I seriously don’t know how my fellow blogger, Karin Londt copes. She is a part-time student, who runs her own business and home schools her 10-year-old daughter. I asked her to guest blog for me to explain how she has…
Mentorship: “We need to start questioning what we think we know”
Wesley Madziva believes we shouldn’t just accept the information we are told – we should question- and research it. The man with many titles of which include being a Social Media Keynote Speaker and Social Media Consultant Trainer is also…
How I found a mentor to help with my first business proposal
I started being conscious of what mentorship is this year when I made an effort to learn new skills. One of my new year’s resolutions for 2017 is to learn a new skill online (for free). So far I’ve watched…
“Having a mentor has changed how I do things.”
Today I’m featuring Thandeka Miya, a business owner in Gauteng. Before we discuss mentorship, I’d like to give you a brief introduction about this beautiful lady. She has a heart of gold and is always willing to help with business-related…
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…