Am I There Yet?

I have such a strong love & woman crush on this lady! Audrey Hepburn was just YAaASSSS before YAAASSSSSS even became a thing...

Music for the soul... Emeli Sande has been around for a few years & if you didn't already know this, she literally is Nina Simone reincarnated... Beautiful voice, deep lyrics, amazing performance at the Royal Albert Hall, definitely a DVD worth getting! My fave tracts from her Our Version of Events are too numerous to mention, so they are all my faves! Eish, that Suitcase track tho :(

The weekend that was... #welikethings #menalinmagic #downtown #northliving #poppinbottles #champagnelife (at Anti Est.)

My boss getting is all kitted for Neon Run tomorrow arvie! Excited!! #neonrun #neonwobble #unfitladiescomingyourway #hlaselamafutha (at Northriding Johannesburg)

Sushi night... Spot the clowns anyone? Can't take these 2 anywhere #girlsnight #sushitime #blackpeopleandbuffets #midweekturnup (at Yamada Sushi at Waterfall Corner)

feels...

Workout goals…Shmexy Lexy… This is Lexy Panterra, known for her insane colourful (T)werkout routines, but even more so for her whimsical, fun, workout leggings!

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh5R6VBn63E)

This healthy thing is not easy & yes I'm very hard on myself lately, but come on, I'm only human! The above delicious looking master pieces were crafted by a good friend of mine, Gisele. She creates her bottled salads every Sunday & that's her lunch meals sorted for the whole week! I follow a similar eating plan, just without the whole dramatic preparation, but I am a firm believer in planned meals. Too many of us waste (yes I used the dreaded word) money & time eating take aways or expensive Woolies meals when we could get our creative juices flowing in the comfort of our own kitchens... I'll just leave it there... Now let me go drink my champagne, coz I deserve it :)

That which was ParkLife Music Fest... Hippies for the win!!!

Having been the 'fat kid' for most of my life, I've learnt to grow some pretty thick skin along the way... However, we all have a weakness or soft spot of some sort... Mine is food, always has been, always will be... So that means that weight issues will always be a part of my life, depressing huh? Not really, it just means that I know how & when to enjoy food... The great thing is that as long as you remember & find the motivation that originally moved you to make the life style change, you will always be able to reach deep & find it again... So on that note, go out & enjoy the yummy good my children, but remember, when your cheeks start getting chubby & your chin gets a twin, maybe its time to quit... :)

Long weekends… So it's that time of year again, that March/April/May time with public holidays running a muck every week, oh how we love it!

So most of my friends know of my obsession with these furbabies & how if I could win $10 million I would probably buy a massive farm & adopt every shelter dog in the country, haha! However, it wasn't always the case. This development only happened later on in life for me. As a child I was terrified of dogs, as most black people are, and you couldn't get me to so much as walk past a gated house if there was one inside. Dogs use to terrify me to the point of trauma, my legs would give up on me, my asthma would kick in, it was all just a nightmare!! So how did it all change? I don't know really, I think 1 day my mom went to the SPCA & came home with a furry friend & I found my calling! Now they are all my squishies! I often refer to myself as the dog whisperer because I will talk to them when I walk past houses & almost all the time they seize their barking & immediately behave. Friends of mine never have to worry about sending their babies to kennels or grandma's house anymore, they just call me up & drop off their kids at 5 B*&# P***, Sandton :)

Netflix and… Chill? Eat? Sleep? Whatever it is, we can't ignore the fact that Netflix coming to SA pretty much messed up a few people's lives as we are now all permanently glued to either our couches or beds...

So this Kelly Ansara, the crazy girl who I love dearly happens to be in London-town for a few weeks & I cannot express enough, how proud I am of her! Kelly & I have been friends since we both started out in the publishing industry ( she is still milling around there whilst I ran for the hills), but she has truly made it her home & her own. Now a very successful member of the Jonathan Ball Publishing family, she has achieved some amazing goals over the period of our friendship! I officially dub this Ansara Week!!

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