Meeting Ally. When do you solidify your strongest and most valuable friendships? Highschool – because your live in the same neighborhood and have grown up together? University, because you’re meeting people with similar interests? Or at work maybe, because that’s where you spend most of your...
My baby is just about 4 months old now, and I’m ready for my long-forgotten beach bod to re-emerge. I expected the weight gain from pregnancy, the stretchmarks and even the varicose veins – but hell…I did not expect my feet to grow a size...
The day before lockdown in South Africa, we took the dogs for a run. Well… Garon took the dogs for a run, while I tried to keep up. Watching them from behind, I saw both our little sausages run their hearts out – with equal...
Our flight was boarding at 16H00. “We have loads of time”, she said at 15H55. So we continued to walk at a leisurely pace towards the gate where the expected long, winding queue awaited us. Side note: That’s a concept that’s always baffled me. Why don’t...
Now I’ve never been a sporty gal, so I knew I would only be leading the pack in administration and not in stride. I knew I would be slow. I knew they would run harder and faster than I can. I knew I would get...
My bestie, Tam, got married last month – yay! And I was obvs her maid of honour… or dishonour as she called it. There were two bridesmaids; one of which was Tam’s closest friend at school, Eve. We all went to primary and high school together,...
“A MARSHMALLOW DIPPED IN CHILLI SAUCE” That’s how my brother described me in his wedding speech over 10 years ago. At the time I thought, “Marshmallow? I’m not soft!”, “Chilli? I don’t have a bite!”… It was only as I got older that I realised this was not...