• I want to be selfish and live this life forever and ever until I’m an old, irritable woman who swears at strangers, harasses her grandchildren and pokes and prods family members around me until they want to scream from frustration.
• I want to be that granny, the one who tells dirty jokes, scares the family children with ghost stories and then comforts them in bed with cuddles, giggles and bedtime stories about fairy tales and love and happily-ever-afters.
• I want to hold my husband’s wrinkly old hand and tease him about not being able to get it up.
• I want to be able to shout with my friends and misunderstand what I think I hear when they shout back at me because our hearing would have long failed us, and our minds wander.

I want everyone I love to live forever right along side me.  I hate that every time someone gets into a car, for a split second I panic and think “what if this is the last time I see them?”.  I hate that it’s a constant state of paranoia that, although I manage to manage well, is always there in my mind and heart.

Am I alone, here?

But after long reflection, that’s really the only con I could come up with.  And trust me, Jon tries all the time to help me find cons when it comes to me buying yet another pair of shoes, but comes up short.

Here are some benefits of why I love shoes, and more importantly, why I love to buy shoes online:

1. I get to adopt a pair of lonely, neglected, sad shoes that would otherwise spend their lives shouting “Saaaaaaaave meeeeeeeeee” from the shop shelves.  ”Take me home with yooooooooooooooooou” is another thing they say too, by the way
2. Shoes are wonderful, no matter what body shape you have.  It’s the one thing I don’t battle with when I go shopping.  Shoes don’t make me feel fat.  Shoes don’t give me camel-toe.  Shoes don’t make me ask if my butt looks big.  Shoes just slip on, look beautiful and are available whenever I need them.
3. Shoes don’t require fitting rooms.  You just select the foot size you are, and bam!  You’re done.
4. Shoes can sjousj up any outfit, or tone one down.  They’re versatile like that.

Enter Zando.co.za.  South Africa’s most comprehensive online fashion store. With both local
and international brands, they offer excellent customer service, high-quality products and a
unique online shopping experience.  Discover the latest fashion trends and styles online at www.zando.co.za.  BY ONLY LIFTING ONE FINGER AND USING YOUR MOUSE CLICK!  SO CLEVER!

So this is where you guys & girls come in.  The cool guys at Zando.co.za have approached me and offered 10 x R100 vouchers to my readers.

All you need do is;

1. Go to their website
2. Tell me which items you simply MUST have in your cupboard [I love these]
3. Send out a link to this blog post via Facebook or Twitter
4. Wait patiently and I’ll randomly select 10 winners on Friday

T&C:

1. All entries must leave a valid email address when commenting on this post

2. R100 vouchers on condition of minimum spend of R300

3. Vouchers are valid for 90days

4. One voucher per purchase

5. Winners chosen are at SheBee’s random discretion & will be selected using random.org

6. Entries close at 12pm noon on Friday 18th May 2012

7. Winners will be announced that afternoon via comments in this post, on Twitter, Facebook and via email direct

8. Only comments on this post will be considered official entries

9. Prizes will be sent via email within 7 working days

10. You rock.  Kthxbi.

<<This giveaway is for JHB locals only>>

I’m handing out 5 double movie tickets between here and my Twitter feed to Numetro in Hyde Park this Wednesday night at 7:30 only, to see the movie Shame.

It looks so good.  Naked, full on torso and boobage viewing, but good.  Michael Fassbender is awesome and is fast becoming one of my favourite actors.

To win, all you need to is tell me a little bit about why you want the tickets, as well as name two other actors in the movie.

Annnnnnnd, Go!

T&C:

1. Winners will be announced on Twitter, and in the comments section of this post, this Wednesday 9th May at 11:30am
2. Winners must arrive at Hyde Park Numetro by 19:30 on Wednesday to receive their tickets by name
3. Travel is your own baby.  Don’t drink & fly afterwards either
4. Any popcorn throwing inside the cinema gets you a slap upside the head

1. RT @JessicaLeandra: Highlight of my weekend? Almost punching an #Engen petrol assistant. No tolerance for rude African monkeys
2. RT @JessicaLeandra: Just, well took on a on arrogant and disrespectful k***ir inside Spar. Should have punched him, should have [I’ve intentionally blocked out the word there]

The article went live a mere hour ago, and this topic is already trending on Twitter, in 4 different ways:

This is why people need to watch what they say online. Aside from the fact that racism is soooo pre ’94, it’s disgusting, uncalled for and not acceptable. It amazes me how some individuals think it’s still okay to think this way, and worse yet, publically tweet about it.

A perfect case in how wrong things can go via social media? Jessica was just publically fired from FHM:

And she continues to justify her actions.

• @Hypress @jesslevitt Tweeted with anger after an incident last night. Forget it pls, I dnt stand still against sexual harassment, thats all.
• Jessica Leandra ‏ @JessicaLeandra Would u all stop! These are the kinds of people that land up raping young girls of our country! I wasn’t going to let him get away with it.
• http://jessicaleandra.com/apologies/

May the fourth be with you, Jessica.  You’re going to need it.

What are your thoughts?

Widow. Orphan. Have you ever thought about why there’s no word for a parent who’s buried their child? Because it’s not natural, fair or sensible. Today my heart breaks for family friends who have lost their Nathan, a little boy who struggled against all odds to prove he could. A boy who loved Superman, cars and his dad who was his hero. It’s not fair. It’s not just. It just is.

And with Nathan’s recent passing, it’s brought up feelings that I’ve long ignored.  I don’t want to make this post about me, so I’m going to keep it short.  I am simply heartbroken for Nathan’s family.

People tend to focus on the parents primarily in their mourning, but what I’d like to point out here is that where children are concerned, it takes the whole family to raise them.  My thoughts are with Nathan’s entire family.  His aunties Angel, Candy & Bridget.  His cousin Damien.  His uncles Dean & Neels.  His grandparents Glen & Duck.  His daddy, Gareth.  His mom & her family.  And the friends who fell in love with Nathan along the way.

He was a marvel to anyone who met him, and stole the hearts of even the most unfeeling.  Does this death make sense?  Of course not.  Does Nathan accomplishing so many things despite his physical challenges make sense now that it all ended in a car crash?  No.  And it probably never will, either.

To the family: having buried my own child, I can say with confidence, peace does eventually come.  It’s a long, hard, painful process, and every one deals with it in their own way – but I promise you, peace does eventually come.  Until then.  Don’t try and make sense of it, you won’t be able to.

Tell people to go away when you don’t feel like company.  Accept help from those who offer it, it’s the one way of letting people feel useful in some way.  Don’t search for answers, and don’t obsess on the 5 stages of grief like most people tend to do.  You’ll oscillate between Anger, Denial, Bargaining, Acceptance and Depression often.  You’ll digress and progress and stay put intermittently.  Whatever you feel, allow yourself to feel it.  You’re human and you’re dealing with something so awful and vile, you’re allowed.

But find peace in the fact that Nathan gave you joy.  He made you all smile.  He loved everyone and taught you how to love others too.  In the meantime, love each other and be there for each other.  And let those who are there for you now, be the shoulders you lean on and the ears you whisper into.

I’m so sorry this has happened.  I’m so sorry that precious Nathan is no longer with you.  I’m so sorry.

You don’t even need to be a Lions supporter – if you love the game, then our game is for you.

See our short 30″ vid here.
Or, skip the vid and go direct to the app here.

If you like the app, or if you like the prize, please please please share it online. The vid has just gone live, and I’m really hoping we get good views to justify the great game of rugby, and our love for it.

Thanks so much, everyone

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I love clever campaign ideas, and this one does not disappoint.  The concept is easy, the more you tweet a certain hashtag, the more ColCacchio pizza prices get lower.  You can get up to R30 off a single pizza!  It’s social buying at it’s finest.

What really made me smile was the execution of how this campaign was told.

See the pizza as it arrives:

Griglia: Roasted Vegetables, Feta, Rosemary

I got the team at work to tuck in with me and chow down so we could read more:

Mmmmmm! Eat Sum Moar!!!!

Finally, we were able to read about how it all works:

Wala! Steps are revealed!

It’s so simple, it’s ridiculous.  Here’s how to order and bring down your ColCacchio prices

• You feel a sudden craving that nothing but an authentic Col’Cacchio pizza can cure.
• Tweet using the #priceslice hashtag as many times as you want to increase the discount.
• Head to your closest Col’Cacchio pizzeria.
• To get your discount, show your waitron your #priceslice tweet on your mobile phone and utter the magic words “Price Slice please”!

Yummy!

Ps: stay tuned for Groupon giveaways happening here soon!

“It’s all going to be okay,” you tell yourself.  After endless worry, doubt, hoping, crossing fingers, crying tears of sadness for a loved one, something wonderful happens and the universe realigns.

Well done, Mama Bear.  You deserve this.