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This next vlog is a bit slap-dash, I’m afraid. I didn’t have any help with this one I am getting used to this whole filming myself thing. I am sharing it nonetheless because I want to [...]

I know it’s been a shit year for many reasons. 2016 has felt near apocalyptic, what with Brexit, Trump, climate change denialism, and the trend towards right-wing politics. Not to mention the [...]

I have been thinking about the fact that so many people still recoil when hearing the word feminist. I was thinking about my experiences with patriarchy and my encounters with men. Patriarchy is [...]

If Beyoncé’s album Lemonade is anything to go by, then we can assume that even Queen B has experienced betrayal and hurt at the hands of the man she loves. Not that I ever thought they were [...]

We all have family but not all of us are lucky enough to have healthy relationships with our family members. It’s a tricky thing because we don’t get to choose our family so therefore it isn’t [...]

I’ve started this daily routine of watching a Ted Talk while I eat my breakfast. I like the fact that they’re mostly around 2o minutes, which feels like the perfect amount of time to [...]

Following on from my earlier post about Fifty Shades of Grey, I have been in ongoing discussions with myself and with friends about this notion of “MacDonalds erotica” and [...]

I have gotten into the habit of going for runs/walks around my neighbourhood and taking photographs. Here are some photos I took last week and interspersed amongst them are some of my favourite [...]

This past weekend Berlin was transformed into a public memorial to commemorate the 25th anniversary since the wall came down. An incredible 15km installation was erected along the footprint where [...]

Last week I posted about the competition I’m running for my 1 year birthday celebration. So I thought I would show exactly how it should be done. All you have to do is choose a favourite [...]

On the whole, there was a resounding YES from respondents. It seems as though both men and women enjoy a bit of a cuddle and find that intimacy adds to the overall experience of sex. Many people [...]

So yesterday I spent the afternoon relaxing in a park in Berlin. It was the first day of sun in ages and there seemed to be no better way to spend the day. A lot of other Berliners had the same [...]

The first of September means different things depending on which hemisphere you’re in. In South Africa, 1 September is known as Spring Day because it marks the end of the official winter period. [...]

The Invitation by Oriah It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old [...]

In just two weeks I leave for a ridiculously bold and exciting adventure – I am flying to Berlin – a city I’ve never been to with the hopes of moving there full-time. The last time I went [...]

I discovered Dorothy Parker quite by accident. It all started with the biography drama Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, which I watched with my parents on our black and white TV as a teenager. [...]

“I would like very much to think of you as that boy that I cared for so deeply and who still has a place in my heart. But I have to remind myself that although I have forgiven you, I must [...]

Wow, what a roller coaster of a week! This time last week I was in full-blown panic mode. I was desperate. My emotional state was somewhere between shock, trauma and grief. It felt difficult to [...]