My name is Adele van der Merwe. I am 41 years old, I am married and we have two children. For the past 4 months I have been on sabbatical, my 3-year old daughter had a big operation for hip dysplasia in September and had to be in a full body cast for 10 weeks. I stayed at home to take care of her while she was in the cast and after the cast was removed to help her through recovery. Before her operation, I ran my own business for 11 years which I closed down in March 2022 due to the after effects of lockdown and covid. I worked from home from March 2022 until September 2022. I had a beauty salon in Pretoria east, I managed the books, created and ran advertisements and specials, also ordering and taking stock regularly. I was also a stylist working daily with clients. I've also worked with a lot of different products and vendors in the industry. I am a hard worker and eager to learn. I can do anything I put my mind to, I have excellent computer skills, had extensive training in Microsoft word and excel. I am also familiar with apple and Adobe photoshop. I graduated in Early childhood development and studied hairdressing through Carlton Hair International. I completed extra online courses in advertising, writing and business management. I have a lot of experience in administration.