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A Million Ways to Bugger up a Birthday!
A few weeks ago, I booked lunch and a kite surfing lesson in beautiful Bloubergstrand for my boyfriend’s birthday. Larry had asked to “go on an adventure” and while I am more than fully on board with that idea, I decided to pre-book some things as it was an important day. I mean there would…
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Novel Excerpt | A Narrow Escape
They parted ways and, with the dogs running ahead, Caleb made his way north, his curiosity propelling him towards the misfit building they had spoken about. At first it was easy going, their route pretty much on the well-kept pathways of the estate. As they progressed, however, the pathway became smaller and more and more…
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Work Life Balance? Nah…
There must be countless articles on work life balance. All depicting the right way(s) to tackle ‘the problem’ and often demanding a concentrated separation of the two parts. Work life balance as a topic seems to be targeted at the majority of us that go to work for scheduled periods of time (like 8 to…
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Good Karma
Absolutely love this. Not sure where it is originally from but boy did it speak to me today! Thankyou for finding me! Now let it find YOU! “What is my purpose in life?” I asked the void. “What if I told you that you fulfilled it when you took an extra hour to talk to…
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A Pearl by any Other Name would be as Sweet!
As a farewell gift, 2022 has given us a true blessing. Larry was offered, and duly accepted, a new position at a company in Paarl down in the Western Cape. Like seriously! Can you believe that luck? Took us a hot second to decide to go. Paarl, with its magnificent mountains, surrounded on all sides…
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Always Leave Time for Magic!
“Always leave time for magic!” I love this! Its enticing and open ended. Adventurous and spontaneous. Too often forgotten when we are under pressure or feeling shackled by the daily grind. Magic! What great advice. Puts a smile slap bang onto your face just thinking about it. That feeling of possibility. That truly anything can…
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Yes!
Go on. Do it. Take the leap. Be your authentic self. Be happy damn it. I dare you…! What exactly are you waiting for again ? Janine (J9) Nijs P.S. Can you hurry up? Could always do with some book content!
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That old Witch, Self-Doubt!
I had a rather large bought of self-doubt last week. It started as a ‘should i be writing, no-one reads it anyway’ question that quickly spiraled into anxiety about my personal worth, career path and overall future. Jeez, I know right! Self-doubt, can be a debilitating companion. She has been a friend of mine since…
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Novel Excerpt | A Kick in the Head
Charles headed up the path to his house and, after several failed attempts, finally managed to get his key into the front door lock. Steadying himself against the rough outside wall, he unlocked the door and flung it open. Having now let go of both the wall and the door handle he found himself unbalanced…
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