What a year we will never forget. So my son and his wife decided that 21 March 2020 will be the day that she becomes part of the Badies family. Little did we know that a small little prickly pear looking virus was heading our way. Honeymoon planned tickets bought and Mauritius here they [...]
It was about 5 years ago in the bushveld where we took this photo of my son next to this huge baobab tree in Alldays. More than 1 854 km from home and a 20 hour drive. This is where we got one of the seed pods of this tree. We kept it all [...]
My Liewe Kollegas As ek so na almal se fotos kyk dan haal ek my hoed af vir die wat gewig verloor het. Ek is op die stadium soos ‘n Sy wurm. Jy weet as jy vir hulle ‘n hele boom vol Moerby blare gee en 10 minute later kyk , dan is als [...]
Never in my life have I thought that a lockdown and a state of emergency will be declared in my lifetime…However, reality started when the schools closed earlier for holidays. Now, for a mom this is stressful as the President would not make a decision to close schools earlier just because. Then, the President addressed [...]
Hi Wealthsmiths! What a great time to be a Wealthsmith. I am so very proud to be part of this phenomenal organisation, especially during our country’s COVID19 lockdown. Working from home is a new experience for some, however, as a broker consultant, it can be a way of life, with appointments all day, and [...]
I am a 57-year-old mother of 2 adult children, 165 cm tall and with a weight of 90.1kgs. I am obese medically speaking, with a ‘not to mention’ Body Mass Index. I don’t exercise, but I know how critical it is for a healthy lifestyle……yet I consider myself quite health conscious and take my [...]
6 years ago I found myself divorced with two kids under the age of 4 - facing not only a mountain of responsibility to take on by myself, but also a mountain of financial pressure ….to take on with only one income. So naturally the first thing I did was give up any form [...]
My name is Keteng Lenko, I’m 28 years old young man living with a disability. I always strive beyond my disability, I believe everyone has the ability to do great things in life. We all are capable of being a better person than we are today. Going against what you experiencing at the moment [...]
As an Enterprise Business Consultant, I work all over the Western Cape and spend a lot of my time on the road to see clients. This makes healthy eating difficult and therefore knowing where each town’s drive-through is, became important! This was my lifestyle, together with being very sociable, contributed to me being 45kg [...]
If Angelina Jolie can do it … so can I BRCA 1 positive but I’m choosing life, you always have a choice This whole journey started when I was 7 years old, when my role model, my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31. At the same time my maternal [...]
