Monday Musings 9 May: What if you’re part of the rad, cool and forgotten generation?
Yesterday was a time to celebrate all the moms of this world – the moms with newborns, toddlers, tweens and teens; the women who are longing to be moms; the moms who have lost their babies; and the wonderful mentors and mother figures in our lives. Mothers are the people in our lives who selfishly put […]
Monday Musings 4 April: It’s a funny thing – this Monday Musings could just save your life!
Full disclosure: I’m not a ‘funny’ person. I forget punch lines. I cringe at pranks. And I can’t keep a straight face when cracking a joke. So, when the Big Ambitions team joyously announced they’d love to do something on April Fools this week for the Monday Musings – I wanted to hide under my […]
Monday Musings 28 February: From war to palindromes and partying robots – the most surreal week of 2022
Last week Tuesday was 22 February 2022 (22/2/22). It was the most exceptional date in over a decade, according to palindrome enthusiast Aziz Inan. You see, the date reads the same forward as it does backward. If you’re not sure what a palindrome date actually signifies, don’t worry. Neither do I. But if last week […]
Monday Musings 24 January: Remember when it was rude to take your shoes off at the airport?
The past week felt tinged with nostalgia for some of our little Big Ambitions team. The reason? Where to start? The killing of the fish paste. Who didn’t feel distraught at the news that Peck’s Anchovette and Redro fish paste are no more? First the great Marmite shortage, then Nestlé’s Chocolate Log, and now our beloved fish paste. Journalist Jeremy Maggs summed up our collective feelings when he said: “My world is […]
Monday Musings 06 December: When the chips are down…
There are some moments in history that are so odd, so surreal, that they sound entirely made up. Omicron will be one of those moments – mark my words! What happened in the past week and a half defies all logic. I’m not sure how historians will manage to capture the events. Maybe something along the lines of: South Africa’s scientific community showed […]
Tuesday Tinkering: Are you an eagle or a rat of the sky?
I’m a rat of the sky. And proud to be! Let me give you some background. A few years ago, the Big Ambitions team went on a teambuilding weekend during which Teresa Richardson from TMReworked helped us discover our DISC personalities. In a nutshell, there are 4 personality types: Eagle: Competitive and enjoys conquering new opportunities. Just like the raptors […]
Monday Musings 27 September: Have you tried looking at it upside down?
Sometimes, you just need to turn things on their head. It’s refreshing and it helps gain perspective … especially when times are tough. I’m not going to tell you that you need to ‘pivot’ because of the pandemic. I hate the word – I find it belligerent. And frankly, all I can think of when hearing ‘pivot’ is Ross and his couch. (Millennials – […]
Monday Musings 23 August: Have you lost your North Star?
Remember the time when getting lost was a hot trend in travel? In 2011, the BBC even went as far as writing a guideline on how to go about ‘getting lost’ while on holiday. Fast forward 10 years and we’re all feeling a little lost. And not in a good way. Ever since that nasty little virus turned our […]
Monday Musings 19 July 2021: We’ve got this, South Africa!
Full disclosure: I’m in Belgium. That’s right: with two teenagers in tow, I braved COVID tests, quarantines, weird and wacky new airport rules (did you know that they now ask you to take all electronics and all cables out of your bag at security at ORTIA?), and travelled long-haul for the first time in two […]
Monday Musings 14 June 2021: We’re live, South Africa!
“Jessica, we are live!” – The phrase that had every Namibian (and South African) in stitches this week. In case you haven’t seen it – prepare to laugh out loud while simultaneously cringing in sympathy for poor Jessica and Elmarie who went viral after their excruciatingly awkward exchange live on air. Their mishap is a […]
