Today my featured blogger is Samantha Dube who blogs over at Ebony Delights. Here she shares her answers to my “What I…” questions. Take it away Sam! Know Life is indeed a good thing, if you only open yourself up to all its amazing possibilities Love My family: my mom, sisters Sandz, Sally, Stephanie, Tyno and Lola, my niece Tanaka and my bubbly nephew). I love my wonderful friends. I love adventure, pursuing goals, learning new things every day. I love the feel of the sun on my skin. Read Delightful blogs, tons of amazing novels that I pick from …  Read More »

Today I am pleased to bring you another interview in my “Women at Work” series. Today’s feature is an Interview with a Southern Africa Tour Consultant – Niki Duncan. What is your current job? I am a senior tour consultant / safari expert at Rhino Africa Safaris based in Cape Town. I tailor-make upmarket and luxury holidays for inbound clientele mainly from Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and some Asian or European markets too. I specialize in selling countries in Southern Africa and in East Africa, including the Indian Ocean Islands. I also assist in training / managing other …  Read More »

Towards the end of last year I was interviewed on local women’s magazine TV show – The Power Within on SABC 3. What an honour to be asked to appear on TV, but also highly nerve-wracking!! The Cameraman and Sound guy came to interview me at home and I had to be set up with a microphone etc and then it was “lights, camera, action”, well not quite but you get the idea! In the end I was surprisingly relaxed and felt quite calm about it all… After that we did a few shots of me blogging at my computer …  Read More »

It’s not often you come across an actress with worldwide fame who still sounds like they could be a good friend! Reese Witherspoon must be one of the most likeable actresses in Hollywood. I recently came across two interviews with her which confirmed that she is definitely someone I could spend an afternoon chatting to over a cup of tea! Not only is she incredible beautiful but seems to have a fun sense of humour too. I adore these gorgeous, glam shots of her which accompanied the interview in Glamour magazine. I also really admire her style especially as a …  Read More »

This week’s interview is with Jean from Heartstop blog. By day she is a Copywriter and Digital Strategist. Heartstop is her space to share all the lovelies that make her “heart stop”. She blogs about fashion, beauty, design, jewellery, shops, weddings – anything that takes her fancy! Here are her answers…. What I…. Know If you treat everyone you meet as a teacher and every situation as a lesson, the line between bad and good becomes blurred. Love Busy Saturdays, quiet Sundays. I love when creative people get together and magic happens. I love the special people in my life, …  Read More »

Last week I was honoured to be featured on neofundi as one of their blogger spotlight interviews. Here are my answers from my interview on neofundi…. I thought you might like to know a little bit more about me! Tell us about your blog ‘Becoming you’ I started blogging because I wanted to do something for me – as a mom of 2 young kids I realised that life had become all about the kids and my responsibilities at home and work and I had forgotten what it was that I enjoyed doing most like photography, interiors, travel etc. I …  Read More »

This week I am so pleased to have Lauren from Glossary as my interviewee. She is a vintage addict from Durban whose blog showcases her amazing photography skills and passion for fashion. Here are her answers to my “What I…” questions What I… Know The simplest things in life can do wonders for the soul. Puppy cuddles, a hot cuppa tea, bubble baths and rainy afternoons with a book – could do with all of those things right about now! Never stop chasing after your dreams and take care of your loved ones. I think Oprah would agree with that …  Read More »

Yesterday I was honoured to feature on Being Brazen’s bucket list series. Being Brazen is one of my favourite bloggers and I have always enjoyed reading other bloggers’ bucket lists in this series and wondered what would be on mine should I get the opportunity to be featured – well that day came yesterday! I have always loved making lists – lists about everything… what to pack, where to go, things to organise, tasks to complete etc but when it came to finally making a BUCKET LIST for Being Brazen I took a while to decide what was most important …  Read More »

Today my interviewee is a super-mom blogger from Cape Town. I’ll let her introduce herself… Hi there, I am so glad to be visiting Becoming you today, I am the mom to se7en + 1 beautiful, mad, crazy, quirky kids. We homeschool, we craft, we cook, we go on outings… and we blog about it – Our life and times. I have to say I have loved this series, I had no idea how many wonderfully creative bloggers Cape Town had hiding in her!!! Know: That the movie never lives up to the book no matter what they say!!! And …  Read More »

Today I interview Robyn Cooke from Style Guide Cape Town. Aside from writing her fab fashion blog, Robyn is the Fashion editor of O, The Oprah Magazine as well as a stylist, writer, reviewer, commentator and fashion geek. Her blog is about championing the fashion industry, especially in Africa. I have certainly been educated in the world of fashion while visiting her blog – I especially love her posts on celeb style choices. Here are her answers: What I… Know I know that money isn’t the answer but it makes finding the answer a lot more fun, stylish and comfortable. …  Read More »