Health & Beauty - The Mom Diaries, Navigating Through Motherhood

Return Of The Motherhood Virus

As a mom to three kids, I've come to accept that it's quite normal for us to go through the occasional dip on this motherhood journey. Phases of feeling especially tired and not being able to keep afloat with even the ordinary and mundane tasks that are required of...

Want Better Skin? *WIN Environ’s NEW Focus Care Range Worth R2400!

How does that age old saying go? You don't know what you've got until it's gone. Yup that's the one. That's kinda how I feel about my skin at the moment. I know I don't have bad skin, but truth is I used to have great skin. The sad part was that I didn't do anything...

Beach Body Confidence This Summer | Choose Me

There are many things I have had to accept as a mom to three little people. The fact that nothing will ever truly be my own, that sleepless nights are a reality for the forceable future and that no matter which way I look at it my life is going to resemble something...

How To Get Your Kids To Look After Their Teeth

Having a bigger age-gap between the boys and Hunter has been great on so many levels. With a four year gap between Brody and her, it’s meant we have all been able to really enjoy her and make the most of all those special first year milestones. I have loved that even...

My Lash Lift From Queen Bee PLUS How You Can Win A Treatment!

All you ladies out there with short eyelashes will know my pain. The struggle is real! Luckily beauty has come a long way in recent years and we aren't left relying solely on eyelash curlers and thick layers of lengthening mascara in our quest for beautiful lashes. I...

My Hubs Got The Snip | Everything You Need To Know About a Vasectomy

Today my husband went for the snip. Yup, the good old vasectomy my friends. Is it weird that I'm writing this and telling the whole world that our days of baby making are behind us? For some it very well may be a case of TMI, but I guess as a blogger I've become...

*WIN A Massage for You And Your #Secretsister

One of the hardest things to accept in life is that we cannot always escape the difficult things it throws at us. We can't always abscond from the heartaches, the losses, the traumas. Life isn't consistently peachy and sometimes we walk the tight rope with...

Looking After Cuts and Scrapes Is As Easy As ONE, TWO, THREE!

There’s a wise old saying that says “boys will be boys” and as mom to two of them, I couldn't agree more! Life with my two little guys is fast-paced and daring and they are constantly chasing the next adventure. (And their little sister isn't too far behind them!)...

What We Love About The Baby Bullet + WIN One Worth R1599!

Guys my baby is ONE! Yup not so much a tiny baby anymore is she? Having a four year gap between her and the boys, has meant I've really been able to appreciate and relish each stage of her development. All the firsts, the learning to do things on her own and the...

What Weekends Are For

Weekends, are like gold to us. Of course, they have changed dramatically since we have become parents, but we are fiercely protective over them in the sense that we really try make the most of our time together. Two weekends ago we had a really crappy weekend. For...

My Adventure Boot Camp Update And Progress Report

So it's been almost four weeks since I started Adventure Bootcamp South Africa. Flip time is going by so quickly, it feels like just the other day that I joined a class for the first time! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf712avBKWF/?taken-by=leighgeary I have...

Thank You To The One I Call Mom

There's no denying that a large part of me wanting a girl was to for all the girly experiences it would offer me. And so far, it hasn't disappointed. I get to dress her up and put pretty head bands in her hair and just generally explore things I didn't get to explore...

The Love Hate Relationship With My Postpartum Body

Guys I'm all for self-love. Really I am. I'm all for women feeling empowered by what their bodies have achieved during pregnancy and birth. (Heck I'm like "Preach it sister!!") And for the most part, I wear my tiger stripes with a fair amount of pride. Yes, they are a...

How Reuterina Drops Helped Our Baby’s Colic

Our little Hunter seems to have gotten off to a really good start in life. She was born at a healthy 3.6 kilos and despite her weight dropping slightly and undergoing phototherapy for jaundice, she is now well over her birth weight and drinking really well throughout...

Treating Eczema With La Roche-Posay Lipikar Syndet and BAUME AP+

We discovered that Noah had eczema when he was just 6 months old. That literally mean he's been suffering from this chronic skin disease for 6 years! We hoped and prayed that it would be something he would outgrow, but now we have accepted that it may be something we...

Looking At Your Baby’s Skin Differently PLUS *WIN!!

Guys can you believe I'm about to have a baby in less than 2 weeks? Well, actually - if these “mild” contractions I'm already experiencing and my stint in hospital are anything to go by, it could mean she will be here earlier than expected! (I'm just praying I don't...

The Difference La Roche-Posay Has Made To My skin Plus *WIN a R820 hamper!

I will admit quite openly that I haven’t always looked after my skin very well. (Terrible confession I know!) Which is quite odd because my mom has always been such a good role model for me when it comes to a daily cleansing routine and taking the time to invest one’s...

Russian Volume Lashes From Rouge Day Spa Get a Thumbs Up From Sarah Vaughan!

I haven't always been a beauty girl. Ok let me re-phrase that, I haven't always really bothered taking care of myself from a beauty routine point or view. Heck, I only started plucking and shaping my brows a few years ago and the thought of fake eyelashes? Well those...

A Trip To The ER Which Resulted In a Four Night Hospital Stay

Just when I thought I had escaped the worst of what this pregnancy has inflicted on me, I landed up in the ER last Saturday night. I know right? The craziest part was how sudden the whole thing hit me - I literally went from hero to zero in 12 hours. I woke up on...

The Pain And Stress Of Infertility And How Prelox Can Help You

Falling pregnant easily and naturally has never been something that I’ve taken for granted. If anything I've always been incredibly grateful and aware of how blessed I am to have fallen pregnant so quickly with all three of my babies. Falling pregnant this time took...