Just another mmmmMOTIVATIONAL MONDAY! Life is a series of chapters. Some points are a little fuzzy or dull, and others are completely, blindingly bright and eventful. As cliche as it sounds... It all comes together. And then it falls apart again a little. And then it comes back again. And so it goes. The point is... everything is leading towards something. That is what you need to remember. Some days, all you want to do is lie on the couch and drink wine by yourself and watch movie trailers on Youtube. Other days, you fill up your tank and you go and climb a small mountain. No no... mine wasn't a small mountain actually. Well, it might be, compared to others... but what it really is, is the first hurdle to the rest of the story. And, as I've said before, the best part about taking the leap of faith is that you WILL be helped along if you do. I believe it in my very deepest cores of cores of cores. I climbed Lion's Head this morning. And it was awesome. Woke up early, put on my tekkies and went. Nothing feels as good as seeing the sun come up, getting a head start on the day and doing something for yourself. Just for yourself.
Although time is always a constraint, and money (learning this all to well), make the effort to love yourself. And to explore everything! My advice for the week ahead: Make a list of all the things you've achieved. Big or small, significant or seemingly insignificant. Just reading back all the things you've done; washed your car, cooked food instead of buying ready-meals, made your bed every morning, cut up an old t-shirt to make a new one... will inspire you to see the bigger picture. We all know how many gazillion pixels it takes to make an amazing High Definition photo or frame... So..?!, every little bit counts. E V E R Y T H I N G. In the words of Nike...
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Stellenbosch Brewing Co. on Klein Joostenberg farm Just a quick 20-minutes outside of Stellenbosch, the Stellenbosch Brewing Company is located on the Klein Joostenberg Farm. Today my colleagues and I were hosted by one of the founders and Head Brewer Bruce Collins. We were given an informative tour of their brewing warehouse which doubles up as the office, bottling plant and tap room. Bruce took us through all the stages of the beer brewing process; when and from where their business took off... "The Hoenderhok Bock" playing an interesting role on the start of business*... and how they believe that it is important to remain as close to natural and consistent as possible with what they release. Their outlook is simple; with their hard-working team, they aim to produce exciting, environmentally-conscious beers suited to what our local taste buds will enjoy. I highly recommend the Stellies tap room as a day outing. Sit back under a shady tree with your "The Avenue Lager", "Eike Stout" and others and enjoy the refreshing taste of these carefully-crafted beers. Do find the Stellenbosch Brewing Company on Facebook for more info. https://www.facebook.com/stelliesbeer/ *The Hoenderhok Bock, their German-style Dark lager, got its name from the founding days of the business. While Bruce and his team were waiting for the Tap room to be built, all of their equipment and supplies had arrived by container and they had absolutely nowhere to store everything. He asked the farmer; "Where am I supposed to store everything...I need to start brewing soon?"... He replied by saying... "Just keep it all in the chicken coops"... and so, without further ado, they decided to start brewing! Bruce assured us though that everything was very clean and sanitized... no chickens were harmed during the first batches of the Hoenderhok Bock ;-) |
AuthorHi there, my name is Judete Fourie. I am a twenty-something-year-old writer living in Stellenbosch in SA's Western Cape. Follow my day to day adventures that involve wine, wit and braaibroodjies. Archives
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