I go through stages where I feel I have a lot of worthwhile things to say and at other times I wonder if it’s even worth raising my voice. I’ve been wanting to write about some genuinely heartfelt things but haven’t had the energy, at all. As if my emotional tanks have all been spent…

Stefni Studio is officially up and running outside of home premises. The past two weeks were spent setting up shop and manufacturing space and it has been quite a push to get things up to standard. I have two main mottos in life ‘keep things simple’ and ‘everything within capacity’ and although I stuck to…

It’s Monday evening and I’m staring at a blank screen. Actually been staring at the screen for a few days now. I had every intention of letting the words fall out of me after moving studios, telling you all about the new venture, I had so much to say yet every time I opened the…

I don’t believe that when we do things we have done before it necessarily means that it’s going to be the same. Each previous experience came with a certain set of circumstances, just like the next experience will come with a certain set of circumstances. Maybe I’m trying to convince myself that this time around…

Over the years I have been witness to a lot of love stories. Mainly because I’m a jeweller and part of what I do is making sure the guy has a ring to ask the girl to be his forever. But I have also been witness to close friends, random acquaintances and past lovers finding…

I found my sea legs here, at this break, at the tender age of twelve. Since then I have been to Indonesia a few times, my first trip at only sixteen; I have surfed almost everywhere in South Africa, commercial and secret spots included; Mozambique, Namibia and believe it or not Lake Malawi in a…

It’s been a tough few months of winter in the Cape. Work has been great but it has kept me home and somewhat stationary. Although grateful for work in the quiet of the year I have struggled to keep my mental state on a healthy trajectory. More cold, less running. Less running, more depression. Over…

I’m reading a book about running. I am increasing my running days per week. It’s the only discipline that keeps the weight off me and keeps my muscles lean, long and lanky. It keeps my brain sane. I like running. I like the way it makes me feel. I never thought myself to be someone…

There are ways to spend your life and then there are ways to spend your life. Usually it simply comes down to consciously and consistently choosing what is good for yourself. The world has felt out of control of late, or rather my world has felt out of control of late. We all have our…

The Garden Route still holds secrets we have long forgotten about. Nature still has the upper hand here and once you’re off the N2 (that nearly stretches straight through the middle of the Garden Route) kilometers of untouched forests, oceans and mountains unfold.  A playground so rich in diversity you can’t be bored even if…