Celebrate Summer with Smiths Gins
Discover Smiths Gins – South Africa’s award-winning small-batch gin range, now available exclusively on Takealot from 27 October 2025. Celebrate summer with soul, flavour, and handcrafted perfection. A Toast to South African Spirit There’s something magical about a...
The Roses: A Softer Spin on a Brutal Classic
The decision to retitle the new adaptation of Warren Adler’s The War of the Roses as simply The Roses feels deliberate. Where Adler’s novel and its 1989 film version, directed by Danny DeVito and starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, revelled in the poisonous...
Book with Race Day Events for the drive of a lifetime
Lume Agency and Race Car Events recently invited me to a turbo-charged, fuel-injection, high-octane morning that I'll never forget. Wait, let me check if there's any other petrolhead jargon I can throw in here. Nope, all good for now 🤭🏎️ Race Day Events gives you the...
The Shape of Monsters is Five Stars
Author CL Hellisen sent me a link for an early listen of their Audible Original, The Shape of Monsters. I've set myself the task of reading 365 books this year. Yes, you read that right. Because with audio I get to read so much more while I'm multitasking. To date,...
Why you should embark on your pleasure journey

Why you should embark on your pleasure journey

As women, we often consider things like a spa day or a shopping spree pleasurable. But when we really think about it, these are superficial events that we draw enjoyment from but aren't genuinely pleasurable. Browsing the aisles at DisChem is not a pleasure journey,...

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New Year’s resolutions and your mental health

New Year’s resolutions and your mental health

This is based on a press release I received from Pharma Dynamics about mental health and mental wellbeing. According to Abdurahman Kenny, Mental Health Portfolio Manager for Pharma Dynamics, setting unrealistic New Year’s resolutions may not be so good for your mental...

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PNA inspires mindfulness

PNA inspires mindfulness

PNA's 2021 stationery ideas will spark creativity and productivity. If left in a PNA unsupervised and with an unlimited budget both my mom and I would have a field day. So when they sent me their product catalogue I picked a few items I felt would be good to help all...

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CANSA raises awareness with the Rooibos bra

CANSA raises awareness with the Rooibos bra

A Rooibos bra is exactly what you think it is - a bra made almost entirely from used Rooibos teabags. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Did you know that breast cancer affects 1 in 27 women in South Africa? The Rooibos bra, crafted by Storm in A-G Cup, will be...

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Taking control of my life: NADplus Complex

Taking control of my life: NADplus Complex

Largavita Bioscience recently invited me to the media launch of their NADplus+ Complex, where I received a month’s supply to try at home. I made the decision to pay more attention to my health this year – specifically my physical health (I spent a fair amount of time...

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Taking control of my life: NutriBullet

Taking control of my life: NutriBullet

NutriBullet sent me the 600 series MagicBullet to try out. I’m thrilled because it should help me get closer to my goal weight. View this post on Instagram Everyone at the office is so jealous! This weekend I start playing with my food, thanks to @nutribullet_sa...

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Taking control of my health: DNAlysis

Taking control of my health: DNAlysis

DNAlysis is one of South Africa's premier genetic testing laboratories. You may remember the test I did in 2017. The result of that test helped my psychiatrist to prescribe the best meds for me, and take me off the ones I don't metabolise. It has also helped me to...

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mygeneRx unlocks better medical treatment

mygeneRx unlocks better medical treatment

mygeneRx is available from DNAlysis. I took this test as a trade exchange. Everyone will, at some time in their life, take some sort of pain medication. Some of us will have to take medication for chronic conditions: anticoagulants after heart ops, statins for...

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Viva Gym: Fitness for everyone

Viva Gym: Fitness for everyone

Last year I was given a month's access to the new Viva Gym in Rosebank. Now, if anyone knows me at all, they know that I'm not really into the whole exercise thing. But I thought I should give it a go and see if it's something I could maybe grow to like. Between the...

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