I aspire for a fulfilled life that does not require for me to switch off from any one of my roles but be able to move through each responsibility I have with fluidity.
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Art of Balance
Search for: Art of Balance career / home / Relationship / Self-care Art you in? I’ve been invited many times to speak on the concept of balance. I think when people look from outside in, they see this person who has it all figured out. As I type this,...
10 Tips For Starting Your Own Side Hustle
1. Analyse your time usage and where you can steal time or cut down activities to invest that time back into your side hustle Before deciding to start a side hustle, it is important to assess your schedule and look for moments in your day that can be...
Trust Your Gut: Gut & Liver Health
My Story I’ve always been one to listen to my body and allow it to cue me towards good health and function. But lately, no matter how much I tried, eating healthy, fasting, drinking plenty water, moving more… you name it, my body was just not happy. I was feeling...
Fallacy or Fact: Working From Home Is Productive
This past year was atrocious to the whole world and at the moment, no one wants to revisit the memories created during the height of the COVID19 pandemic. Nevertheless, that painful period educated many of us. We learnt new words like ‘Zoom dysmorphia,’ ‘Comorbidity,’...
Feb Editor’s Note: Growing in Love Where You Are Planted
Olwethu’s February Editor’s Note.
Maintaining Sexy For The Long Term
Sexy for the longest time has been viewed in the eyes of patriarchy whereas it could be classified as humanity’s superpower. When you feel sexy, you show up differently and project at a greater level than you would have when you do not feel sexy. What does sexy mean...
Chivalry Might Be What Your Relationship Needs
In my younger days, I recall a sound of romantic repertoires blasting out of the radio, particularly on a Sunday Afternoon. It was on Capricorn FM, accompanied by a hoarse voice of a popular radio host and they would not stop sensationalising the beauty of romance....
Celebrating Sisterhood: Happy International Day Of Friendship
What does friendship mean to you? While you ponder on that thought, Oprah Winfrey’s response to that question when she was talking about her best friend, Gayle King is, ‘’She is the mother I never had, she is the sister that everyone needs, I don’t know a better...
The Rollercoaster of Finding the Language for your Feelings
About a month or so ago, I received a DM from one of my Instagram community members and they were grateful to me for helping them have a language for something they were going through at that moment. They referenced a blog post I had written in 2017. As they stepped...
They Say Opposites Attract, But Will It Work If They Are From Different Religious & Cultural Backgrounds?
As the world embraces diversity; relationships and all kinds of partnerships are inevitable. South Africa’s diverse culture is growing beyond the narrative ‘rainbow nation’ which is, quite frankly, almost losing its essence. On this relationships feature, we discuss...
Moshe Ndiki and Phelo Bala: A Love Furnace
I have never laughed so much while doing an interview! Moshe Ndiki is truly a comedian. In-between the interview, I had to interject because of time since the jokes kept coming. I asked Phelo Bala if he is always laughing but he thinks Moshe is not as funny as people...
Laduma Ngxokolo and Nwabisa Bunde: A Private Love
When Laduma Ngxokolo's name came up during our #AoSYoungCouplesSeries content briefing session, I was astounded. Firstly, because I was not aware that he was in a relationship, and secondly, when I found out that he and his partner Nwabisa have been together for 4...
The Ndlovus: A Blooming Marriage
We are living in an era that has many YouTube couples, but a few of them have involved the ‘government’ in their affairs. I am referring to commitment beyond cohabiting and one that you put paper to your relationship, to be exact I am talking about marriage. For some...
Aldrin Sampear And Kholofelo Mogane – More Than Just Romance – It’s A Love Partnership
While I was transcribing the conversation I had with Aldrin Sampear and his partner Kholofelo Mogane, I tweeted that I have never been so meticulous while writing. I chose each word diligently. This is because I am given an opportunity to contribute to the retelling...
Chronicles Of Your Relationship Fighting Style
Part of my new year’s resolution was to develop a healthier routine but if I were to rate myself on keeping that promise, I swear you’d want to unsee the results. I still grab my phone, first thing in the morning to check up on what I could’ve missed overnight and...
How To Bae-cate Based On Your Relationship Status!
’There are levels to this thing!’’ a character in a popular TV commercial once said, referring to his affordability of certain types of food. What level is your relationship on? Do you worry about such nitty-gritties? Or do you just go with the flow, dive into a...
Establishing A Collaborative Partnership
I’m a big believer in collaborative partnership Relationships should help emancipate us from our small self to your bigger self. They make us better people than they found us. You have to listen to the wisdom and guidance behind a partner’s complaints to see how...
Your Bandwidth & Your Strengths
I want to talk about the power of delegating and collaboration on this blog post. As well as exchanging skills to lift each other without exploiting each other. A lot of us grew up under the toxic notion that we need to get out of people what we can in the shortest...
Balance Demystified
Let’s talk the home/work ‘balance’ or as I like to call it ‘integration’ For many years women have been duped into this trap of ‘balance’. Picture this: as a clown at a circus juggles balls with the aim to keep all of them in balance, some remain in the air whilst...
