Hello dear one, I’m Jade.

With all that’s  going on out there, I’m honoured to have some of your valuable attention. 

I’ve never thought of my self as a writer yet I write a lot. I write to learn, and I write to process. I write to connect the dots in my mind and also to connect with others. I am a storyteller, and these pages are where I put into words my life and work tales and tips as honestly as possible. So I guess I am a writer, I’ve evolved Into one.

Real life connection is first prize but I believe we can also connect and inspire each other in virtual spaces and this is my virtual home with many rooms.

Welcome. 

I am…

  • A woman on a healing journey.

  • A mother of a teen son

  • A teacher of all ages as well as a Waldorf Kindergarten teacher. 

  • A homemaker, no matter where I live.

  • An artist, in many mediums.

  • A story creator and teller

  • An aspiring author

  • A maker of things and DIY addict.

  • A grower of plants, gardens … and the occasional business.

  • An eco-activist striving to find many daily doable ways to be part of the solution towards a healing and thriving planet.

  • The founder of Low Impact Living which also led me to opening and running a Zero Waste Grocery Store and Cafe for three years.

So yes, multifaceted, but like a crystal with many sides, it only sparkles with an external light. Dear reader, at this moment YOU are that light.

On a journey to wholeness, a journey to home.

I am South African, born and bred. I’ve had a good life. I made it so. I made good out of the bad. Softer edges came from the hard knocks. Yet behind the Can-do and friendly attitude, there was always a broken woman. Self mended, holding her parts and cracks together with stitches and tape. She stoically stands guard over a wounded child. Fragmented, disconnected, dis-membered from family systems. 

Because of this I developed a way of doing things. I became a proactive and purpose driven person. Some if it worked to my advantage and some if it worked against me. Exceptional at surviving I’ve only entertained the possible of Thriving? Could this be possible for me? And could I find a home in my-self? True belonging rather than bottomless longing? I actively called-in change for the better. When it presented its-self to me. I ran from safety (as the Author Richard Bach describes it) and straight into its arms, the wide unknown, the horizon stretching both ways and beyond. My personal odyssey. And this, dear one, is an unfolding story.

Where I am now

I’m living in an oasis in a desert in the Middle East. I’m 43 years old and I recently left my Cape Town home and all I know. Maybe some of my Arabic ancestors were tugging at my roots? My 16 year old son, Luca, a young man in the making, solid and certain in himself, remains in SA. This is his time to be in his Dad’s world. It’s hard for me but right for him.

Other than keeping healthy, centered and sane with my daily practices, I’m writing, teaching, and working with royalty and a team of wonderful individuals from various countries. In less than a year my income has multiplied by five. But most importantly I’m resetting my life, changing the narrative and actively aligning with what I desire. I could even say breaking generational patterns. If there ever was an opportunity to reinvent myself, this is it.

In sha'Allah as they say here ...God willing.

So here I am, in all the ways, in all the parts, straight from my heart to you. With my stories about my life journey, parenting, teaching, Low Impact Living, and how to make stuff. The connecting thread is my belief that we are here to love, to learn, to share, and to be kind to ourselves, others, and our earth. If that's not worth being here for, then I don’t know what is.

Dip your toes in, or more of you if you wish, and hey … if you want to reach out to me

or stay connected and updated,  please do.