By Sarah There have been a number of days in my working life when life has bumped into work, and I have had to dig as deep as it’s possible to dig in order to get up, get dressed, go to work and act like it’s
Pomegranite is a wonderful company to work for in and of itself. Another great experience I have had since starting here is the discovery attached to working in a co-working building. Here are, in my opinion, the top five perks of co-working life: Co-working keeps
I sometimes feel like the internet is one big tangle of shiny links that catch your eye, pulling you through door after door as you click, click, click, scroll, scroll, scroll. I try to limit this online rabbit-hole-ing to specific times of the day, otherwise
If you have come anywhere near my social media accounts lately, you might have noticed that I have just spent two weeks in the Philippines. I needed a holiday badly – and this was a proper holiday. I mean… Ja. So there’s that. Being on remote islands meant
When was the last time you felt the wonder of stroking a whale's tooth as tall as your whole body, the excitement of seeing tiny sea horses zoom around each other, or basked in the light of a 200 million litre shark tank? It had
Is this a strange blog title? I feel like most people don’t need to be TOLD to use their leave days and book a holiday. But when you have your own business that hasn’t been in operation for too long, you need to be told.
By Liz We get three types of reactions to our business's name. 1. Dubiousness Unsure of whether we know how to spell or not. They usually don't say anything and just stare at the name for a while and then at us and then back at the name. 2. Recognition See
It hasn’t been that long since we moved offices, but we’re so at home here in this light, sunny, friendly space that it feels like much longer. Liz wrote a bit about the philosophy behind this great coworking space in Cape Town, so I thought I'd
There’s been a bottle of champagne on my desk for more than a year. When Pomegranite was as new as a wobbly-legged lamb, we decided that we would only drink that bottle when we earned enough on our retainers to pay my rent and Liz’s
What do you do when you have a million things to get through and a meeting in 20 minutes and a dinner party to get to that you will most probably be late for because you're so busy being a successful businesswoman? Write a poem. Obviously. Things
A friend of mine had a close call this weekend. Something awful almost happened to her, but, luckily, since she had her wits about her, she managed to come out ok – thank goodness. But it made me think. About life and things. There is so
Dancing is rarely associated with office culture except, perhaps, in the regrettable case of Christmas parties when a few sad strings of tinsel and too much free booze compel people to reprise their famous air guitar solos. But it doesn't have to be like that. At