19 Sep Rise and shine
This morning did not go very well at all! A late night caused me to snooze my alarm clock and miss my quiet time (although I did make my run because my running partner was waiting for me outside). With dad away for work, the...
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06 Sep Ready, set, grow
Are you becoming a better version of yourself? Do you want to be a better version of yourself? Do you have goals? I really believe that each one of us should continuously be learning and growing, working towards something that takes us out of our...
21 Aug Flip the script
So, let’s get honest with ourselves. Give this question some real thought. Would you talk to your best friend the way you speak to yourself? I’m guessing that the answer for most of you would be something along the lines of “absolutely not”. For me,...
10 Aug My tribe
Yesterday was Women’s Day in South Africa. I thought a lot about the amazing tribe of women in my life. In each stage of my life there have been women I could look up to and learn from, women I could get encouragement and guidance...
27 Jul Uphill
It’s Saturday. I’m sitting in an armchair in the corner of our lounge with a glass of red wine, while my kids practically inhale their dinner after another Saturday of birthday parties and admin after a chaotic week of school drops offs and pick ups,...
13 May Happy Mother’s Day
I so clearly remember the moment I became a mother. I had never changed a nappy before and had never even held a newborn. There were so many things that I was afraid of and felt so unprepared for, but in those first few hours...
03 Mar Work in progress
This week is our eighth wedding anniversary. Thirteen years dating, eight years married. I can still so clearly remember our first date - Marcel’s frozen yogurt and a walk around the Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens. It feels like yesterday and at the same time somehow feels...
14 Dec Cosy comfort zone
Today, the first day of my summer holiday, felt rather different from any other first day of summer holidays. Today, I have only one phone and no laptop. Today, I had no guilt for not keeping an eye on emails coming in on my work...
29 Oct The tallest trees
There are many moments in my life that have taught me much about leadership and how people learn and interact with each other. Some of these moments have taught me ‘how to’ and others ‘how not to’. Some of these stand out from the rest,...
22 Oct Really real
Women apparently speak between 15 000 and 20 000 words per day. This is far more than men, I’m lead to believe. These words are spoken to strangers, colleagues, friends and family and yet how many of these words are really real? How many reveal the true...