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I’ve been sitting here, at our pop up table during the day/bed base at night, staring at my screen for the last 10 minutes.  Next to me Kyla is finishing…

You guys remember a couple of weeks ago when I told you I was taking Friday nights back?  I was NOT joking.  Like I would ever give up an opportunity…

Do you have a sacred day of the week where you just chill as a family? For us that’s a Friday.  I don’t know when it started exactly but slowly…

If there’s one thing I’m crazy about, it’s throwing parties.  But y’all know that already right?  I mean, who doesn’t love parties?  Probably a few of you.  I know I’m…

I have three children with very different personalities.  Obviously.  It would be heck of a weird if they were all the same.  Can you even imagine?!  So weird.  Although I…

Every time I look at this photo I kill myself laughing.  It’s just so Kyla.  Not a damn chance you’re going to get a smile when she’s not feeling it. …

A couple of weeks ago this guy and I celebrated 11 whole years of marriage.  And every single one of them was to each other.  Woo-hoo.  Usually I write a…

We’ve been having such great weather in Cape Town for the last couple of days.  Usually that would imply that it was sunny right?  But nope, I’m talking about cold,…

I always thought that mothers were being over-dramatic when they complained about all the laundry that they had to do.  Like, yes, I know that kids can’t even eat toast…

Like most of you guys we started back at school last week.  And wow, it’s only been like 4 days but we are already back in full swing.  Extra murals…

Have you ever built a gingerbread house?  We built our first one a couple years ago with a pre-made set that we were gifted by Seth’s sister.  Every year since then…

I was genuinely surprised this year when I asked the girls what they wanted their party theme to be.  I assumed that My Little Pony would be the top of…

I don’t know who was more surprised that they were getting their hair washed – Rider or Knox! Hair wash day in our house has always been a bit of…

At the beginning of the year I volunteered to head up the fundraising team of Knox’s school. I know right?  What was I thinking? The thing is, I’ve always wanted…

When was the last time that you had a night off? For me I know that I have every Tuesday night off (because we go to my in laws for…

I have a few very important questions for you… Do you have children? Are they all about playing with their toys? Is being in front of the camera something they…

A big part of trying to do this whole dairy, grain and sugar free thing is making sure that I have something lekker to snack on when I feel like…

So we’ve covered what we eat on this whole dairy, grain and sugar free life, but what about our kids?  Do they toe the line too?  How can we justify…

When I originally started this blog about 7 years ago, we lived in an old house that I had actually grown up in from the time I was around 2…

How are your holidays going?  For me I have noticed a remarkable difference in my children in the sense that they just aren’t themselves.  It’s amazing how much the holidays…

I know it doesn’t look like it now, but if you’d seen Seth about 4 years ago you probably wouldn’t have recognised him.  Not because he didn’t have a beard,…

Kombucha.  Whether you’ve been actively trying to find natural ways to better your diet or whether you have just been on the internet around some health conscious individuals, I have…