I was so honoured to be nominated for this award! Thank you so much kateheartslife for nominating my little blog! This certainly motivates me a whole lot more. It's also a great feeling to be recognised. The world has gone crazy. So much negativity, anxiety and fear. Terrible news. However, today I got great news. … Continue reading Yay! Nominated for another award! It’s a fun one. You’ll learn alot about me from this post
It's Monday. It really is. I triple checked the date because you know, these days, days just all run into one. I thought I'd kick off the week with some random stuff to get you going for the week. It's tough. Really tough, right now. If this post entertains just one person then my job … Continue reading Lockdown Monday! Motivation, games and fun for you and the fam and a mental health check in
Life has been crazy. Days are confusing. I had a good laugh when my Aunt wished me on what she thought was my birthday. My birthday is on the 28th of April. She wished me on the 28th day of lockdown which fell in April! I think that perfectly sums up how discombobulated alot of … Continue reading May is Lupus Awareness Month. Are you up for the challenge?
In contrast to some parts of the world, South Africa mobilised quickly and enforced lockdown speedily. I have no doubt that this helped flatten the curve. Staying home and keeping social distancing rules are so important. We all know this. In South Africa however, it’s just not that simple. We have huge problems with poverty, … Continue reading Lamenting Lockdown in South Africa. Is the world closer than ever?
Everyone is gagging for the lockdown to be lifted. Let me give you some context as some of my readers are not South African. In South Africa we were on a hard lockdown for a whole month. This included not buying cigarettes, alcohol or any non-essential items. So, when you are bored... you can’t even … Continue reading Why lifting the lockdown doesn’t mean much in my life.
I have always been part of the Muslim community through friends and eventually my husband for as long as I can remember. Hubs and I have been together for 24 years. I understand Islam and the different cultures associated with it. I literally have Muslim people from all over the world in my life. All … Continue reading Ramadan: A Different Perspective from a Friend and Activist
Alot more people are working from home. We are lucky enough to have technology where we are able to do this. We can almost run business as usual, performing daily tasks including meetings etc. However working from home is a little different, especially if you do it for long periods of time. Back in the … Continue reading Working from home : Tips for staying sane and waist up fashion for Zoom meetings!
In South Africa we prepared for a twenty one day lockdown. Before we even hit this date we were told by the President that lifting the lockdown at twenty days would be premature and very risky. It was then further extended to the end of April. Emotions ran high. Twenty one days had seemed like … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: Mental Health in Lockdown
Now I may not be a mom but I have I have lots of babies (some of them are grown but are still my babies. Always will be) in my life. I have the amazing role of being adored, the fun aunt/godmother, the confidant and so much more ... plus no disciplining! Although I have … Continue reading Lockdown: The Kids Conundrum
I've got to say, my friend's messages give me life! She never fails to make me laugh! She keeps it real and I totally love that. This is such a difficult time. Mentally it's taking a massive toll on us. There is nothing better than a good laugh to break the feelings of depression and … Continue reading Lockdown: Latest message from my friend
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