Like most of you (I’m sure), I’m sitting here on the last day of the year wondering where on earth 2017 went! 2017 was certainly not without its challenges but I would have to say, that for me personally, 2017 will be a year to remember… I celebrated my 30th birthday (which you can read about…… Continue reading My year in numbers

I have written and rewritten this blog post at least two dozen times and my thirtieth birthday has long since come and gone (three months ago to be exact) but I am only now figuring out how I feel about being 30 – and luckily it’s not all bad. My initial thought about turning 30 was that ‘I’m just not…… Continue reading The big THREE-OH

We headed back to Johannesburg for a quick visit at almost exactly the same time that we celebrated a year of having lived in San Francisco and both experiences have made me think a lot about ‘home’ – what it means and where it is. What is it that makes a place feel like home – is it the place where…… Continue reading Home

I recently read something that Michelle Obama said and it really stuck with me. She said “Well, I just started thinking, if I had to get up and go to work, I’d get up and go to work. If I had to get up to take care of my kids, I’d get up and do that.…… Continue reading Reflecting on a great week

With this being the first working day of the year (well, for me anyway), I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to set the tone for 2017.  I’m not one for new years resolutions which I feel are always about changing an undesired trait or behavior, but I do like the idea of having a theme…… Continue reading Taking time in 2017

After seeing in 2016 with a couple of friends in Cape Town, I returned home to Johannesburg ready to tackle another year and start planning my next holiday but…my plans quickly changed and I ended up working in Abu Dhabi for three months and then relocating  to San Francisco. I have made wonderful new friends…… Continue reading That’s a wrap