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Five Tips to Cleaning and Caring for Your Floors
Lifestyle

Five Tips to Cleaning and Caring for Your Floors

melissajavan
October 26, 2020
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The following post is sponsored by Handy Andy. I’m unsure about a lot of things, like what to pack in for my four-year-old’s lunch box. She guides me though – I’d hear “mommy can I have a carrot as a…

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Lessons Learnt from Starting a Passion Project
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Lessons Learnt from Starting a Passion Project

melissajavan
July 12, 2020
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A lot is happening right now – we’re in a pandemic, we live with the fear of contracting the Corona-virus, there’s salary cuts, there’s retrenchments, and and and… What’s been happening your side? For me, I’ve been the juggling of…

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My Mother’s Day Letter to My Daughter
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My Mother’s Day Letter to My Daughter

melissajavan
May 10, 2020
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Girly, we’re in a lockdown in South Africa and it’s Mother’s Day. This year you’ve already twice announced that it is Mother’s Day on two different occasions. I don’t mind – you made drawings for me those days. At least…

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How I Got Side Hustles While Working A Full-Time Job
Entrepreneur Corner My Story

How I Got Side Hustles While Working A Full-Time Job

melissajavan
May 10, 2020
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Hey everyone, I hope you are well. One of the common questions I get asked is ‘how do I start freelancing’ and I thought of answering it today in this blog post. MY STORY Thinking back I realise that I…

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I Took My Child Out of Creche – I Was Retrenched Then
Money Matters My Story

I Took My Child Out of Creche – I Was Retrenched Then

melissajavan
April 19, 2020
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I don’t think there’s an easy way to make tough decisions. One of the toughest decisions I had to make was to take my child out of her pre-school. I just couldn’t afford it – I was retrenched in March…

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Quick Anniversary Escape Destinations
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Quick Anniversary Escape Destinations

melissajavan
February 27, 2020
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This post is sponsored by Travelstart. I spoke to someone recently about honeymoons – she got married last year but couldn’t go on a honeymoon yet. Her and her husband’s work schedules clash a bit, so there’s not really time…

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Developing the Mindset of a Millionaire
Money Matters

Developing the Mindset of a Millionaire

melissajavan
February 2, 2020
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Driving home yesterday I realised that I need to change my (poverty) mindset to a growth one. We had drove past big, beautiful homes with huge spaces. I remember thinking “I won’t be able to afford this anytime soon, I…

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Online Tools to Use When You’re a Content Creator
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Online Tools to Use When You’re a Content Creator

melissajavan
January 26, 2020
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UPDATE: I recently updated this blog post to add more online tools I’m using as a Writer and Content Creator. In 2016, I started using the online scheduling tool, hootsuite.com to schedule old blog posts and social media updates. Before…

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Life Update: I Went on A Detox PLUS What To Eat
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Life Update: I Went on A Detox PLUS What To Eat

melissajavan
January 21, 2020
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I started a detox last week (from Tuesday), which meant no starch, no fruit, no dairy, no sugar (including no processed food, not even tuna in a can), and no grains. I was allowed green vegetables only (excluding peas) and…

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A Train From Johannesburg to Cape Town – Our Experience
Travel

A Train From Johannesburg to Cape Town – Our Experience

melissajavan
January 19, 2020
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It was our first grandchild’s christening on Easter Sunday last year and we had to be there. It would also be the first time for us to meet her. My four-year-old daughter (then 3) would see her big sister again…

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