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Modern Living IN Rural Areas - Infographic

Cool infographic sent to me about modern living in rural areas. It’s my dream to live off grid one day, but still be connected to the world.

This infographic explains the struggles that people living in rural communities are facing and also what is being done to help get these areas better connected.

Modern Living In Rural Areas by Fuel Fighter.

12 Habits to change during 2017 - Inspired by @Zen_Habits

So, new year’s stuff. I don’t do resolutions. Not in the old fashioned sense anyway. Screw that List Of Impractical Resolution Stuff that just make you feel bad at the end of the year for not achieving said List Of Impractical Resolution Stuff.   Changing habits = the new resolutions Instead of making the List Of Impractical Resolution Stuff, I’m going to focus each month on one habit. And try to…

As seen on Facebook. Re-posted here with Lime Salt Mabasa’s permission.

Masculinity so fragile y’all lose your shit when little boys (assumed gender based on physical appearance) wear pink clothes or play with pink toys .

Masculinity so fragile my boyfriend started a long ass argument with me in public because I said I want to buy my son a doll .

Masculinity so fragile you can’t even hug your…

There’s research out there somewhere that show that to live a happy and healthy life, we need to align ourselves with values that are greater than our own pleasure or satisfaction.

So, what are you waiting for?! Pick a problem or cause you care about and lets start fixing the world.

Don’t know where to start? Here are a few suggestions: (List will be updated so drop a comment with your suggestions.)

    The Life You Can Save

Their mission is to improve the lives of people living in extreme poverty and to promote the concept of effective giving. It was started by Peter Singer, the Effective Altruism guy (look for him on Ted.) He really does make it easy for you; the info of several charity organizations are all on one site, you can even calculate where and with what organization you can make the biggest impact. Find them on Facebook 

  charity:water

charity:water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. You can either donate directly, or start a fundraising campaign. Do something crazy to raise funds. Give up your birthday and christmas prezzies and have friends donate instead. Go Wild. Donate to my campaign here: Smudges Of Hope Or start your own here. Find them on Facebook

  Global Fund for Women

One of the world’s leading foundations for gender equality, standing up for the human rights of women and girls. They campaign for zero violence, economic and political empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. They fund and partner with women-led groups who are courageously fighting for justice in their own communities. Find them on Facebook

  ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer

ZERO is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to end prostate cancer. ZERO advances research, encourages action, and provides education and support to men and their families. ZERO’s premier programs include the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk, the largest men’s health event series in America. Find them on Facebook

  UNICEF South Africa

Unite for the Children. UNICEF SA promotes the rights and well-being of every child, in everything we do, since 1994. Providing practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere. Find them on Facebook

  You could also: <3 Become an Organ Donor. <3 Donate Blood. <3 Donate Bone Marrow.

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Postach.io – The Evernote Blogging Platform

If you already use Evernote to save your musings and brain farts, you’ll love Postach.io. No admin panel, no dashboard, simply create your blog posts in Evernote.

It’s simple. Really. All you need to do is link an Evernote Notebook when you sign up, create a note and use the tag “published” and the little Evernote elves make it automatically appear on your blog. As a blog post.

Really. I kid you not.

Here, let me show you:

1: Go to Postach.io and create a blog:

Step 1

Step 2

  2. Connect a Notebook & authorize it:

Step 3

Step 4

    3. Create your first post:

Simply log into Evernote, create a new note in the Postach.io Folder and add the tag “published.”

  4. Magic! Your new blog is created:

  See? Easy.

Log in, create and publish new blog posts simply by creating a note in Evernote, in your Postach.io folder, and it will show up on your site the moment you add the “published” tag.

Additionally, you can choose a theme for your blog, (go to Theme) and add Google Analytics and a Discus Comment Section (go to Add-Ons.)

A premium option is also available if you want your blog password protected, or want to invite contributing authors.

Sign up! Let me know what you think.

Use @Evernote To Prepare For #NaNoWriMo. Fallen behind? There is still time to catch up.

NaNoWhatNow?

I’m so glad you ask.

The official answer:

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30.

The unofficial, albeit accurate answer:

That event where a bunch of sunlight deprived, psychopathic authors running on…

Less than 4 hours to the Zero Waster's Travel Companion release! Sign up: http://goo.gl/aUyRhZ

Travel CompaLess than four hours until the EB00k’s release! Sign up at Zero Waste Bloggers Network and get it first. All proceeds will fund future Zero Waste Blogger’s Network projects to raise environmental awareness and help support the zero waste community. The book features packaging free shops, bulk shops, composting solutions and tourist attractions from 32 countries around the world (of…

Addressing a few #BBBEE misconceptions. #BEE #SAJobs

Okay. Something many white people struggle to understand, is B-BBEE. (Please, it is B-BBEE, not BEE.) It is more often than not seen as “reverse racism.” I am by no means an expert, but I have done enough research (it’s a continuous process) to know that B-BBEE is not as evil as it is made out to be.

I’ll touch on points I’ve read from various articles, links will added to end of this post.…

White Fragility, we need to talk about it. #racism #whiteprivilege #whitefragility #whitetears

White people, we need to talk about white fragility.

What is it, you ask?

If we have to be honest, we all suffer from this to some extent. Even allies, ESPECIALLY allies, need to check ourselves often, and if a conversation is being derailed by white feelings, bring it back to what really matter.

This check list with four questions to ask yourself during a debate/converstation, might be useful,…

The work displayed here, is what I consider to be my best. The progress I’ve made, however, can be seen when comparing the oldest pieces in my dA gallery, to the latest.

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Menstrual Cup Outreach at The Khaya Centre