The Ice Slides Are Back These Holidays + *WIN* tickets!
The June/July holidays are just around the corner and if you are anything like me, you are already on the lookout for some fun stuff happening nearby to entertain your kids during the chilly season at home. I love having long pajama days at home but we all know that...
The Truth About Marriage
I've been thinking a lot about marriage and relationships lately. Specifically, the factors that can make or break one. You know, circumstances that lead up to that point in a relationship where nothing seems salvageable. I look around me every day and I see so many...
10 Telltale Signs You Have a Toddler In The House
It would appear we have a toddler in the house. Hunter is only turing two in July, but the truth is she's already well on her way to making her presense known as as noisy, demanding, independent and strong-willed little girl. She's a real force to be reckoned with my...
Self-Acceptance & Beauty Enhancement Treatments Can Co-Exist
Listen girls, I know we should all be about embracing what the good Lord gave us and truth is, for the most part, I have learned to do just that. I've stopped comparing myself to others and have learnt to accept me for me. And there's freedom in that. There really is....
Prenatal & Postnatal Care With PregOmega Plus + *WIN*
It's taken me three pregnancies to fully appreciate the importance of prenatal and postnatal care. Three long and somewhat gruelling pregnancies to remind me how much our bodies rely on healthy choices and ensuring we take a good vitamin supplement, especially during...
Helping My 8 Year-Old Cultivate A Love For Reading
I love reading. I really love reading books but with little to no time left in between the chaos of raising a family and balancing it all, I will settle for anything now days : Blogs, online articles, magazines in doctor's waiting rooms. But it hasn't always been that...
Finding My Personal Balance Is Vital To My Happiness + *WIN*
What I’ve come to realise in my many years of actively trying to live a balanced life is that everybody’s version of balance is different. For the Workaholic it could mean getting home earlier to spend time with the kids or meeting a friend after work for run. For the...
A Family Reunion To Celebrate My Gran’s 85th Birthday
I come from a pretty big and tight-knit family. I say tight, despite the fact that this past weekend I saw some of my cousins for the first time in 23 years! For you to fully appreciate how a family who has spent more years apart than together can be so close, I would...
*WIN* a Month’s Supply of NEW Clicks Made 4 Baby DryProtect Nappies!
Guys I don't know about you, but what's the the one item on your shopping list that you hate spending your hard earned money on the most? That one thing that's usually at the very top of the list that you cannot live without, but can sometimes feel your throat tighten...
My Beautiful, Upside Down, Messy Life With Three Kids
Having children turns your life upside down. Literally. What once was a perfect, neat and tidy life becomes a messy, chaotic and a somewhat sticky one. Things that used to have their place in your home are muddled up with things that shouldn't have any place at all :...
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...
How “Influencers” Who Buy Social Media Followers Are Hurting My Brand
Building a blog or any online business requires a substantial amount of intentionally invested time and a crap load of sacrifice. Don't believe me? Ask anyone who has run blog or business for longer than two years and who posts regularly enough. If I had to compare it...
Is My Child Ready For Play School? 6 Questions Every Mom Should Ask.
I've always known that my little girl would be eager to start play school. With two big brothers in the house, who she's become accustomed to waving goodbye to each day as they leave for school, it's really no surprise. She is more aware of the outside world and it's...
Sibling Rivalry Is Real, I Should Know.
Parenting three kids between the ages of 19 months and 8 years is not for ants. Three kids with different temperaments, capabilities and demands. Three kids who all require a piece of me at different times of the day, or night. I have always tried to be sensitive to...
Life Lessons From My Brave 7 Year-Old
The road of parenthood can be treacherous at times. Especially as we navigate the many uncharted territories that arise almost daily as our children mature and become more independent. I mean It really shouldn't surprise me at all that my eldest son is venturing out...
Self-Doubt Is SO 2018
The new year always brings with it a sense of nervous anticipation for me. In many ways I actually feel a little anxious as I begin to venture into another 365 around the sun. Do you ever feel that way? Slightly reluctant and trepidatious about what may lie ahead,...
Be Money Smart And Save With Gumtree This Christmas
If there's one thing this partnership with Gumtree South Africa has reminded me, it's that brand new doesn't always mean better. In fact there's often wisdom in buying second-hand because it means as parents, we are able to invest our hard earned cash where it really...
My Little Girl Will Experience a Life Free From Gender Stereotypes + *WIN!
It’s no secret around here how much I have loved having a little girl. Still, I will take every opportunity to shout it from the rooftops and share with anyone who will listen about the many girly experiences she has brought my way. From pigtails to dollies to lacy...
Another Man’s Trash Became My Treasure Thanks To Gumtree
I used to believe that if you wanted good quality goods you needed to buy them brand new. I don't know why, but I always associated second-hand with old and worn. It's quite sad when you think that some of the most beautiful and costly things you can buy are old and...
Does How Much Money We Have Effect The Kind Of Parents We Are?
I've had some thoughts going round my head for the last week or two, thoughts that I haven't been able to make sense of. It was after a conversation with a friend that I began to think about it more deeply and of course like with most things, I dug deeper and deeper...
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