Last summer South Africa went through a phase of power outages that tested the patience of the hardiest African hearts. Since the rolling blackouts in 2008, electricity prices have increased by over 20% a year, and in spite of many people, including myself, making huge efforts to reduce electricity consumption, there is not simply not…
As the date for another blog post drew near, I started to think I was suffering from writer’s block. Oh my word, the pressure was building and I had absolutely nothing to say. Then the universe gave me two timely nudges. The first was when a friend and I met for coffee and chatted about…
Deciding to go gluten free had some unexpected side effects. Nothing confusing or complicated there, or so it seemed until a funny thing started to happen, largely involving Lays Salt & Vinegar chips and chocolate. Like seriously, a lot of Salt & Vinegar chips and chocolate. Cutting gluten isn’t easy and wanting to be gentle…
I have such plans before I go away. I imagine this relaxed me chilling at the beach, walking in the mountains and laughing delightedly at nothing in particular. Of course I am thinner and prettier and just “oh so happy’ with everything! Instead, the reality is that no matter where I go, I take myself…
… would smell as sweet – with all due apologies to the Bard himself! In my opinion, a Blog by any other name would in fact sound much much better! If there is one thing that annoys me, it is when companies have gone to the effort of installing a blog system, planning what to…
My husband and I don’t own a TV but recently a friend gave us Season 11 of Hell’s Kitchen to watch. I was in seventh heaven, the drama, the food, the tension, the relationships and oh my word, the in-house fighting! There is nothing more addictive for a Life Coach fascinated with human behaviour, than…
She was questioning whether anger is always negative, or if it is justified in the right circumstances. Is it a harmful emotion that we should eliminate from our lives? Or are there times and places where it is valuable and necessary? There are various schools of thought. Some say anger is a natural, healthy emotion…
Every now and then, usually right after saying or doing the most stupid or embarrassing thing imaginable, there is a moment of unreality when the world stops and you feel that what is happening cannot possibly be happening? In moments like this, most of us need something we can trust. It is something I have…
For me, there are 5 elements which are like building blocks that make a blog what it is, 5 layers if you like that constitute the makeup of a blog and so 5 key aspects that you need to keep in mind as you plan and develop your blog. 1. Philosophy Underpinning everything else are…
The Title Tag is one of the most important aspects that you can look at when you wish to do some Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) on your Blog, so it is good to get it right from the start. The Title tag is used in two principal areas: when you are using a browser, it…