Category: Life Event
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How I’m learning to love routine & change the look on my face
According to a friend, I have the most spectacular RBF (Resting Bitch Face) he’s ever seen. He hadn’t come across the term until I introduced him to it one day at work.
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Why getting back to winning means getting back to basics
The SA teams in SuperRugby, apart from the Lions, seem to have fallen into a losing routine. Reassessing their basics could be the answer. How are they preparing themselves to get into the habit of winning.
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How my life changed for the better when I said goodbye to my to-do list
This idea of accountability journaling is refreshing, as I no longer feel the pressure of starting my day with a long to do list. It has also helped me shed the guilt that I should look busy through my long list.
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The maverick journey of Marianne Thamm, storyteller, standup comedian, and bearer of witness
A candid and illuminating chat about life on the frontline, touching as well on the joys and challenges of motherhood, her sideline career as a standup comedian, and the reasons why she always finds herself drawn back to South Africa, the land of infinite stories.
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The kayak ride that set me free & changed my life
Everything resembling certainty (people, buildings, movement) was out of sight. Like a swelling wave, panic started to rise up in me. I started questioning my own sanity, and even doubted my ability to swim. I asked if we could go back.
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In rugby & in life, too much routine can bore you to tears
I love routine, and find myself much more effective in the workplace and in my personal life, when following a routine.
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The secret of life is learning to find the rhythm in the routine
I’d hit my rhythm. Quality time. Morning walks are an essential part of this. They don’t always happen or even happen at the same time, but they do always produce a beating heart that seems more tuned into the life I want to live.
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How my kitchen became my heartland of sanctuary & ritual
I cook and eat seasonally, but I also respond to the month, the ambient temperature, the yearly occasions that demand (in my book, anyway) very particular foods.
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A journal of my ever-changing life, from sweet 16 to now
Looking back on my quest for independence, I realise it’s not quite the straight path I envisioned. If the ultimate goal is total independence, I’m not doing terribly well. It’s not as simple as all that, though.
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Oh, grow up! Sam Beckbessinger’s adults-only guide to managing your money
Who exactly is Sam, and how did she learn the secrets of staying solvent, and maybe even building some wealth, merely by acting your age?