Eid and the week before

Oh heavens! This week has been a total rush, after realising that there was so much I still needed to do. It started with a seminar at the Crystal Towers hotel, one of those financial ones, which just seems to go on and and on.... Eid was a few days away and I still had lots of running around to do.  Buying new Eid clothes for my youngest (Ihsaan) was first on the list, the only one who will still wear...

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Losing anonymity- unveiling the familia

Until now, my blog has been relatively quiet and on the down-low, aside from hubby and one or two friends who have seen it. This is mainly because it feels good to blog anonymously, you can be as bad or good  as you like and it wouldn’t matter! Of course this is not the way it works, especially when one has an incredibly supportive/ involved family, where there are no (or very few secrets)!  I originate from...

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Breakfast, Casual Friday and Pinktober

This blogging thing is rather addictive, I think of so many things to “blog” about, prepare to do so, and end up reading all the interesting blogs that have been updated,  forgetting my own! This week has been really crazy, I have been in and out of client meetings,  playing soccer mom and attending breakfasts, lunches and suppers in between.  I attended a very inspiring breakfast on Friday, where...

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 Selfridges London - December Sale So I'm still familiarising myself with the blogging world, having been too busy recently to write anything aside from financial  reports or proposals, it's rather daunting writing on a public platform . I thought I would start blogging by showing a pic of one of my favourite shopping spots- Selfridges London. The moment I entered was faced with the hustle...

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My intro to Blogging

 I am a creative soul employed in a full time finance job, and feel the need to vent some of my creative frustrations through the start of this blog. My favourite pastime is perusing the recent fashion pages, trawling fashion sites and reading up on new fashions. It is great to see what is happening in fashion in SA as wellas all over the world. I enjoy travelling and buying new things, from bags and heels to...

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