Category: General Blog

I have always loved to swim. Some of my earliest memories are of swimming in the pool at my parents' home in Rustenburg as a child. It felt like I was always in the water, polly-otter and all, even when it was cold outside in the way it can get on the highveld. If my… Continue reading When you’re tired, focus on your form →

One of the joys of being a writer is going out into public and sitting quietly, hoping to slowly fade into the surroundings and become invisible so that I can eavesdrop on people. I love hearing the way people talk, the small snippets of conversation that give you a glimpse of whole characters, and whole… Continue reading Small talk at the park →

Wow. I just had a look at my blog and it's an actual YEAR since I last wrote something here. Last year I became a mother and tried to juggle going back to work at three months postpartum alongside writing. [Aside: I tried without success to use my paltry e-bucks to win the lottery so… Continue reading It’s me, hi… →

Buy Adulting 101 now! Adulting 101 is out now in stores! Get it at Exclusive Books, The Book Lounge, Readers Warehouse, Takealot, Loot, UPPERcase, and all good bookstores! If you're not in SA it's available as an Ebook via Amazon. Launching Adulting 101 This week I had the absolute pleasure of talking with Sam Beckbessinger… Continue reading Adulting 101 is out in the world! →

Exciting news! My latest book, Adulting 101: How to Survive the Real World will be out in February 2022, published by Kwela books. Looking forward to sharing more about it with you soon!

Hello reading and writing friends out there in this continuously wild and unpredictable world. I hope you and your loved ones are getting on okay. Somehow when I looked down at my planning diary yesterday it was mid-August. The year is winding down already, almost in its last quarter, a waning crescent. It feels hard… Continue reading News from the same-lands →