Monday Musings 20 May: All aboard the Magic Bus!
When I grow up, I want to be a gypsy. In the romantic sense of the word. Just as these colourful travellers led fascinating lives traversing continents, immersing themselves in intriguing destinations and cultures, each new day unfolding with a sense of wonder and “where to next?”, I want to be the modern version. Living […]
Monday Musings 6 May: Are you a secret Gen Zer at heart?
How many of you have found yourself picking up hobbies traditionally associated with retirees? If you’re nodding, you’re not alone, and you’ve got competition from Gen Z! According to Emma Beddington in The Guardian, Gen Z is “coming for our hobbies, and they’re much better at them”. It seems the Gen Zers (born between 1997 […]
Monday Musings 25 March: When Did I Become ‘Cheugy’?
I often gush over my dog Lucy’s cuteness and her ‘scrunchy puppy face’. The way her skin wrinkles a little by her muzzle is adorable. But, while applying makeup the other day, I realised that I, too, am developing a scrunchy puppy face. Putting on eyeliner was akin to dragging a crayon over tissue paper, […]
Monday Musings 18 March: Mind-bending musings
My new obsession? Podcasts – the video versions. It’s like going back to varsity but this time around, being in a global online lecture hall where your profs are delivering information on steroids! My mind has been opened to topics as diverse as near-death experiences, childhood trauma (looking at you, Dr Maté ) and AI […]
Monday Musings 4 March: Mind the “liking gap”
Have you ever felt that some people seem effortlessly likable while you have to work twice as hard to make a good impression? New research from academic scholars Boothby, Cooney, Sandstrom, and Clark on the “liking gap” suggests that certain traits like confidence, emotional intelligence, and charisma can ignite positive first impressions and easy rapport. […]
Monday Musings 5 February: Love Is in The Air
February, the month that arrives with a subtle but undeniable scent of infatuation and adoration. As a hopeless romantic, I am eager to dive into the annual celebration that can turn even the most stoic among us into starry-eyed admirers. But I must acknowledge that we are a dying breed. On Valentine’s Day, when Cupid […]
Monday Musings 22 January: A bookish travel adventure
Last year, I received the best gift for my birthday – I discovered a whole new genre of fiction that I love. By the end of the month, I’d read 15 books (plus all the bonus material on the author’s website), and I was hooked. I’m still going strong. When I was young, I could […]
Monday Musings 15 January: An unlikely catalyst for course correction.
While this is the first Monday Musings of the year, never fear; it won’t be about New Year’s Resolutions! But try this on for size: how does course correction sound? Course correction can be as simple as adjusting your priorities or making small changes that deviate from the way you’ve always done things – without […]
Monday Musings 4 December: The cosy girl era – a cry for comfort?
We may be welcoming sunshine and pool days here in Mzansi but up north, the world is awash in pumpkin spice, plaid, and all things hygge. Enter the “cosy girl” aesthetic dominating social media. The ‘cosy girl’ hashtag has racked up over 29 million TikTok views, with interest soaring over 20 times in three years. […]
Monday Musings 6 November: Neither here nor there, but right where we should be
Ah, November – the Malcolm in the Middle of months. South Africa is fresh off the 2023 Rugby World Cup victory, while homes and stores alike are deciding when to transition from Halloween to yuletide decorations. Which begs the question: what is November’s claim to fame? Is it the forgotten middle child of the calendar […]
