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6 Tips To Work From Home Successfully

May 18, 2017 No Comments
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In todays digital age it is becoming more and more possible to set up a home office and I’ve got a few tips to help you work from home successfully.

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I started this blog to capture my journey and transition from born and bred city girl to living in a small town in the Kalahari, South Africa. This is a space where I share my learnings and discoveries of the simple life in a modern world.

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  • No more blue Mondays for us, T-5 days until we kick off our epic overland roadtrip! Eeeeeek! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #overlandafrica #sabbatical #southafrica #bluemonday #roadtrip #ocean #easterncape #wildcoast #meetsouthafrica
  • A lot of people are asking me how I plan on spending my time while on the road on sabbatical. To be honest I am still figuring it out. When we are not exploring there will definitely be a lot of downtime and I feel I need to make the most out of it. But I also feel I don’t have to have the answer right now, this is what sabbaticals are all about, right? Figuring life out as one goes along, because now I have the time to sit and think and experiment and discover new things I might like and might not like to do. Our first stop on our trip is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, we will be in the park for a full month and during this time we’ll be completely offline. I hope the social media time-out will remove the clutter in my mind and make room for new ideas and new goals. What would you do with your free time? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #freetime #sabbatical #selfdiscovery #newskills #taketheleap #mytime
  • Normally today would be my first day back at work after the long December holiday. But this year nothing is normal anymore, it’s finally syncing in that I am free. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #sabbatical #livingthedream #wilderness #onelifeliveit #nomorework #freedom #newyear #2019 #livingontheroad #taketheleap #sacrificespayoff #defender #defendergirls #meetsouthafrica #defender110 #thisisafrica
  • Cattle of the Transkei •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #transkei #thisissouthafrica #easterncape #sabbatical #amazingplaces #shotleft #wildcoast
  • Every ending is a new beginning - Started and ended 2018 in the same place, the Transkei.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ Now it’s time to focus on the new year and I am excited for all the places 2019 is going to take me. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #transkei #thisissouthafrica #easterncape #sabbatical #amazingplaces #shotleft #newyear #2019
  • Early morning hike with the family from Mosselbay Point to Pinnacle Point. A scenic 10km trail all along the coastline with some steep cliffs and dramatic sea views.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hiking #sun #getactive #outdoor #holiday #hikingtrail #thisissouthafrica #sabbatical #mosselbay #stblaizetrail
  • It’s official! @jubasjourney and I have started our sabbatical! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was a weird couple of days, the emotions I felt on my last day of work and as we left our house was totally unexpected. I always imagined my last day to be filled with excitement and relief but instead I was overcome with sadness and a sense of grief. Closing a chapter in my life and moving on to the next felt unreal and totally overwhelming. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are now in a phase of our lives that is totally unknown and new to us. It’s the first time we do not have to report to someone or some institution. It honestly feels weird but it feels good to be free! Here we are at sunset on Verneukpan, not a bad setting to start this new chapter! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #menseselense #wegrysleep #verneukpan #overlandafrica #ourcamplife #sabbatical #gomagazine #overlanding #southafrica #africa #travelcouple #expedition #roadtrip #houseonwheels #camplife #4x4 #escapethecity #thisisafrica #sleepinafrica #landrover #defender
  • To me this is a perfect picture - I got my healthy husband sitting next to a beautiful campfire with another stunning Kalahari sunset as the backdrop. It’s bittersweet to know that very soon we will leave this magnificent piece of earth, but it’s all for an exciting adventure. In 2019 my husband and I will embark on an epic overland trip through Africa. We’ll pack up everything we own, put it in storage and basically move into our trusty Land Rover Defender @mkulu_the_landy. Talk about scaling down! Yep call us crazy but we did it, we both quit our jobs and for once we are going to live life on our own terms and our own time. #sabbatical I will be sharing more details about the trip on this page in the coming weeks!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #kalahari #sunset #campfire #camplife #nature #igs_africa #kampislekker #overlandafrica #safari #ourcamplife #menseselense #gomagazine #nomorepaychecks #thesimplelife #sponsorswelcome #onelife #budgetsafari #takingtherisk
  • Swapping the red Kalahari sand for the icy blue Atlantic this week. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #atlantic #sea #escapethecity #shotleft #southafrica #exploreafrica

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  • No more blue Mondays for us, T-5 days until we kick off our epic overland roadtrip! Eeeeeek! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #overlandafrica #sabbatical #southafrica #bluemonday #roadtrip #ocean #easterncape #wildcoast #meetsouthafrica
  • A lot of people are asking me how I plan on spending my time while on the road on sabbatical. To be honest I am still figuring it out. When we are not exploring there will definitely be a lot of downtime and I feel I need to make the most out of it. But I also feel I don’t have to have the answer right now, this is what sabbaticals are all about, right? Figuring life out as one goes along, because now I have the time to sit and think and experiment and discover new things I might like and might not like to do. Our first stop on our trip is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, we will be in the park for a full month and during this time we’ll be completely offline. I hope the social media time-out will remove the clutter in my mind and make room for new ideas and new goals. What would you do with your free time? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #freetime #sabbatical #selfdiscovery #newskills #taketheleap #mytime
  • Normally today would be my first day back at work after the long December holiday. But this year nothing is normal anymore, it’s finally syncing in that I am free. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #sabbatical #livingthedream #wilderness #onelifeliveit #nomorework #freedom #newyear #2019 #livingontheroad #taketheleap #sacrificespayoff #defender #defendergirls #meetsouthafrica #defender110 #thisisafrica
  • Cattle of the Transkei •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #transkei #thisissouthafrica #easterncape #sabbatical #amazingplaces #shotleft #wildcoast
  • Every ending is a new beginning - Started and ended 2018 in the same place, the Transkei.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ Now it’s time to focus on the new year and I am excited for all the places 2019 is going to take me. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #transkei #thisissouthafrica #easterncape #sabbatical #amazingplaces #shotleft #newyear #2019
  • Early morning hike with the family from Mosselbay Point to Pinnacle Point. A scenic 10km trail all along the coastline with some steep cliffs and dramatic sea views.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #hiking #sun #getactive #outdoor #holiday #hikingtrail #thisissouthafrica #sabbatical #mosselbay #stblaizetrail
  • It’s official! @jubasjourney and I have started our sabbatical! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was a weird couple of days, the emotions I felt on my last day of work and as we left our house was totally unexpected. I always imagined my last day to be filled with excitement and relief but instead I was overcome with sadness and a sense of grief. Closing a chapter in my life and moving on to the next felt unreal and totally overwhelming. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are now in a phase of our lives that is totally unknown and new to us. It’s the first time we do not have to report to someone or some institution. It honestly feels weird but it feels good to be free! Here we are at sunset on Verneukpan, not a bad setting to start this new chapter! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #menseselense #wegrysleep #verneukpan #overlandafrica #ourcamplife #sabbatical #gomagazine #overlanding #southafrica #africa #travelcouple #expedition #roadtrip #houseonwheels #camplife #4x4 #escapethecity #thisisafrica #sleepinafrica #landrover #defender
  • To me this is a perfect picture - I got my healthy husband sitting next to a beautiful campfire with another stunning Kalahari sunset as the backdrop. It’s bittersweet to know that very soon we will leave this magnificent piece of earth, but it’s all for an exciting adventure. In 2019 my husband and I will embark on an epic overland trip through Africa. We’ll pack up everything we own, put it in storage and basically move into our trusty Land Rover Defender @mkulu_the_landy. Talk about scaling down! Yep call us crazy but we did it, we both quit our jobs and for once we are going to live life on our own terms and our own time. #sabbatical I will be sharing more details about the trip on this page in the coming weeks!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #kalahari #sunset #campfire #camplife #nature #igs_africa #kampislekker #overlandafrica #safari #ourcamplife #menseselense #gomagazine #nomorepaychecks #thesimplelife #sponsorswelcome #onelife #budgetsafari #takingtherisk
  • Swapping the red Kalahari sand for the icy blue Atlantic this week. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #atlantic #sea #escapethecity #shotleft #southafrica #exploreafrica

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