Category: Life Event
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The Love, Joy, and Bittersweet Cost of Adoption
Adoption is not an easy process, emotionally, legally, or logistically, as two adoptive mothers explained during an Iris Session with David O’Sullivan.
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How to Have a Happy Babymoon
Don’t forget the mandatory happy couple-pic with dad’s hands wrapped around mommy’s perfect soccer ball belly while they’re sipping on virgin cocktails! The #blessed tag follows…
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It Takes a Couple of Million to Raise a Child
According to financial planner Sydney Sekese, it costs around R90 000 a year to raise a child, with the bulk of those costs involving education, clothing and extramurals such as ballet and soccer.
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A freelancer’s guide to surviving the most terrifying month of the year
But there’s something about November anyway, isn’t there? It’s the price we pay for the countrywide shutdown that seems to happen once we hit mid-December – deadlines are pulled forward, and everyone seems to be running around in a permanent state of panic.
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How an Odd Job is Teaching Me That I’m Not Really That Odd After All
He snatches the folder from my hands and pulls out the CV, crumpling it slightly in the process. “I’ll call you in for an interview if you’re needed,” he mutters, before disappearing into a backroom, presumably to dispose of it.
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What Rugby Can Teach Us About the Fine Art of Surviving the Pitch
Having spent some time with the bid team – I edited the magazine that was left with the decision makers after the team had made their final presentation in London – I got some insight into how much work actually went into that bid.
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Why the Rugby World Cup Always Ends in Tears
Ten years ago, in the stands of the Stade de France, I watched tears well in the eyes of a friend, a journalist by trade but a South African by soul. The Springboks had just beaten England.
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How a Great, Big Curveball of Change Put Our Wedding Vows to the test
When Elton explained this to our son, who was 4 at the time, he listened and summarised it as “so Daddy, your lungs don’t feel like being lungs anymore?” It was so on point, my husband uses it as his standard intro when people ask him about his condition.
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What the All Blacks Can Teach About Being the Best We Can Be
Another ‘traditional’ rugby season has passed, and again South Africa’s national rugby team has been eclipsed by New Zealand, and Australia.
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Why I’m So Happily Looking Forward to Never Retiring
I’m 48 now, so retirement isn’t really on the horizon for me yet, but it also isn’t even vaguely in my plan for my life.