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Tien maniere om jou angs in toom te hou tydens nasionale afsondering

April 23, 2020 by Elmien Ackerman

Dis normaal vir enige iemand om angstig te voel tydens die COVID-19-pandemie. Maar as jy reeds ʼn angstige persoon voor die koronavirus was kan dit moeilik wees om jou angs tydens die landswye afsondering in toom te hou. Daar is egter ʼn paar dinge wat jy kan doen om jou angs te beheer. 1. Stof …

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Sit jouself in jou kuns: Hoekom Lord Henry net soort van reg is

March 5, 2020 by Elmien Ackerman

Die vorige boekresensie oor The Picture of Dorian Gray het my laat wonder hoe moderne kunstenaars oor kuns voel. Stem hulle saam met Basil Hallward wat sê: “ʼn Kunstenaar moet mooi dinge skep, maar niks van sy eie lewe daarin sit nie.” Of eerder saam Lord Henry Wotton wat glo dat kunstenaars alles vir hul …

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"Honey, someday when you're a little older you wil "Honey, someday when you're a little older you will be introduced to something that is extremely seductive but fickle. A fair-weather friend who seems benign but packs a wallop like a donkey kick, and that is the Long Island iced tea." – Lorelai Gilmore 🍹 🍹 🍹 QOTD: What’s your favourite drink? Coffee or tea? Cocktail or mocktail? 🍸 🍸 🍸 AOTD: I prefer tea over coffee (the Gilmore Girls would be ashamed haha). I drink decaf tea or tea without caffeine like Rooibos as I don’t like the jittery feeling caffeine gives me. I would definitely choose a cocktail over a mocktail. Favourites include a Long Island ice tea (Lorelai would approve), a champagne cocktail or anything with rum (for an island holiday vibe). 📸 a delicious pink drink from @thesocialgrill (can't remember what it was called but that should serve as a testament to its potency) #cocktail #cocktails #pinkdrink #pinkcocktail #longislandicedtea #lorelaigilmore #lorelaigilmorequotes #gilmoregirls #lorelaigilmoreismyspiritanimal #gilmoregirlsquotes #cocktailormocktail #coffeeortea #drinksallaround #pickyourpoison
Did you know? In the 1980s South African townships Did you know? In the 1980s South African townships were plagued by a gangster culture that saw the birth of a tradition of wild celebrations at the funerals of gang members. These were staged in order to show the rival gangs the bravado of the gang members who had lost their beloved member. ⚰️ ⚰️ ⚰️ It signalled their resilience and readiness to avenge the gang member’s passing – which usually transpired at the hands of the rival gang. This culture soon permeated into the burial of ordinary, law-abiding citizens, and became known as ‘Wie Sien Ons’. ⚰️ ⚰️ ⚰️ How interesting is this? I’m Afrikaans and I had never heard this term before reading The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa. #themoreyoureadthemoreyouknow #theblessedgirl #angelamakholwa #femaleauthor #sabookstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #afrikaans #afrikaansewoorde #afrikaansewoordeskat #bookish #instabooks #bookblog #readmore #reads #currentread #readingaddict #avidreader #southafricanhistory #southafricanfacts #southafricanlit
Throwing it back to our first book club get-togeth Throwing it back to our first book club get-together in October last year at Goddess Café. Living the opulent life with champagne and cake. 🥂 🧁 🥂 If you haven’t been to the @goddesswaterkloof_ definitely check them out. It’s a pink dream. #pink #pinkaesthetic #pinkoverload #tbt #bookclub #bookclubsofinstagram #readingwithothers #readingwithothersismorefun #champagne #cake #bookclubthings #bookclubvibes #reading #books #pretoriarestaurants #girlsdayout #girlswhobrunch
In The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa, Bontle’s In The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa, Bontle’s life isn’t as glitzy and glamorous as it seems. It's not all VIP lounges, Louis Vuitton heels and fancy cars. 🏎 🏎 🏎 Bontle is lonely. She has all these blessers and attractive friends, but she still feels isolated. With the reader being her only real confidant, Bontle slowly sinks into a depression. So much so that she wonders whether she should give up the blessed life. “Am I ready to wave goodbye to Teddy and his tenders, Mr Emmanuel and his News Cafes, and Papa Jeff and his cash allowances?” 💎 💎 💎 I don’t want to give too much away as I encourage you to read #theblessedgirl. The ending was definitely not what I expected. Apparently, there are different endings. Let me know in the comments if you’ve read it and what ending your version had? (SPOILER ALERT) #africanliterature #africanlit #southafricanlit #southafricanliterature #angelamakholwa #alternativeendings #bookswithatwist #bookworm #bookish #bookblogger #amreading #bookgram #instareads #readmorebooks #bookstagrammers #bookcollector #readinglife #bookobsessed #bookquote #bookreviewer #bookblog #goodreads #bookstagram
“The skill that I have honed and perfected, from “The skill that I have honed and perfected, from a fairly young age, is that of charming people to get my own way.” – Bontle Tau, The Blessed Girl #blessed #angelamakholwa #southafricanbooks #localreads #instablogger #literature #bookstagrammer #booklove #bookcommunity #bookoftheday #booktography #readersofig #bookreader #bookreviews #bookpassion #booksphotography #bookgrammer #readersofinstagram #bookreviewblog #ilovebooks #bookworm
In #theblessedgirl by Angela Makholwa, Bontle find In #theblessedgirl by Angela Makholwa, Bontle finds time in her busy social schedule to read. She mentions #malcolmgladwell and his 10 000-hour rule to explain how she became such a charmer. Practice clearly makes perfect as Bontle has three blessers, Teddy, Mr Emmanuel, and Papa Jeff, all vying for her attention. 💋 💋 💋 Read more about the #blessed life in my book review of The Blessed Girl (link in bio). #bookquote #bookquoteoftheday #southafricanlit #southafricanliterature #angelamakholwa #malcolmgladwellquote #tenthousandhours #practicemakesperfect #reading #booknerd #booksofinstagram #bookclub #readabook #getlit #bookrecommendations #idratherbereading #currentreads #bookblog #bookblogging #booksofinsta #ireadbooks #bookstagram #bookstagramsouthafrica
The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa gives you a be The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the glamourous #blessed posts you see on Instagram. It is a rollercoaster of emotion with more twists and turns than the sequins on a Chanel dress. 👗 👗 👗 I really enjoyed reading #theblessedgirl. It gave me insight into a lifestyle I didn’t even know existed. Click the link in my bio to read my full review. 👗 👗 👗 Have you read The Blessed Girl? What did you think? #theblessedgirl #africanliterature #africanlit #southafricanlit #southafricanliterature #angelamakholwa #southafricanbooks #southafricanbookstagrammer #bookstagramsa #bookblogging #bookreview #bookreviewblog #bookstagramcommunity #bookshelf #shelfie #bookshelves #bookshelfie #sundayshelfie #reading
I just love this quote from #theblessedgirl. I con I just love this quote from #theblessedgirl. I constantly feel like the pace of my life is inversely proportional to my reading speed. #bookwormproblems #bookworm #books #reading #readingtime #theblessedgirl #africanliterature #africanlit #southafricanlit #southafricanliterature #angelamakholwa #femaleauthor #funnyfemalefiction #wittywomen #sabookstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklovers #bookquotes #bookquoteoftheday #bookblogger
BOOK REVIEW: THE BLESSED GIRL 🥂 🥂 🥂 Bontl BOOK REVIEW: THE BLESSED GIRL 🥂 🥂 🥂 Bontle Tau is #blessed. She lives an opulent lifestyle without having to ‘work’ for it. Male suitors are lining up to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. But her glamourous lifestyle is not without its own set of challenges. Bontle must juggle her attention between her blessers; her soon-to-be ex-husband; her female friends; and her mother who runs a shebeen in Mamelodi and who is struggling to raise Bontle’s teenaged brother on her own. Sooner or later, Bontle must give something up. 🥂 🥂 🥂 Read all about the #blessed life in the latest book review on Where Books Lead (link in bio). #bookreview #books #reading #theblessedgirl #africanliterature #africanlit #southafricanlit #southafricanliterature #angelamakholwa #femaleauthor #funnyfemalefiction #wittywomen #sabookstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklovers #bibliophile #instabooks #pinkbooks #bookclub #bookblogger #bookblog
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