Karlien Kruger

When is the last time you did something nice for someone else, without expecting anything in return?  Did you know that there are proven benefits to random acts of kindness?  And not only to the person on the receiving end, but also the giver/do-er.  It increases the love hormone Oxytocin which helps to lower your blood pressure, improve your overall heart health and it also increases your self-esteem.  Kindness even […]

When I speak to friends and loved ones about the new year, one thing becomes clear to me.  This is the year of doing.  But it's not necessarily about doing MORE things or doing monumental things.  It's about doing more of the things that make you happy, that brings you peace.  Whatever that means to you. What are you doing differently in 2023 to make your dreams a reachable reality? […]

    Most of us end off the year with so many good intentions of the things we want to change in the new year.  Loose weight, stop smoking, budget better, etc. But have you ever considered making happiness a priority in the new year? I don't know about you, but in the past, every time I try do these typical resolutions, they last about a week before I just […]

I look at the newspapers and see the stories of poverty and hunger in my beautiful country, and it breaks my heart.  It's not supposed to be like this.  Not in a country with such a small population and abundant natural resources.  We can no longer turn a blind eye and just accept things as they are.  When are we going to start taking accountability?  When are we going to […]

I've been spending a lot more time in the garden lately.  I'm still learning, and there's been a bit of collateral damage, but I've had success as well.  It felt really great when I could cook a stew with the pickings from my Lazy housewife green beans. I strongly believe that we all need to start growing some of our own food.  And I wish community gardens were a thing […]

I always thought that I'm more of a dog person, until the lockdowns started in 2020. That was the year a feral cat decided to choose me as her mama. It must be the most amazing feeling ever when a wild animal chooses you as their human. My collection of cats have grown over the last two years, I  now have 3 feline babies at home. The youngest one, which is also the […]