Not just another happy ever after
Posted by Guest Contributor in Real Life on 31. Aug, 2009 | 10 Comments
I met my husband when I was 16. I knew the minute I saw him that he was the man I would marry. I often wonder about that. What is it about finding our soul mates that we just know when we meet them that we are in this for the long haul!
We dated, tumultuously, [...]
Media Fail – Castor Semenya
Posted by Laura in Real Life on 28. Aug, 2009 | 5 Comments
I have no doubt you are all getting tired of this story. Its in every newspaper, on every radio news and/or sport report. Its being tweeted about, blog about, posted on Facebook.
You can escape the story – which is exactly where the problem lies.
The media lit the match on this story and then watched as [...]
What Do You Expect From Advice Columns?
Posted by Damaria in Sex on 27. Aug, 2009 | 3 Comments
Do you ever read advice columns in the newspapers and magazines? Would you take advice from a newspaper columnist or even a relationship blogger and apply it to your life?
Research done by the Soul City Institute and released recently has found that advice columns in South Africa’s print media are giving advice that puts people’s [...]
Gratitude
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 26. Aug, 2009 | 3 Comments
Better late than never – will admit I did forget
Today I am grateful
1. That the traffic seems to have eased up!
2. For Peanut brittle from Woolies – makes any day better
3. For Memories – the good ones and the bad!
4. That its nearly weekend
5. For the warmer weather!
What are you grateful for today?
I need help
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 26. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
I need some help please!
I am looking for stories – stories about women. Real women. Stories of women who have overcome tragedies – like abuse, rape, loss of a child and stories of happily ever afters.
If you have a story or know of someone who has a story to share please mail me laurakim@female2female.co.za
I am [...]
Phenomenal Women – Amlasami
Posted by Laura in Real Life on 25. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
A born and bred country girl, I quickly managed to escape the conventional countryside living. Perhaps it was the influence my mom had on us as children? From an early age, my mother raised us to think for ourselves and quickly I found myself querying the conventional. Some would call this an obsession with the [...]
Kwanda: Making Our Communities Look Better
Posted by Damaria in Uncategorized on 25. Aug, 2009 | 2 Comments
Imagine if hundreds of volunteers all over South Africa from the Eastern Cape to Limpopo began working together to make a better life for themselves. What difference could they make?
Could they make sure that children are not going hungry? Could they reduce violent crime that causes so much pain and damage in our lives? Could [...]
Tips for Surviving Being a New Mom
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 24. Aug, 2009 | 4 Comments
Tip for surviving being a new mom
Being a new mom for the first time and even subsequent times is a daunting and demanding task. You suddenly have a new little person to look after that is so totally reliant on you, they need you for everything, and you have this overwhelming. The first few weeks [...]
Of course I need a man!
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 24. Aug, 2009 | 6 Comments
“You don’t need a man!”
“You need a man life a fish needs a bicycle”
“You are a strong women you can do it on your own”
Indeed I can do it on my own. We can all do it on our own because we have to. But I still need a man.
I don’t need a man to [...]
African Alphabet Giveaway
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 21. Aug, 2009 | 23 Comments
I never bought my kids CDs when they were small. They grew up with their fathers music, the radio and one Barney video.
That was until I heard this CD – The African Alphabet
It is the only kids CD I have actually spent money on. Purely because I dont mind hearing it. It doesnt make [...]
