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Dreadlocks Maintenance

Dreadlocks Maintenance – Session 3
Date done: 2016-11 -18
Hairstylist: Mofire – Derrick Adu
Duration: 3hours
Location: JHB, South-Africa
So today I went for some maintenance at Mr. Mofire. I was desperate and needed to go before a few big business meetings. Itโ€™s strange enough in our culture and my corporate work environment that I

Nov 29, 2016
Jani du Toit
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DreadCare

Dreadlocks Journey

If you donโ€™t know yet, I have dreadlocks, a full head actually with a little fringe in the front. Iโ€™ve never liked brushing my hair, never! It used to be the biggest fights in my house when I was little.
Relatives used to tell me I look like โ€˜Nina van Fila

Nov 20, 2016
Jani du Toit
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HI I’M JANI – RUNNING MOM

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Honestly my transition from 28 to 29 and maybe sti Honestly my transition from 28 to 29 and maybe still to go up to 30 feels a bit eye twitching! ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ˜‚ I mean WTF people?! Iโ€™m where Iโ€™ve wanted to be for so long, what I imagined would be the best time of my life. My own business, & working with my husband on his business, two kids, with allot of flexibility in my day.
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Every few years Iโ€™ve been able to see or realize when Iโ€™m going through a big change, a life shift if I can call it that, like new phase that gets grown into, & it is though ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ž
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Change & then uncertainty of the unknown has the ability to freak us out a bit. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
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My husband & I find ourselves in a very difficult phase in out lives. Two small kids, who we love so much, but it can be allot most days, lol or every day๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคญ, & you wonโ€™t understand it till youโ€™re there,
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Complete & utter financial uncertainty. Working so hard towards things we hope will pay off in the future. Whilst were not even sure how were gonna pay some things the next month..๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ถ
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Fighting and not getting along at all, ๐Ÿ˜ฆ๐Ÿ˜‘itโ€™s like amazing one minute and then chaos the next. Little sleep, stress, constantly putting someone elseโ€™s needs above yours. ๐Ÿ˜žit can lead you to crack hey, ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
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And when I saw this picture it was like a light went on... ๐Ÿ’ก I have to stop resisting whatever changes are happening, try as hard as I can to adapt to them. Make peace with the life that I might be outgrowing ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜ž no matter how sad it feels to let go of things, and TRY to accept the next phase and hopefully then things will feel a bit better. 
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Becoming a Mom of two is a big shift, you give so much of yourself on a constant basis to someone else...some days I feel like Iโ€™m actually mourning my old life, ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿฅบevery day after dropping the kids at school I get so caught up in the nostalgia and memories of younger years that I feel I might be overshadowing my present life, procrastinating on my current life... 
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Iโ€™m gonna try & stop that now... I need to find a new way to be confident & achieve my goals.

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Night 3 of Solo patenting ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ . It has truly Night 3 of Solo patenting ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜
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It has truly not been that bad, Iโ€™ve not lost my shit once with the kids๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿฅณso that is always a win, ๐Ÿ˜‚ but what I am sorry about is missing our run tonight because of the rain, it was very light rain, but I canโ€™t run with them in it...๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ and the whole idea of the three of us going for a run is, itโ€™s a way to waste some time before dinner and bath - โญ๏ธ
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The kids get kids get kinda emotional here close to the end of the week when my husband goes away, itโ€™s like we all miss him and were all kinda swimming in emotions and it can clash a bit if not guided ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคญso the pram run usually helps.
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But tonight I ended up going to the store with them when I saw itโ€™s raining... and we needed some pizza ๐Ÿ˜‚ But it was quite the mission ๐Ÿ™„ Paul whines, Lily whines... Paul cries ... and so on, 
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But despite some challenges we made it to bedtime, and when Lily pushed me away when she was feeding so she can chat and make noises, I felt like crying - I really just need her to go to bed easily tonight , and then Paul said those dreadful words โ€˜ Mamma ek voel nie leke nie โ€˜ ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ต
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I literally went downstairs made them both a bottle, gave it to them , closed the door and left and sofar it seems they are both sleeping?๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿคž๐Ÿป please lets hope it stays that way!
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Holding Back ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜• . I feel like Iโ€™m for some Holding Back ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜•
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I feel like Iโ€™m for some irrational reason too scared to run..๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ Iโ€™m scared of how hard it feel to get back to where I was before I got pregnant with Paul... or even before I got pregnant again with Lily..
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Getting back into the easy and amazing running routine I had feels absolutely impossible. And thatโ€™s simply because it is... I have two kids now, and my whole lifestyle has changed, Iโ€™m sleep deprived half the time and my anxiety creeps up on me like crazy?! ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ™„
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And the most absurd thing of it all is that with my new โ€˜careerโ€™ (haha can I even call it that?๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚) I am so flexible to work my run in when it suits me , but still I actively try to avoid it every other day...
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It feels so hard to get back to where I want to be, so hard in fact that the effort I need to put in scares me,I wish things were as easy as when I thought it was hard๐Ÿ˜‚ when running every morning at 4-5am felt difficult ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคญ now I have the time yet Iโ€™m constantly holding myself back. Iโ€™m so stuck in my own head?! Why is that though?
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If it was easy, everyone would be doing it...
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Hard work will pay off...
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Consistency is the key...
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All these sayings and yet no remote motivation comes up..๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I honestly think Mom guilt is my biggest enabler to this consistent โ€˜holding-backโ€™ behavior..๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ™„ but I have no idea hoe to get rid of that feeling?!
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Moms, raise your hands if you feel me? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธor maybe itโ€™s just me and Iโ€™m loosing my marbles ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ถ
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Double Stroller Run ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต . Todayโ€™s run was h Double Stroller Run ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต
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Todayโ€™s run was hard but Iโ€™m so glad I got to it, more like, forced myself a bit, especially after both kids were basically a bit fussy as I loaded them into the pram...๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคญbut Iโ€™m solo parenting this week with my husband away for work , so I have to , have to force myself to stick to a routine, otherwise all hell will break loose ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคญ
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So we went for a run, had dinner, bathed and in bedโญ๏ธ
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My day didnโ€™t work out as planned, I wanted to run this morning to kick my day off on a positive note but - it rained ๐Ÿ™„ and I wanted to have my diapers washed and dry by the end of the day so I could sort the washing before getting the kids from school, but it rained ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ I also didnโ€™t finish sewing as much as I wanted- so then my anxiety started kicking into high gear๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™ˆ thats when I knew, I HAD to go for a run, even if it was with both kids, otherwise Iโ€™d end up with a bad start to what could be a chaotic week ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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It was hard and they were heavy, both making turns asking and moaning for something having me stop what feels like every 500m๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„ so that was super annoying and such hard work, gaining momentum with the very heavy stroller only to be stopped again ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅตbut we survived, I had to basically have a coco-pop ready to put in Lilyโ€™s hand, every time she lifted her hand ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ the things we do Moms.. the things we do..๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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Both kids in bed now, now for a big cup of coffee and some washing to fold , school bags to prep๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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My Blom ๐ŸŒธ . Lily you make me so happy! Your per My Blom ๐ŸŒธ
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Lily you make me so happy! Your personality is starting to really shine through & your becoming your own human more and more every day! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— I love it! 
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You are so spontaneous & happy, & where Paul refuses to get his hands dirty, you just go for it ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ oh my goodness you are always so dirty & messy ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ no matter how clean I try to keep you! Iโ€™m  too nervous to even put @little_monsters_za stock on you for casual pictures ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคญ
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You are very adventurous & you go where you want to or try your best despite everyone always picking you up ๐Ÿ˜‚you want to walk so badly, & your close ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿคฉ
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You are such a grabber ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคญnothing is safe from you hands๐Ÿ˜‚ you love food, especially tomatoes at this point ๐Ÿ˜‚ you are so busy and I donโ€™t get a minute to rest when you are in a high chair, & when your on the ground itโ€™s even worse๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ but your so easy for the most part, we enjoy you so much!๐Ÿ˜… You make poor Paul have to cover for his wickets half the time coz you just want all his toys, but I think you just want to play with him thats all.๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ
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You can give hugs, you can say Mamma๐Ÿฅฐ you try to say Blom & your first unofficial sentence was โ€˜Kyk Da!!โ€™ And its hilarious when you say it ๐Ÿคฃ๐ŸŒˆ
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You are my wild child for sure๐ŸŒธMy Lily of the Valley ๐Ÿฅฐ

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So that was Fun - NOT! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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My run did ton go as planned ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ At about 1km jn I realized that I needed to pee so badly, and usually Iโ€™m up for a little wee if the run is going great, but today not so much ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ˜•
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I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve ever engaged my pelvic floor as much as I did on this run๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ I was trying to keel it in so bad , haha but I soon rea I was not gonna make it and even though I gave it my all to try and make the run as best as it could be it was a , โ€˜letโ€™s just turn around and go homeโ€™ type of run...
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Meh, somedays it happens, ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ tomorrow we try again! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜ฌ 
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I have to say, I think Iโ€™m entering an older age now..(duh!)๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ but mu body is doing all wack kinda things, my skin is so bad and breaking out, my hormones are all over the place, tired Coz Lily is havenโ€™t a bad sleeping week again....๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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And other Ladies or Mommies going through weird transformations?๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒธ getting older is weird...

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Good start โœ… . Literally forced myself to get o Good start โœ… 
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Literally forced myself to get out of the house, I was so amped for a run last night , but this morning my motivation felt a bit watered down๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ but it was great! ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿคฉ
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Only way to get out of a run is to force yourself I guess ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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V-day โค๏ธโค๏ธ . Valentines day takes on a wh V-day โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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Valentines day takes on a whole new meaning when you have kidsโค๏ธ Youโ€™d think it means that Mommy and Daddy need some much needed alone time, but in all honesty its so much more fun to char it with your kids๐Ÿ˜ having them dress up and enjoy in the sillyness of it all.
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So dress the kids up, buy some red balloons for absolutely no reason and have some fun with it, the joy of seeing them in the moment is better than any bunch of Roses ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…โค๏ธ this afternoon weโ€™re gonna go buy some balloons after school  and eat wat to much chocolate ๐ŸŽˆ just because we can!โ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ
Remember why you started โค๏ธ . Sometimes I forg Remember why you started โค๏ธ
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Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy running and how it makes me feel. I get so caught up in kids, and the house and work and other daily tasks that can be hard, that the moment I have a spare minute to myself I can bare to think about going for a run, Iโ€™d rather take a nap or watch half a movie or something ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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I get why Moms get to a point where they stop running, itโ€™s SUCH a mission to get yourself to commit to a run when youโ€™d rather just relax, like lie down relax,๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ not exercise relax. And there was a time where running was my relax, but now it just feels hard to make time for ๐Ÿ˜• oh and the Mom Guilt that I could be doing something else...so thats why I run with a double stroller ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚=Mom guilt...๐Ÿ˜ž and itโ€™s a heavy guilt trip to push Mommy ...believe me!๐Ÿคจ
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But for the most part running actually keeps me sane ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคช and I also tend to forget that itโ€™s time I need for myself too, to stay healthy to feel good about myself, and to let go of anger and frustration. ๐Ÿ™ˆ and we Moms need all of if weโ€™re gonna be the best Moms we can be...โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
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So tomorrow is Valentineโ€™s Day Mom, if you wake up and Daddy didnโ€™t prep any type of surprise, no roses or chocolates, then you put on those running shoes, hand him that baby and go run for as long as you need to fill your cup๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ remember to pic a route goes past a coffee shop ๐Ÿ˜‰ sit down , have coffee and cake before you head home ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿฅณโญ๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ call it Momventinesday! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜…

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