I want Candy!

Dear Reader,

Welcome to my life!

Hmmm... No, that doesn’t sound quite right. But given the fact that I have never written a blog post introducing myself to possible readers, I wouldn’t know the first place to start! However, I dare say that Julie Andrews had the right idea in The Sound of Music when she made the very logical suggestion: “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start”!

So, I am Candy - which would explain the various references to sweets that you will encounter on my blog. The “Sweet” Life, my life, started some 23 years ago in a sad little place called Kempton Park. This is where I lived out my cheerful primary school years and suffered through the nightmare that was my high school years. During this time I developed a love for classic movies (note my Julie Andrews reference) as well as modern movies and reading. And when the time came for me to spread my wings and soar off to varsity, I soared all of 45 minutes away from my nest, to Pretoria.

My 3 years in Tukkies Residence, Nerina, were some of the best of my young life and I was sad to leave my “home from home”. But my final undergraduate year would be anything but boring as I moved into a flat with two dear friends and a “Lodger” – who will be discussed in further detail at some point (hang on to your knickers for that one!). This was the year that I became an aunt to the most precious little angel God ever made. And I also began working part-time as an editor, a job that is not without its challenges but which I have come to enjoy.

I now find myself doing my honours and living in the same flat only with different friends and a very different routine! For instance, I find myself engaging in my own version of “The Great Trek” every second weekend when I travel to Johannesburg to visit my boyfriend, “The Greek”. But I cannot complain because this man brings a great deal of sweetness to my life and when it comes to that aspect of the “sweet” life, the juice is definitely worth the squeeze!

 

The “sweet” life is not without its difficulties though. From time-to-time my rants will point these out. But mostly, I intend to make you smile and chuckle as I share the funny little experiences from my everyday life with you, while giving you a sneak-peek into the “sweet”, and sometimes “not-so-sweet”, life of the average student!