Ever notice that when one has a writing deadline, there are so many distractions around? Innocent things, like dishes that urgently need to be done (I hate doing dishes!) and the garden that needs watering and the Internet and Netflix, and even the interiors of houses for sale on Ukrainian OLX? I have just now…
Why am I planning to build up a Unimog U1300L Expedition Vehicle, as opposed to a pickup or van camper?
It’s a valid question, especially once you consider all the ramifications of this build. After everything is said and done, it would have been so much EASIER to simply modify a pickup truck or a van, and I would not have needed to get a new driver’s license, either! But there are a few reasons,…
What would it cost to build a Unimog Expedition Vehicle?
As I told my best friend in the whole wide world earlier today, I’m the kind of girl who does things first and worries about the sums working out afterward. But in the case of this goal, it is important to know exactly what I am letting myself in for, price-wise. After all, it would…
Raising seed capital for my Expedition Vehicle fund, one beer bottle at a time
It has been proven by some anonymous social scientists that people would rather give money to a beggar with a few coins in his bowl than to one who has nothing at all. If I want people to help me, I need to work, too! As simple and as complicated as all that! I have…
Octobering in Rustenburg
What’s happening in my life this October? Well… My mom gave me a fur coat. (No, PETA people, not a real, literal fur coat, although I won’t mind wearing one when I’m really cold – so sue me!) Her name is Кішка and she’s 6 weeks old, give or take. Her favorite sleeping spot is…
What do I bring to the table? (Branding Myself 1)
I have a friend who is not only one of the top Snooker/Billiards coaches in my country but also the current South African Masters’ champion! We’ve known each other for years, and he told me something interesting this morning. He said I can’t work on myself – I need someone to work ON me. So…
I am now here!
£30k is not exactly what I had expected to pay for a truck base, even though it IS a Unimog U1300L winch truck. That’s helluva lotta money just for a reliable set of wheels. Especially if you consider that I am South African, not European, and that amount is two years’ worth of salary to…
A change of horse, not of mind
I love all these old-timey romances, where a bride is ordered for someone in a small town in the Wild West. Mostly, the man in question is a complete jerk for half the book, but by the time the story ends, the couple lives happily together, and they scheme to find brides for his brothers…
I should probably feel guilty… but I really, truly don’t!
I should start by saying that this is not how I was brought up. I was taught to work hard, save up and – if necessary – take a bank loan to achieve any goal that needed funding. Crowdfunding wasn’t a thing back then, nor were angel investors. Or maybe they were, but not in…
Providence Moving
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred… Unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” – J.W. Goethe I am a Christian. The mere fact that I write…