Author: Nobantu Shabangu
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What I learned about life from my grandmother’s big spring clean
I could never put my finger on why I enjoyed the museum so much. Old stuff put up in glass boxes or hung from ceilings with dates and descriptions was not the best way to entertain a child, but I was intrigued.
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Love is letting go of the luxury of being alone
There’s a lot to be said for luxuriating in your own sweet company, until you discover the joys of falling for someone who makes you better together.
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Rolling with the strange circadian rhythms that govern our lives
We are all caught in the rat race because there is no other race to run. Each of us getting in our cars, on the train or on the bus have our own unique rhythms and routines.
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Love is letting go of the luxury of being alone
My aunts were loud and bold until their husbands came in then they would have to quickly change their demeanour. It could never be me.
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Being an Adult Means Buckling Up, Screaming, & Enjoying the Ride
I laughed at how contrived I had become and how much fun I had missed out on in my life, I laughed at how it was over so quick, at how alive I felt and how I wanted to do it all over again.
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What I Learned About Life From My Grandmother’s Big Springclean
I could never put my finger on why I enjoyed the museum so much. Old stuff put up in glass boxes or hung from ceilings with dates and descriptions was not the best way to entertain a child, but I was intrigued.
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The Agony & Joy of Building a Room of My Own
It all started with a few sketches of her dream studio while looking at the empty yard where she used to play, run around and climb the apricot tree, writes Nobantu Shabangu.
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How I’m Learning to Love My Quarter-Life Crisis
You may think you’re still young when you’re on the other side of 25, until you get big white envelope that reminds you you’re a pensioner-in-training, writes Nobantu Shabangu.
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Why I Don’t Want to Fall Into Marriage Until I Fall in Love
Marriage was once seen as an obligation for young women. But the world has changed, whatever grandmothers may say to their defiantly single granddaughters. By Nobantu Shabangu
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Working at the bus station, making my dream come true
Sometimes, a job is a transition between where you’ve been and where you want to be. Make the most of it and you’ll get to your dream sooner than you think. By Nobantu Shabangu