Dress shopping … oi vey!
Atypical woman I am. Am woman who dislikes shopping. I usually do when the need is there, know what I need, get in and get out quickly. I know, it’s crazy :). Now take me to a gadget, DVD or stationery store, I can linger for hours. (Stationery, don’t ask!).
This week, my partner informed me [...]
Month of July review ….
Well another month has come and go and what a month of July it has been. Two new experiences happened this weekend, these included:
Midas Historic Tour – Zwartkops | Times Racing
Watershed Family Day
St. Andrews School for Girls
Some of the other exciting happenings in July were that one of my best friends moved to Joburg and [...]
Blink, and it all changes ……
Rewind 12 months. I was living in Cape Town, my partner living in Greyton and we were running our business. Our friends where there, we socialised but worked and played hard. Fast forward to present tense, what has changed?
Everything.
I now LIVE in Johannesburg
have moved in with my partner
experienced putting our cat down :/
have someone else [...]
July 2011 experiences
Getting to know Johannesburg is an entertaining project. What has July brought thus far?
Goldreef City
Driving to Melrose Arch without the Garmin-a
Lunch at a new spot, Grand Central – Melrose Arch
Deciding to join a gym
New boots
Reading again
Discovering Greenside:
Tokyo Star
Gin
The Office
Andiccio
July is mid-way and brings a premier of The Bang Bang Club at Montecasino next week, the [...]
New experiences v2.0
So Jozi is a monster that can only be devoured when living here. The experience I have as a visitor vs. residing here is so far apart that it warrants a blog post.
did you know that Johannesburg is one of the biggest urban jungles in the world?
did you know that Johannesburg has more shopping malls [...]
How I spent a cold Saturday in Jozi …
Last night my partner and I made our way in the freezing weather to watch one of our favorite bands, THE SCRIPT, perform at the Coca Cola Dome. Having spent the last seven days nursing bronchitis, I was nowhere near ready to venture out, but alas, Golden Circle tickets as a gift, cannot be starred [...]
Birthday month… Mayness ….Yayness
I may be a lady, but one who is not a frequent shopper, generally, I don’t like shopping (in shopping malls anyway :)). I usually buy things as I need them or out of necessity. Except when it comes to birthday month! Birthday month is more about the psychological permission to feel good about everything [...]
Some shocking stats via parent24.com
I don’t have children but most of my friends either are starting families or have kids. Discovering some of these stats was most certainly eye-opening. The most surprising to me was that:
49 636 pupils fell pregnant in 2007
32% proportion of sexually active youth who have had four or more partners
Can you guess the rest? View the [...]
Why it pays to be no. 2 in your industry and other great articles making the news!
Love these articles – and we could learn from them too. Top articles catching my eye this week:
Why it pays to be no.2 in your industry- Inc.com
How to create an effective company Facebook page – Inc.com
6 Questions to ask before starting a business – Inc.com
7 Tips for effective E-Commerce – Inc.com
An infographic on the fantasies vs realities of a startup
For those of us in the know, this infographic makes me smile. If you’re new to the startup world, then its perfectly suited for you, although you’ll insist you’re on the right-hand-side of the story.
The infographic covers the realities of finance, product development, sales pipelines and dreams of early retirement. We have to change the [...]
