Ashma John

I was never a deliberately environmentally conscious person. Whatever attitudes I had towards recycling, and whatever patterns I factored into my behaviour as it relates to caring for the environment were more like habits I was taught to have.

Switching off digitally and from routine life is incredibly hard. Even with the best of intentions to do so before a holiday, the days leading up to it can seem quite manic and even if you have managed to do so from work and routine life, a digital disconnection is just plain difficult.

This week in attempt to prepare for a getaway with my husband, I decided to take a trip to the mall.

I think the Victoria Secret supermodel era is enjoying its final moments of desire, if there is actually any left; a change that is pretty much welcomed by most women.

The reality of turning 30 this month hasn’t really sunk in for me.

During the winter, almost every day, I silently wish for summer to arrive.

Eating healthy is all the rage today. Scroll through Instagram’s explore page and you will see what appears to be a million and one voices shouting at you to be healthy.

While youth sometimes makes you feel as if you have all the time in the world, growing older forces you to contemplate certain aspects of your life.

I never thought my interests would shift so drastically, but at my current stage in life the only things I want to spend huge sums of my money on are my home and my diet.

I have a love-hate relationship with living in a hyperconnected world.

Summer is my season. To be honest it’s the only season I truly feel happy in.

I have been on Instagram since 2013. I remember wanting to get it when I started blogging online.

As a 29-year-old woman, I still find it difficult to speak about doing what is best for my body and myself.

I really like Rihanna. I think her creative passion is pure and she has neatly and cautiously carved out a special place for herself in everyone’s heart.

Everything in life seems impossible until it gets done and unreachable until you can actually touch it.

The first Monday of May every year is possibly the most anticipated day for fashion enthusiasts.

I don’t like the phrase ‘beach body’. It’s a common term that is often thrown around when the summer/August holidays approach.

It is difficult to feel good about yourself when everything you like goes against what seems to be right.

Despite the fact that I am very much for re-wearing items that I own, I must admit that at times it can prove quite difficult to do so.

I can’t believe April is already here. In this particular quarter you may have already started to receive wedding invitations for August/summer weddings, worry about the expense they will put you in (because even as a guest weddings are expensive), have a good solid fight with your partner to determine who should be there and who shouldn’t etc.