The Sassy Sleuth

COVID-19.  Lockdown F*ck, I know right. All this social distancing became an eye-opener for me three weeks ago here in South Africa. It was Saturday night, 7pm, that I decided to take a drive around my area.  Now, I live in a vibey, upbeat place occupied in sports fields, pubs, bars and restaurants. There’s ALWAYS evening joggers, soccer, laughing, dancing, drinking (a whole lot of drinking!) and maybe even some amateur two seconds of fighting and swearing the other person’s mum or throwing a banana at the person who took your parking spot. But not this weekend. After our President ruled that all bars and restaurants were to be closed at 6pm, it was a sad revelation witnessing everything around me all dark and eerily silent on a Saturday night. Driving through was like driving through a ghost town. I was hit hard then and there, thinking about the fatalities, the fear and the possible failing economy here and worldwide.  However, the most p...

Hey sassy females. Are you ready to dive into some investigating today? Ok, let’s go. Firstly I want to present to you evidence, in the form of statistics, with regards to managing time. (I mean which detective doesn’t love good old-fashioned stats! Ya’ feel me?) The full-time employee works an average of 8.5 hours per weekday and 5.4 hours per day on the weekend. (BLS 2019) The average employee only works for 3 minutes before switching to another task.   (Atlassian 2019) The average worker checks emails and IM every 6 minutes. (Rescue Time 2019) Watching tv is the most enjoyed form of leisure, accounting for 2.8 hours per day. That works out to 42.6 days per year! (BLS 2019)                   F**************ck!! So my question to you is how many hours in a day do YOU need? 10? 30? 52? Well, let me tell you what the correct answer is. It’s 24. Uhmm…why? *Because that’s how the earth works in ...

Hey Sleuths! So I did a bit of investigative research and asked 32 people around me if they use a daily planner and how do they use it?  These are the results: *Clears throat for effect* 24 said that they do use a planner but of those 24 only 19 stick to using a planner 'cos the other 5 felt like writing down plans was a tedious chore.  "Hmmm, interesting," I pondered.  While the number 32 is a drop in the ocean compared to millions and millions of people who do use a planner and some who use it but in a redundant way, my investigation still reflected people's thoughts on using a notebook to jot down tasks.  This simply means that there are people who don't use a planner (shocking I know) and some who do but find it mundane.  All of this now brings me back to me and what I think of using a planner. If you look at me now, I’m sitting at my desk with my right arm raised. (Well…that’s after I typed the sentence out.) You may frown at my ...

Ok ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to eradicate all of life’s stress and turmoil, unwind, open a bottle of wine (or stir up some tea / coffee with a healthy dose of cream), and reach for a mystery novel! Ya’ all snuggled up and cosy? Ok, let’s go. For those peeps who are a fan of the Mystery or Thriller Genre then I highly recommend the Sunday Times labelled bestselling book I’m about to review. It's called The Dead Ex.  But first, some background info: It all started when a book store opened up at a mall near me, called Bargain Books. * Cue sound of violins playing ever so melodically.* Bargain Books, as I learnt that fateful day, sells a variety of fiction and non-fiction books, by well-known and not so well-known authors at VERY affordable costs. To me that is the equivalent of eating Swiss chocolate and a medley of cheese and red wine…EVERDAY! (Like seriously, it cannot get any better than that!) Anyway, I walked into Bargain Books, spent thre...

Katy was always drawn to the unknown, especially her love for space and the stars. Maybe it was because for her, mystery was magnetic...in a sexy way. Like her neighbour Josh, who had moved in a month ago. He didn't make an attempt to introduce himself to anyone in the area but not in an impolite way. He kept to himself and the only time Katy saw him out the house was when he went to gym and work. Other than that all she, and the other neighbours knew about him, was his name. But Katy brushed that aside for now. She clicked on her phone and opened up her favourite blog to read about one of the most interesting questions asked by curious minds. Katy began to read... Jade Brey's blog Thank me later but, the next time you out with your SO – Significant Other- and you decide to have a pleasant outdoor date night, laying on a soft blanket and gazing up the stars, this is what you say, “(*Insert person’s name here*) did you know that we are staring into the past?” Your S...