Hello 2016! 

So I woke up this morning....

…with a feeling of excitement, confidence almost an assurance if you will, that I know something amazing will happen in my life. Haven’t had that feeling in a long time, so for now I am going to go with it and watch out for opportunities coming my way. This feeling could not have come at a better time, the past few weeks have been rough to say the least. So this positive injection is a godsend! I have a few great things to look forward to…I’ll begin my move into my flat next week, I have a blank canvas to furnish, that’s been a fun project I have been working on, I’m also hoping to convince my mom to host Christmas at mine. I have a wonderful summer to look forward to in Cape Town, with the beaches, picnics, outdoor concerts, wine farms and events happening, I will be spoiled for choice. Even though I’m not seeing anyone right now, I’m in a good space and will enjoy all I’ve achieved for myself, because I know, the best is yet to come, so my affirmation to myself right now is – I am destined for great things! Might sound cheesy, but it’s completely true. Even in your darkest times, don’t give up, keep the faith and remember everything happens for a reason J

Peace and love x

Rambling of the day...

                                    

Wishing all my friends and beautiful Family a wonderful and blessed Easter, especially since I can't be with them to celebrate. Missing you all, peace and love xx

Hello weekend...

 

                                                 

                             Woo hooo, it's finally Friday. Wishing you all a lovely weekend :) 

Hello 2014

Hello 2014....

And so another new year is upon us, I love the beginning of the year, it's full of excitement, expectations and always plenty to look forward to. I am so glad to be blogging again, I hope to update it more regularly this year, so till next time, happy New Year and happy reading, peace and love x

Some inspirational famous fathers...

Happy Father's day to all the amazing dads I know, especially mine! Here are a few famous dads in honour of their day...

Bruce Willis's relationship with ex-wife Demi Moore is a model for divorced parents everywhere. 

Not only does the former couple maintain a friendship, but Willis is also friends with Ashton Kutcher, Moore's now ex-husband. He  also founded the Bruce Willis Foundation, which helps improve the lives of young people and provides support to help them reach their full potential.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are raising six children, when he is not filming,  he's working with the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which aids humanitarian causes around the world and his New Orleans-based charity Make It Right, which is helping rebuild homes destroyed by Katrina.

Steven Spielberg is not only a legendary filmmaker,  he is devoted to improving the lives of children through technology-based programs, Spielberg (shown with wife Kate Capshaw, left) co-founded the organisation Starbright, which focuses on the convergence of entertainment and eduction.

Will Smith, he founded the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation to benefit underprivileged inner city children and their families.

 

Some inventions from South Africa...

If you ever need any other reason to be proudly South African, here are a few more...


1. Cat Scan
The computed axial tomography scan, or CAT scan as its better known, was developed at Tufts University in the UK by South African physicist Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield of EMI Laboratories. Their achievement secured them the1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

2. Oil from coal

Sasol is the world's first - and largest - oil-from-coal refinery. The history of Sasol began in 1927, it was realised then that, because South Africa did not have crude oil reserves, the country's balance of payments had to be protected against increasing crude oil imports. Sasol has developed world-leading technology for the conversion of low-grade coal into value-added synfuels and chemicals.

3. Heart Transplant

The world's first heart transplant was performed by Dr Chris Barnard in Cape Town on 3 December 1967.  In November 1967, Dr Schrire called Barnard and told him that there was a suitable patient for a heart transplant. Louis Washkansky was suffering from heart failure and Dr Barnard was prepared to take the chance. The rest is history.

4. Speed gun

The South African-made speed gun, developed by Somerset West inventor Henri Johnson, was formally launched at The Oval in England during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

5. Kreepy Krauley

The swimming pool vacuum cleaner was invented by Ferdinand Chauvier, a hydraulics engineer who came to South Africa from the Belgian Congo in 1951.

6. APS Therapy

Gervan Lubbe, had always had a keen interest in medicine, but never thought he was clever enough to be a doctor. So in his spare time he studied human anatomy and physiology until he thought he knew enough about the causes of arthritic pain. Then he set out inventing a device that would alleviate the problem.
After building the first prototypes and obtaining approval from the health department and the Food and Drug Administration in the United States, Lubbe formed the company Tech Pulse in 1993 to produce, market and distribute the Action Potential Stimulation device.

7. Pratley putty

Pratley's famous glue is the only South African invention that has been to the moon. In 1969 the putty was used to hold bits of the Apollo XI mission's Eagle landing craft together.

8. Dolosse

Dolosse are large, unusually shaped concrete blocks weighing up to 20 tons. The structures are designed to break up wave action and protect harbour walls and coastal installations. Designed by Eric Merrifield and first installed in East London harbour, they are now used all over the world.

We all have two choices; We can make a living or we can design a life. 

Jim Rohn

Message from a Cape Town chick in London...

Happy Freedom Day South Africa!

What an inspirational day, not just to South Africans but to the world. The celebration of positive change and democratic freedom, all thanks to an amazing human being, Nelson Mandela, a true modern day hero, my role model. So while you're out enjoying your freedom within South Africa, lets not forget the people who made this all possible. Its impossible not to be inspired...
Peace, Love Happiness to all x