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FIRST CHRISTMAS ALONE
Read more: FIRST CHRISTMAS ALONEPrefer to listen? Hit play below and enjoy the full blog in audio! Hello my dearest fellow Loungers When I think of Christmas, I can’t help but be transported back in time to when I was a little girl, and we spent the holidays at our house in Betty’s Bay. Dad would get a real…
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WHY WE CARRY ON
Read more: WHY WE CARRY ONPrefer to listen? Hit play below and enjoy the full blog in audio! Notes from a Woman Learning to Be a Brook, and Not a Raging River Hello, my dearest fellow Loungers, Yesterday I had a conversation with my mom about life. About how it doesn’t move in straight lines, but more like a river.…
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EMPTY NEST, FULL HEART: REFLECTIONS ON A BUSY MATRIC SEASON
Read more: EMPTY NEST, FULL HEART: REFLECTIONS ON A BUSY MATRIC SEASONPrefer to listen? Hit play below and enjoy the full blog in audio! Hello, my fellow Loungers! If you’ve been wondering where I disappeared to this past month… well, pull up a comfy chair, and I’ll tell you all about it. When I started this blog, I set a goal for myself: to publish at…
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Summer Colds and Showing Up Anyway
Read more: Summer Colds and Showing Up AnywayHello, my beautiful Lounge family! It’s been a little quiet here the past two weeks. I’ve been offline; partly by circumstance, partly by necessity. My daughter is writing her matric finals, which means the energy in our home has been one of focus, late-night tea, lunches and dinners brought to her desk, pep talks, and…
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Unapologetically Anti-Feminist: Why I’m Over Modern Feminism
Read more: Unapologetically Anti-Feminist: Why I’m Over Modern FeminismPrefer to listen? Hit play below and enjoy the full blog in audio! Let’s be real. Modern feminism is broken, and I’m not afraid to say it. It SUCKS! I’m not a feminist. In fact, I would probably refer to myself as an “anti-feminist”, and before you gasp, hear me out. Somewhere between “girl power”…
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My Skincare Journey with Hart Skin and Body Studio
Read more: My Skincare Journey with Hart Skin and Body StudioWhen it comes to skin, we all have a story. I’ve always struggled with freckles, melasma, and pigmentation that seem to steal the spotlight every time I look in the mirror. We all know how important sunlight is for producing Vitamin D, and honestly, who doesn’t love that “sun-kissed” look? Well… me, actually. I melt…
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Trapped In The Storm: Riding Out The Wave
Read more: Trapped In The Storm: Riding Out The WaveWhat It Feels Like When Your Nervous System Won’t Switch Off I think we’ve all been there at some point in our lives. Some days and some nights can feel endless. Your body is tense, your chest is tight, and your mind is racing. You can’t breathe properly. Tears stream down your face for no…
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The Prefrontal Cortex: The CEO Who Shows Up Late
Read more: The Prefrontal Cortex: The CEO Who Shows Up LateToday, on my way back home from Cape Town, I was sitting at a red traffic light when a young guy on a smaller, bright blue, noisy motorbike (I would say possibly a 250cc) pulled up next to me.If I had to guess, he must have been somewhere between 18 and perhaps 21 years of…
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Love Without Boundaries: Finding Light In A Dark World
Read more: Love Without Boundaries: Finding Light In A Dark WorldIn light of what happened over the past few days – the assassination of the Godly man Charlie Kirk – my heart has been heavy. Whether you knew of him, agreed with him, or disagreed with him doesn’t matter. His death shook me deeply. I’ve been following Charlie for a few years now. I LOVE…
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