A self-watering flower
Keeping a journal or diary has been a thing since I was born but as years progressed and we grew older, they just sort of got perceived as something lame or uncool to do but hey it seems as though journals are back in fashion again and this time they are here to stay. See, […]
Read MoreFearing is a normal thing, right? I mean, how can we not when there are creeps like spiders, moths, lizards and snakes? It’s not just that though, there are also some weird phobias out there too like omphalophobia (the fear of bellybuttons), aerophobia (fear of fresh air) and guess what, there’s also venustraphobia, which is […]
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This season actually felt a bit short but it could be because I unintentionally spent all my days and nights sleeping and only got out the house when I really had to or really wanted to. I did a lot of reflecting on the past and felt like I was transitioning to yet another chapter […]
Read MoreWelcome to the last episode of this Unlearning Month. I must say, it has been a success, I generally just enjoy hearing thoughts from other people on any topic and this month I really did a lot of thinking and rethinking. Anyway, if you missed out on all the episodes, do check them out – Episode […]
Read MoreIt is still August and we are still Unlearning here on Budding Regardless and on today’s episode I collaborated with my super cool mother on What Black Parents Need to Unlearn. If you missed out on the previous episodes of this series you can check them out whenever you get a chance – Episode 1 and Episode 2. […]
Read MoreWelcome to yet another episode of this month’s Unlearning series. Previously, we talked about What Men Need to Unlearn and if you missed it, spare some time before or after reading this post to read through what some men had to say about the things they need to unlearn. Today’s episode solely revolves around women and what […]
Read MoreThis is the first of 4 ‘Unlearning’ posts that I will be sharing with you this month. This series will consist of my personal opinion and my mates’ opinions on ideologies that need to be unlearned. What exactly is unlearning? It’s basically rethinking the roles we were assigned to from a tender age, it is […]
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We all have nicknames, right? Right. These are names that are given to us by our friends, family, classmates and sometimes partners too. To those who don’t already know, my name is Mbalenhle but people automatically call me Mbali right after I introduce myself. I always find it so disturbing when someone asks what my […]
Read MoreHere’s the sad truth, we are way too old to be beating around the bush when it comes to showing our intentions with someone. Honestly, this is purely complicating life unnecessarily. What do you want? You’ve just exchanged numbers with someone, for what? Friendship? Relationship? Situationship? State it as soon as you can! Listen, we […]
Read MoreThe blogging life isn’t what you might think it is if you are not a blogger. Before I started blogging, I used to have multiple ideas on what a blogger really is based on what I saw on social media and from reading some blogs. Also, whenever you tell someone that you are a blogger, […]
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