Two years ago I did a post called Kid and wallet friendly places in Nelson Mandela Bay, I noticed that a lot of people are still checking out that post and I realised that I should probably do a bit of an update as things change, people change, and two years is a long time.

So if you have family coming in to the metro this festive season, and you already have the place to stay, I suggest Summerstrand (show the visitors the beach people! it’s our secret weapon)  what wallet friendly places in Nelson Mandela Bay do you point them to?

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Someone very  close to my heart has recently announced that she might be moving to Makhanda for studies (She technically said Grahamstown, because that’s what we all still call it for now, sorry) and I was like, “well then I’m coming, for a visit at least”, but like what is there even to do there?

Since I had no idea I asked my friend Amelia to weigh in, she does travel writing and knows a thing or two about what to do…. here is what she had to share.

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So not to long ago I had a run in where I had to prove who I was and explain “why I was important” it was so awkward, I cringe just thinking about it.

Then the person who invited me in the first place spoke to me like I was a naughty child and I died a little inside… It’s at these moments a more confident woman would have stood firmly in her stilettos, pushed her perfectly quaffed hair out of her face and said “do you know who I am!”. Me however, there I was doubting if I deserved to be occupying my space, any space.

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We recently did a Kuzuko lodge game drive using our NMB passes.

I got into the reasons behind us using the pass in my last #sharethebay post but I thought I’d let you know what we thought of the Kuzuko lodge excursion with a Good, Bad, Meh post.

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First things first… Is a one product routine even possible? Have I cut out some of my common sense when I cut my hair last week?

Well there’s been alot of talk on the natural hair forums about how we are throwing good money after bad with our natural hair product stashes… It made me look at the products I use and pick the holy grail…. Which one would give me a feasible one product routine…

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So in honour of World Mental Health Day I thought I would share with you , why it is I share…

Why despite knowing very well that there are people out there who don’t really believe the “depression and anxiety” diagnosis, am I not afraid to say that I live with these things?

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