Family Traditions are important
Growing up we had lots of family traditions, there was Sunday lunch made by my Gran, birthday cakes baked by my mom every single year, homemade Christmas cookies and many more. Traditions are so important, not just the cultural ones but the ones that are created especially for your family. A sense of belonging. It […]
Festive toy shopping tips from the experts
It’s unmistakable, the sounds of festive tunes, lights, tinsel, and toys galore are in the shops, signalling that we’re in the throes of the festive shopping season. For most it’s the season to be jolly, until of course you must start your holiday toy shopping which can be stressful. Every parent knows the joy you […]
Life Lately : The Matric Exam Edition
I wish I had written more over the last year about life and what was happening – more for my own record of life during a pandemic than anything else. We are approaching another season of big change and it is hitting me a little harder than it did last year. When Cameron moved to […]
It is ok to let your child fail
Dear Parents: It is ok to let your kids fail. It is never easy seeing your kids struggle or get hurt or fail but if they never fail how will they learn how to brush themselves off and get up again? Kiara is writing matric. Last week they wrote Maths – it was apparently a […]
Life Lately – An(other) Update
What a 6 weeks it has been! It feels like I checked out of reality for 6 weeks and now have to learn how to readjust to life. Our neighbours had COVID over a month ago, which meant we had to isolate because my kids basically live there. Even though we home-school so are at […]
Love is in the mundane
We are taught that love is proved with grand gestures. Rapunzel was rescued. Snow White was bought back to life. Romeo killed himself. Leonard dedicated years to wooing Penny. Every love story we are told has grand gestures of love. These stories of love go on to imply that for relationships to be successful they […]
Life Lately : An Update
It has been a while since I have done one of these posts but life has been a lot lately. Last year was tough but this year feels tougher. It feels almost relentless in its drama. Instead of going down the rabbit hole of negativity as one does during a worldwide pandemic – let’s talk […]
Easy Makeover with Wall Art
This is the year my house gets a makeover! We have been living here for 10 years and there has always been something else that has taken our attention – babies, weddings, school, new businesses. This means that our home looks a little sad and being “stuck” here during the pandemic has meant we notice […]
30 Days of Positivity
Can you even handle that tomorrow is the 1st of September! How the heck did that happen. One minute it was March and we were banished to our rooms and the next minute it is September and we are all planning to travel with this new found freedom we suddenly have to travel. The year […]
Juggling homescholing and work from home
What a year it has been. One minute we are discussing about matric vacations and the next we are locked in our homes and then suddenly it is almost the end of August and we are writing out Christmas lists hoping we are going to be able to still travel in 3 months. What a […]