In loving remembrance of Simon Rambayi Dongonda Simende 21 December 1937- 4 March 2021. Four weeks ago today we laid my father to rest. The past weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions, sadness, pain, guilt, fear, gratitude, and so many others that I can’t articulate. Even writing about Baba in the past tense stillContinue reading “Today I would have…”
Author Archives: Mum in Stilettos
Finding your rhythm as a working mom…because well, balance doesn’t exist.
Monday the 18th of January was my first day back at work for 2021 after a three weeks break from the office. With the COVID-19 situation, we had planned a staycation, just being at home, no zoom meetings and no deadlines to worry about. Unlike our other family holidays which are packed with activities, thisContinue reading “Finding your rhythm as a working mom…because well, balance doesn’t exist.”
Seizing the moment…..did Zimbabwe’s big brand marketers miss an opportunity from the Advocate Mahere & Dr Gwaunza Date?
Did big brand marketers in Zimbabwe miss an opportunity as Dr Gwaunza shot his shoot on Advocate Mahere on Twitter?
Shoot your shot Sis, don’t wait for perfect conditions…building confidence and courage in women.
No more dribbling the ball. Just shoot your shot already!
Lessons for women owned businesses from Octavia Spencer’s Self Made Series: The Life of Madame C.J Walker.
Lessons for women business owners from the Netflix series Self Made, based on the life story of Madame CJ Walker.
Easter 2020, our hope renewed
The cross equals loves
When all this is over challenge..
When this is all over, I am visiting Nyanga. It’s a beautiful place, the route is scenic, I grew up there and most importantly, my parents live there.
Find your own version of parenting during times like these!
Do not be overwhelmed by the amount of advice out there when it comes to working from home with children. Just find your own version that works for you. We haven’t been through this road before. We are all learning as we go.
My song of the moment
No doubt the last few weeks have not been easy on a lot of us. For me working from home, home schooling and trying to keep a positive mindset in a foreign land has been challenging. Even though this is the second country we have lived in with my hubby and children away from ourContinue reading “My song of the moment”
Now we know who the real heroes are.
As the saying goes, ” you don’t know what you have till it’s gone”. Seems it has taken us this crisis to understand just how important some professions are.
