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Thief of Time…

So…the entry for ’procrastination’ on the Oxford Online Dictionary reads: ” noun [mass noun] the action of delaying or postponing something:your first tip is to avoid procrastination “ Yes, I am guilty of procrastinating, that heady mix of psychologist and blogger is sometimes too … Continue reading

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Happy Mandela Day 2013

  Wishing everyone a very Happy and Reconciliatory  Mandela Day! A tradition of mine is to make food parcels to give to people on the street or as a means of saying thank you, for example, to car and security … Continue reading

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The Changing Role of Fathers in Society

  I stumbled across Nathan Ripperger’s posters featuring some classic quips he’s found himself saying to his kids, let’s just say I laughed out loud for long enough to get stares from my fellow internet café patrons (the fact that I spluttered coffee all over … Continue reading

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year everyone, it’s great to be back post-failed-apocalypse! No doubt 2013 will present us with new opportunities, adventures, challenges, milestones, heartbreaks, and laugh-out-loud moments.   I hope to post more regularly this year and want to thank my … Continue reading

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End of Year Slump?

Hi Everyone! I’d like to introduce my first-ever guest blogger, Telana Simpson. She’s a Life Coach and creator of One Matchstick (read all about it on www.onematchstick.co.za). This can be a tricky time of year for people, more often than … Continue reading

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Change is as good as a holiday!

A wind of change is a blowin’! I’m excited to announce that the website will be getting a make-over in the not-so-distant future, while the content will remain the same (hopefully with more posts!) there will be changes that make it more … Continue reading

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Kindness

BELIEVE THERE IS GOOD IN THE WORLD   Danny Wallace is a self-confessed cult leader. Sort of. He calls his cult, the ‘Karma Army’, a “friendly cult” and it has a super simple message: undertake a random act of kindness … Continue reading

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I am Woman, Hear me Roar!

I was recently interviewed by freelance journalist, Bronwyn Katzke, for a local magazine (I’ll include the magazine name later once the article is published) on what it is to be a woman. The interview appears below, hope you find it … Continue reading

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Thanks!

I just wanted to add a quick thank you to those of you who took the time to comment on some of my posts. Sometimes it’s the simple things that make the most impact. You’ve inspired me! Thanks Hazel

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Off The Top Of My Head: Book Review

Title: The Key to a Loving and Lasting Relationship by Dr. Sonja Snyman Author: Dr. Sonja Snyman Date of Publication: 2012 Publisher: Thomas Stein Publishing As the title suggests, this book looks at how healthy long-term relationships become so, and … Continue reading

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