I’ve been dabbling at bodyboarding for several years, but things have now taken a turn for the serious.
(Read: What I have learned while wearing a wetsuit)
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Life lessons: what getting a tattoo taught me
I said I would get a tattoo… and I did.
Yep, I am now one of the millions of people around the world who have permanent ink on their bodies.
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Life lessons: it starts with potatoes
I have a big birthday coming up this month. That means time for reflection and stock-taking, and the making of the odd list. In that spirit, I share some of my hard-won life lessons.
What I have learned while wearing a wetsuit
At the end of 2020, my son Jack and I had a dream: we wanted to go the beach every morning while I was on leave. But then the government closed the beaches, from December 29, through until January 15, 2021.
Covid lockdowns are what they are, and we had no choice but to stay home. We weren’t happy though.
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Small joys and enduring pleasures
I have a venerable old Honda Ballade which looks like, and is, a mom car.
It is a staid green, and all the seat belts work, and it has ferried many a child across the city, with bags and sports equipment stowed in its sensibly big boot.
But it has a secret: in that same boot, there is the biggest, badass-est sound system you have ever seen. My sedate-looking Honda can outplay any minibus taxi, any day.
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Everything I know about rescue dogs
When it comes to dogs, I am a foolish person.
I have been a cat owner all my adult life. I got my first kitten just two months into my first job, when I was all of 22, and decades later I still have cats. I know how they work, I know how to make them happy, I know how they make me happy.
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Things I have learned in a year of running a business
I’m a member the South African Freelancer’s Association, and the current acting chair of the Western Cape committee. In that capacity, I was asked to talk to a group of film-making interns at Reel Partners about freelancing and entrepreneurship.
I duly sat down and made a list of my five top tips for freelancers – you can read them here.
The talk went down well, I hope, and it got me thinking about what I have learned on a more personal level. It turned out there was quite a lot to excavate from the past year. Here then are the “deeper” learnings: Continue reading
Life lessons: what getting a tattoo taught me
I said I would get a tattoo… and I did.
Yep, I am now one of the millions of people around the world who have permanent ink on their bodies.
Continue reading
Life lessons: it starts with potatoes
I have a big birthday coming up this month. That means time for reflection and stock-taking, and the making of the odd list. In that spirit, I share some of my hard-won life lessons.
What I have learned while wearing a wetsuit
At the end of 2020, my son Jack and I had a dream: we wanted to go the beach every morning while I was on leave. But then the government closed the beaches, from December 29, through until January 15, 2021.
Covid lockdowns are what they are, and we had no choice but to stay home. We weren’t happy though.
Continue reading
Small joys and enduring pleasures
I have a venerable old Honda Ballade which looks like, and is, a mom car.
It is a staid green, and all the seat belts work, and it has ferried many a child across the city, with bags and sports equipment stowed in its sensibly big boot.
But it has a secret: in that same boot, there is the biggest, badass-est sound system you have ever seen. My sedate-looking Honda can outplay any minibus taxi, any day.
Continue reading
Everything I know about rescue dogs
When it comes to dogs, I am a foolish person.
I have been a cat owner all my adult life. I got my first kitten just two months into my first job, when I was all of 22, and decades later I still have cats. I know how they work, I know how to make them happy, I know how they make me happy.
Continue reading
Things I have learned in a year of running a business
I’m a member the South African Freelancer’s Association, and the current acting chair of the Western Cape committee. In that capacity, I was asked to talk to a group of film-making interns at Reel Partners about freelancing and entrepreneurship.
I duly sat down and made a list of my five top tips for freelancers – you can read them here.
The talk went down well, I hope, and it got me thinking about what I have learned on a more personal level. It turned out there was quite a lot to excavate from the past year. Here then are the “deeper” learnings: Continue reading