Category: Change moments
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#MusicMonday – A get pumped for work playlist
Because we sometimes need a little more than caffeine to get pumped for work, we decided compile a get-pumped-up-for-work-playlist for today’s #MusicMonday. After quite an intense debate, the Change Exchange-team chose 5 songs. We hope you feel ready to conquer the world after giving it a listen!
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Q&A: Stacey Vee
Witty, insightful, brutally candid, Stacey Vee is one of South Africa’s most popular bloggers, with a sharp focus on the challenges and joys of raising a special-needs child
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How to plan a wedding in three months
Local blogger, Sheena Kretzmer (also known as Shebee), managed to plan her wedding in just over three months. Here’s her story.
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#MusicMonday – A playlist for colicky babies
We recently had a chat with a few moms about the role music plays during these dark and lonely hours, and were able to compile a playlist from the discussion – feel free to share your favorite song in the poll below.
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Oh, how I long for a house
Sometimes when I am driving through a neighbourhood and spot a home I like the look of that is for sale, I go online and stalk them on property websites and imagine our furniture in it. I don’t phone the agent or anything, because I know no matter what it costs, we can’t afford it…
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#MusicMonday – What was your first dance song?
We’re starting a new series titled #MusicMonday about the role music plays with some of the biggest change moments in our lives. We’re kicking this series off with first dance songs for weddings – always a big deal if your wedding involves some dancing (and why many couples opt for morning weddings!).
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Your other heart
Having kids is guaranteed to get your heart broken. Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango explains.
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You don’t just need passion for happiness
“Happiness comes from the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, and what the world needs. We’ve been told time and again to keep finding the first. Our schools helped developed the second. It’s time we put more thought on the third.”
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The politics of the party pack
There are few enough opportunities these days to teach our children the fun of simply giving, without expecting anything in return. And – on a purely practical level – is it a good idea to give kids who are already sugar-fuelled to their eyeballs, a little extra tartrazine for the road? I mean… why?