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…
Category: My Story
How I Got Side Hustles While Working A Full-Time Job
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…
I Took My Child Out of Creche – I Was Retrenched Then
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…
Quick Anniversary Escape Destinations
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…
Online Tools to Use When You’re a Content Creator
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…
Life Update: I Went on A Detox PLUS What To Eat
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…
Life Update – September
Hello everybody, Firstly, let’s start with… THE GOOD NEWS I had my first blog post published this month on Parenty by The Citizen. It was a blog post on how to save money for the holidays and after-holidays (you know…
A year ago
A year ago today I had just decided that I will no longer do job hunting. I had applied for a job early June, did a test, went for the interview and didn’t get the job BUT I was called…
5 Things I Learned from Doing an Instagram Challenge
On 8 April 2019 my first Instagram Challenge called #MelsChallenge started – it was the first time that I’d hosted a challenge on any social media platform. An Instagram Challenge is where you have a theme (or not) for a…
Life Update – 2019 Mid-Year Goals Review
Wow, it’s July already (well, tomorrow it is). Suddenly I’m busy and my body, mind and everything feels tired yet I’m still motivated to get things done. It’s also that time of the year where I think about planning my…