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  • Can I Be Me

    So I’m busy reading The Fear of Success by Jonathan Kis-Lev and I’m getting some real value out of it. The first thing to hit me so far is starting to identify what it is that I believe about myself. In a way, these could also have been words spoken over me that I’ve internalized….

  • Cluttered?

    If you run a Google search for the word “declutter” you’ll find a long list of books you can buy (to add to your clutter) on how to declutter. Pinterest is also FULL of decluttering ideas… but here’s the real humdinger.. when you realise that all your clutter used to be money. If we’re really…

  • Weight loss

    NO – I’ve not lost weight So recently people have been asking me if I’ve lost weight. (Seriously – why is this the best compliment we can give other women?) They’re convinced that they’re seeing a smaller version of me 🙂 I’ve told them my trick – yet they don’t believe me. The truth is, I…

  • Living Dangerously

    Something most people don’t know about me… I’ve lived in a very dangerous place much of my life. It’s not a physically dangerous place like Hillbrow or a squatter camp. In many ways, it’s worse. I’ve lived in the middle area between Inspiration and Desperation. Maybe you can relate… I’m an easy going person. Not much flusters me. At…

  • Weekend Work

    So what do you do on weekends?  This past weekend I completed some painting that I’d started a few weeks ago.  I learned a long time ago that, yes, women can do anything that men can do, BUT… smart women let/get men to do it for them. I seem to have forgotten that lesson but…

  • FAQ

    Answers to the most frequently asked questions / comments… * I am in South Africa… not USA. * I do not do custom orders. * I do not have tutorials or patterns. Though I will post after-the-fact video’s which you’ll find on my channel here: www.mym.co.za/YouTube * I do not have my own “shop”… but…

  • How it began

    Howzit! from sunny South Africa, and welcome to all the new people that have joined here recently. I figured it was time for a more formal introduction. I am still trying to find a label to describe what I do. It may be easier to describe what I’m not, first. I’m not a seamstress, nor…