Monthly Archives: July 2013

Cadbury Lunch Bar & staff being human with the residents at local shelters.

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A few weeks ago, I received a very intriguing email from one of my favorite PR managers over at Cadbury. They had arranged an internal initiative to give back to communities in both Johannesburg and Cape Town and invited me along. A few of us traveled to the local shelters in & around Cape Town to provide warm meals, clothing and blankets to those in need. This was all part of their ‘giving back much, much more’ social responsibility initiative.

The various shelters included young adult and pensioners from the Haven Napier, District Six, Haven Old Age Home, Moira Henderson, Kensington, Belville and Haven Paarl. “On arrival, everyone was excited to see the Lunch Bar team ready to lend a hand. This was such a humbling project for us and as a team we do our best to try make a difference in our community” said Hayley Van Scott, Mondelez … Read the rest

“You write beautifully. The inside of your mind must be a terrible place.”

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Someone tweeted this the other night. Not to me, but just to the world in general. Isn’t it beautiful? I was walking to the shops the other day, going through my usual thought process and I tried to remember everything that I was thinking. 
I don’t know what normal is. What normal means to me and what it means to you won’t match up. I think that normal is mediocre, common and beige. I hate normal. I actively avoid it. I don’t want to do anything the same as how someone else is doing it.

Photo PAUL CLARK
My mind is – according to my husband (who knows me best) – a mysterious place. Also, it changes faster than the boys to a Kinderjoy. My heart can be a warm, friendly & loving place full of sun and shine. Skip a hop-scotch and it’s dark, cold and completely wanting. There … Read the rest

We went on a luxurious family getaway. Right here in beautiful Cape Town.

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This weekend we stayed at Tsogo Sun, Southern Sun’s The Cullinan Hotel.  They’re running a SunBreaks special at the moment, as well as 15% discount if you book in advance. You can read all about that on a previous blog post here. They have hotels spread all around South Africa, but The Cullinan is truly grand & beautiful.
The staff is real friendly, the food is great. They have a shuttle that departs to the V & A Waterfront every hour & they assist you with your local travel needs. They have 24 hour room service. A bar, gorgeous pool area with couches, loungers & tables. A pianist on a grand piano in reception & during dinner. Accommodation includes breakfast which is a heavenly buffet spread with everything from pork sausages to waffles. At reception they even serve water flavoured with fresh cuts of fruit – pineapple, … Read the rest
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