Why I am NOT buying anything on Black Friday

The adverts have started! Retailers everywhere are gearing up for Black Friday! We are being bombarded with deals and adverts for things we must have. Three years ago when Black Friday starting becoming a thing in South Africa, I (unknowingly) ran into PnP for a few things (literally like 5 things we needed) and found […]
Introducing: Unwrapped Co
Our waste-free journey so far has been eye-opening, and we are discovering so many amazing, local brands that offer some of the most awesome products. The goal with this series is to showcase these brands so that you can start to realise that leading a sustainable, zero-waste life is possible. We are starting with Unwrapped […]
Cassava Flour: Everything You Need to Know.
This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through these links I may be compensated at no cost to you. Have you heard of cassava flour before? I hadn’t until last year. In short cassava flour is a gluten free flour that you can use easily in baking. It is also the flour […]
White Chocolate and Apricot Pudding
Is white chocolate actually chocolate? Jack and Emma say it is but Kiara and Cameron say no it is not. I am not sure it can really be considered chocolate but regardless it is absolutely delicious. One year for Easter my aunt gave me a white chocolate Easter bunny for Easter. It was huge and […]
Earth Day: What are you doing?

Today is the 50th Earth Day Celebration and it is a day we can definitely get behind celebrating. In short Earth Day aims to raise awareness around the Earth and what we can all do to try and reduce our impact. As a family we have made some big changes in how we live to […]
Birthdays in the time of Corona

At the beginning of the year I had a trip planned with my bestie. We were going to go visit her kids in Romania for 10 days. We would have been there for my birthday and I was beyond excited. My last few birthdays have been pretty meh so I was looking for ward to […]
Stir-fry with McCains

If you have been following me for a while now, you will know I am all about quick and easy meals. I generally don’t have a lot of time to spend cooking elaborate complicated meals. So I am always trying to simplify meals or find meals that I can make in minutes. Stir-fry is fast […]
A Day in the Lockdown Life

I have severe FOMO!! I am over here working like a mofo while everyone else is out there baking banana bread, doing DIY projects and sleeping late. I feel like I am not doing this whole lock down thing right. I know I am one of the lucky ones who is still able to work […]
An Update In The Time of Corona
What a time to be alive, right! It certainly has been a crazy couple of weeks, not only here in South Africa but all across the world. When it was announced that we needed to practice social distancing, nothing much changed for Kiara, Jack, Emma and I. We stay home most days and have a […]
UberEats, making your life easier one stadium at a time.

The girls have been at my parents for 2 weeks, which means the boys and I have been having a little quality time together. When Ubereats offered us tickets to one of the T20 Mzansi Super League games, we jumped at the opportunity. I will admit it has been years since I have really followed […]