A little bit about me

My name is Danni, and I decided to take the leap in starting my own blog. This is something I have dreamed about doing for 5 years and the reason I am only starting this now is for 2 reasons. One, I’ve reached a quarter-life crisis and am panicking about the fact that i’m Turing 30 this year, and the thing that scares me more than starting a blog is looking back at my life and feeling regret because I didn’t do what makes me happy.

My second reason for starting my blog now is that I feel as though I navigated through my twenties and have come out the other side alive! I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I’m unscathed, but I am proud of so many of the hurdles I allowed myself to jump.

I am South African, born and raised, and there will always be a special place in my heart for my home country. But, at the ripe old age of 20 (yes, 20), my husband and I decided to immigrate to the UK. I then fell pregnant at 22 and navigating bills with a new born when earning pennies is a battle in itself, not to mention being home sick and not knowing what I wanted to do with my professional career.

The mum guilt was a daily occurrence, and with none of our friends falling pregnant at our age, we kind of had to figure a lot out at a young age. Don’t get me wrong, our son is probably the most incredible gift we’ve been blessed with and I am so grateful for everything that he is! There was just a lot to overcome in a short amount of time.

But, that was the race we decided to run and, quite frankly, I wouldn’t change any part of it. I have come to get to know myself more than ever these past 5 years especially, and want to create a space for young mothers who make big life decisions, because I wish I had that space.

So, there you have it. Hopefully this resonates with you and empowers you to own your race!

Run your race x