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So you want to get a tattoo… now what?

13th January 2019 By Jonelle 6 Comments

So you wanna get a tattoo?

How did you know for certain what to get? Do your tattoos have meaning? Do you regret them? Where should I go? How much does it cost? A few questions I get asked all the time about my ink!

Filed Under: Authentic Living, Being You, Blog, Life, Reflections on Life Tagged With: getting tattoos, Love my ink, new tattoo, tattoo

5 Questions to ask yourself before giving up everything and moving to a new city

16th November 2018 By Jonelle 2 Comments

questions to ask before you move across the world

As a new expat, I often find myself being asked many questions about moving abroad. I get sent messages from so many people who have seen me make the giant leap into the sunset and asked for various tips and advice, or just straight up questions, like can this moving company Roanoke help move things…

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Filed Under: Authentic Living, Being an Expat, Blog, Expat Adventures, Reflections on Life Tagged With: emigration, following your dreams, leaving South Africa, life choices, moving abroad, moving to a new country, moving to New Zealand

Don’t let other people define how you should live!

14th September 2018 By Jonelle 8 Comments

Don't let other people define you

I see it so often on social media. Women telling other women how to live and why they’re getting life wrong. Instead of supporting each other, lifting each other up, we are out here pointing fingers about who is doing life right and who isn’t.

Filed Under: Authentic Living, Being Mom, Being Successful, Being You, Women's Empowerment Tagged With: being a mother, success

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Some of my plants got together for a little gather Some of my plants got together for a little gathering. Still don't know how I suddenly become a plant lady. But here we are. 

Feeling a little sad about the end of our time in Fortunatus Street but looking forward to our new home.
The biggest mushroom I ever did see. The biggest mushroom I ever did see.
Sitting on the steps, alone at home. Waiting on th Sitting on the steps, alone at home. Waiting on the results of my covid test while my family is camping with the neighbours. 

I don't particularly like being alone which is completely opposite to how I've been most of my life. 

Solitude was always a time to heal. To nurse my wounds. To recover from a lifetime of trauma. 

A life that from the outside was one to envy but from inside wasn't always easy. Wasn't easy at all. 

Endless pressure. 
Pressure to be everything I wasn't and everyone else's dream. 

Success. But not to me. 
And here I am. Living my dream. 
Happy. 

And strangely so uncomfortable with being on my own. 

I'd guess it's something to do with the road Solitude leads me down. 

I'm done healing. 
I'm okay now. 

Home. 
Alone. 
Drinking my beer.
Beautiful Queenstown ❤️ Beautiful Queenstown ❤️
Zebra crossing. Literally. #zebracrossing #urba Zebra crossing. 
Literally. 

#zebracrossing #urbandesign #streetscape #queenstown
Two weeks to the new place. Eek. So much packing Two weeks to the new place. Eek. 
So much packing to do.
Six months. Six months.
@janeystreet takes the office business card prank @janeystreet takes the office business card prank to the next level!!! And my entire office was in on this elaborate prank 🤣🤣🤣

Best start to the day. 

Janey, you win!! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
#pranked #myteamisbetterthanyours

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