Interview Archives - Happy Event

Karen Kelly – Lovilee

Karen Kelly – Lovilee

Tell our readers all about yourself? I am the creative and editor behind the lovilee blog. Wifey, mommy of two and aspiring home decorator. I started lovilee.co.za almost eight years ago, never with the intention of anyone else reading it. Even though I have a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and a background working in corporate, I have always loved to create. I am so privileged to be able to run lovilee and share what interests me with others. I believe that if you do what you love you will love what you do! See more here: https://www.lovilee.co.za/about/. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? The blog is a place where I get to share the things I do, things I love or where I introduce my readers to lovilee brands. I have a passion for decorating [...]

Karen Kelly – LovileeHappy Event2019-04-06T20:19:59+02:00

Aisha O’Reilly – Aisha & Life

Aisha O’Reilly – Aisha & Life

Tell our readers all about yourself? I’m a professional creative and I blog about motherhood, natural hair and beauty in my spare time. I’m married with a son and two dogs. I love to chatting to people, eating good food and traveling. If I can enjoy all of those at the same time, I’ll be in heaven. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? My main mission is to inspire women by sharing my story. There are two things I believe aren’t talked about enough in many women’s lives and that’s natural hair and an honest take on motherhood so that’s what you’ll find on my blog. I believe in being open and sharing my truth with others so they don’t feel as alone as I have in those areas of my life. What is [...]

Aisha O’Reilly – Aisha & LifeHappy Event2019-04-06T20:19:59+02:00

Tracey Porter – The Milk Memoirs

Tracey Porter – The Milk Memoirs

Tell our readers all about yourself? Hey there lovelies! My name is Tracey, and I’m an animal loving, full time IT professional working mom to my three little beasties Morgan-Lee (6yrs old), Parker-Grace (4 years old) and Yuriko-Mae ( 6 months old). (and God-willingy more to come). I love food, and have a serious penchant for cookies. Especially Oreos. When I’m not clocking in the hours at the office, I can be found staring at my baby like a love-sick puppy, or elbow deep in glitter and glue crafting with my girls, or running and rolling in the grass with them. Or at the very least WISHING I had more energy to do so! Lord knows energy is a rare commodity in this parenting game, and thus spend so much of my brain power reminding myself, that its great to juggle all the balls, but [...]

Tracey Porter – The Milk MemoirsHappy Event2019-04-06T20:19:59+02:00

Charlene Bhana – High Heels & Fairy Tales

Charlene Bhana – High Heels & Fairy Tales

Tell our readers all about yourself? My name is Charlene, and I’m a wife, mommy, and blogger. I have one little girl, who’s 8 years old and in grade 3. I’ve been homeschooling my little one since 2015 (grade R). I love to travel, as do my husband and child. And if it were possible, we’d gladly spend all our time exploring places new to us. I started blogging a few years ago - I’ve always loved writing, and blogging was the natural direction for me to head in when I decided to get the ol’ brain working again. I’d been entirely focused on breastfeeding, diapers, and nursery rhymes for so long; blogging was something “grown up” that I could do for myself. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? It’s a parenting, travel, and [...]

Charlene Bhana – High Heels & Fairy TalesHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:00+02:00

Mari-Louise Candiotes – Just a Mamma

Mari-Louise Candiotes – Just a Mamma

Tell our readers all about yourself? Hello, I am Mari-Louise. A proudly South African, Pretoria mom and wife to my Mr.Perfect. In my pre-baby life I used to be a teacher, I used to be an artist, a world-traveller and semi-party animal. Then on the 13th of February 2012, life changed forever! I became a Mamma. Fast forward a couple of years… The Candi-clan is growing strong with the addition of 2 more littles. We have THREE beautiful, bubbly girls filling our home with joy, messiness, LOADS of chatter and love. Challenges are inevitable and even with so much negativity in the world, I am determined to make the most out of this “motherhood journey”. Filling our lives with God, love, adventure, fun and the odd Mojito or two. Together with Mr. perfect we share the ups, downs, highs, lows and pajama drill moments as [...]

Mari-Louise Candiotes – Just a MammaHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:00+02:00

Laura-Kim Le Roux – Harassed Mom

Laura-Kim Le Roux – Harassed Mom

Tell our readers all about yourself? I am a mom of 4 ranging in age from 15 years to 4 years old. I am a mom blogger and own a Social Media Consultancy. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? My blog is about helping moms to realise they are not alone and that what they are experiencing is normal. I share the fun side of our live as a larger family as well as the challenges What is your greatest passion? Gosh! Tough one! I think it would have to be writing and making a difference, even a small one! What or who inspires you to live your best life? My kids inspire me every single day. The way they see life and just in general being their mother. I also find inspiration from [...]

Laura-Kim Le Roux – Harassed MomHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:00+02:00

Laila Abramjee – Dramatic Dollhouse

Laila Abramjee – Dramatic Dollhouse

Tell our readers all about yourself? My name is Laila. I’m a teacher by profession as well as a journalist. I started my own blog back in December 2015 and it has been growing ever since (thankfully due to my faithful audience). I am always engrossed in a book and I love fashion and my whimsical dress style. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? My blog is there to entertain the masses and to allow me to voice my opinion. I love to write so Dramatic Dollhouse allows me to express myself in the only way I know how. I review products for companies and help people find products suitable to them or products they would like. What is your greatest passion? Writing- I work as a freelance writer in my free time. Also [...]

Laila Abramjee – Dramatic DollhouseHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:00+02:00

Maz Halliday – Caffeine & Fairydust

Maz Halliday – Caffeine & Fairydust

Tell our readers all about yourself? I am a young(ish), heavily tattooed and somewhat “out there” mom of two adorable kids – Mikayla & Knox. We recently packed up our suburban lives and moved out to a farm just outside of Cape Town. Farm life is pretty rad, and people always give me the strangest looks when I tell them about our adventures! I started my blog back in 2014 as a way to document my pregnancy – I knew that it was probably going to be the last so I really wanted to remember it all. I don’t know what happened, or how – but the blog became a bit of an overnight success and it has grown tremendously since, despite my terrible spelling. I also work full time as a senior fashion designer for a local clothing manufacturer and squeeze in freelance graphic [...]

Maz Halliday – Caffeine & FairydustHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:01+02:00

Cindy Alfino – 3 Kids, 2 Dogs and 1 Old House

Cindy Alfino – 3 Kids, 2 Dogs and 1 Old House

Tell our readers all about yourself? There’s not much to tell really, I’m just a Mom like all of you trying to make it through to the end of the day with just a touch of sanity left and without any human excretions on my clothing. I’m hardly ever successful in that last one though, somehow three kids produce a lot of um, excretions. My husband and I have been together for a flipping long time now (15 years) and we still like seeing each other in the morning. We have three kids, Kyla (8), Riya-Ray (7) and Knox (5). We stay in the seemingly ever sunny and waterless Cape Town but manage to make it through OK. In a couple of months we’re going to be packing up everything and setting off in our campervan around the country – crazy as it may seem. [...]

Cindy Alfino – 3 Kids, 2 Dogs and 1 Old HouseHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:01+02:00

Susann Dessel – Goddess

Susann Dessel – Goddess

Tell our readers all about yourself? I am Susann, a farm girl from Limpopo that somehow ended up in Jozi with an Irishman, 3 black cats, a kid – and a story. I have given almost 5 years of my life to chase a dream that specialists said I should give up on. When they said I will never have my own child and will never fall pregnant, husband and I decided that we will try until the day I cannot cope with it anymore. As time passed and the bad news kept on coming year after year, I kept on picking myself up and doing it again until eventually we had 1 kid. We are still working towards adding to our family. What is the main mission of your blog and what content can they expect to find there? Telling authentic stories that will [...]

Susann Dessel – GoddessHappy Event2019-04-06T20:20:01+02:00