Mohennys Do Turkiye – Istanbul: An imperial capital of ages
Unless you know your geography, or are really good at capital cities, you might not know that Istanbul is in fact NOT the capital city of Turkey. The capital is Ankara, yet Istanbul is by far the most well-known city…
Mohennys Do Turkiye – A mixed welcome
Quaseem, Fadeelah, and I left Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 for our long-awaited trip to Turkey to run the Istanbul Marathon, and make a fabulous holiday out of it while we’re at it. It was a…
eBook giveaway – Acres of Diamonds
I hope you’ve all had an awesome start to the year.Here’s wishing you a great 2016. May it be your most amazing year yet! I’m feeling generous, so I’m giving away a free eBook. It’s a very short read. I…
R.I.P our dearest Frisky
We watched our darling kitty cat Frisky breathe her last breath tonight. My heart and soul is shattered into a million pieces.😭 I’ve never seen a cat with a more selfless personality (and we’ve had many cats). Through high school…
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
I’d like to leave you with this thought today… WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID? Now think of what it is that makes you afraid.What is the worst that can happen if that fear comes true?How bad is…
An EMPOWERED competition & giveaway
On 9 August annually, South Africa commemorates the strength, determination and courage of the 20,000+ brave women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest the country’s pass laws. These women took the initiative and responsibility to change…
Fadeelah’s First Comrades
During the latter part of last year, my sister Fadeelah made the commitment to do what is known as the Ultimate Human Race, the Comrades 88km ultramarathon. The run takes place between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg, and it…
OMTOM
I had a list of super scary goals at the start of the year. Believe it or not, running a 56.6km race was not one of them. Yet here I am, on the eve of my first ultramarathon, feeling nervous, excited, and…
My eyes burned…
I’m starting this post off with a disclaimer that what follows is not an original post of mine, but rather something that I received in an email newsletter a few days ago. It is from someone who is always a source of…
Make 2015 your most fabulous year yet!
It’s still January, the children have only just started school this week, and the klopse had their new year’s parade in Cape Town only 5 days ago. It is therefore not too late to post my new year’s message. (that’s my…
RISE & SHINE – Welcome to the Grind
You’re a sportsperson. You test and defy the limits of the human body, no matter what your level… Always pushing harder, going further, lifting higher…You love to feel the strength in your muscles as they work to carry you through from…
It was a year ago today…
It was late on the evening of 5 September 2013. Mom and Dad had gone out, and when they got home I was already in bed. Mom brought washing to my room, I told her it’s not mine, it’s Fadeelah’s.…
