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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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Uncluttered House, Uncluttered Mind…
29 April 2015Have you ever watched Hoarders – Buried Alive? No? Well let me quickly debrief you. Basically people accumulate so much crap that they eventually they suffer a slow death underneath…
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Behind The Scenes Of A Mixed Race Family – Tami Magnin
24 April 2015In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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Oh my goodness. You know when you enter a competition and then forget about it because the chance that YOU would be chosen is like the one time you tried…
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In case you’ve missed it, we’ve started a new series that will pop up here on the blog every Friday. Recently I have been inundated with content about racism in…
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Expectations. Although it doesn’t seem like it, this is a very dangerous little word. Especially when it comes to women. Case in point – The Oxford Dictionary definition of the…
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Good Friday seems like a good day to start a new series. It just feels right. So that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Recently I have been inundated with…
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Just When You Think It's Over…
13 March 2015One thing that I have learned through parenting three children over the last 5 (almost 6) years, is that you should NEVER, ever acknowledge that you have triumphed in a…
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I love a good party theme! No really. I’m kind of party planning obsessed and I have serious party envy when we go to parties. Despite that it’s been a…
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What Is "Me Time" Anyway?
6 March 2015Sometimes I sit down. And then a few seconds later I have to get up. Because someone needs their nappy changed or homework assisted with or wants me to play Uno…
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I’m sure that as a parent you know that sometimes you can get it so right. The kind of right that leaves you doing a little victory dance in the…
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My Grade R Is Getting HOMEWORK?!
29 January 2015We went to our PTA meeting last night. It was our first of TWO nights that we have to attend because – too many children. You know the kind of…
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Log Out. Shut Down. Do Yoga
28 January 2015Looking after myself has never really been a priority. I can’t even blame it on having kids, because if I’m honest, I was lazy before I had them too. Now…
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We Started School And There Were NO Tears!
22 January 2015When I pictured our first day of school I prepared for the worst. I envisioned children that had unbrushed hair, mismatched clothes and questionable status on teeth brushing to be thrown…
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On Letting Go Of The Need To Do It Myself
20 January 2015What is it about kids that makes them want to be super helpful at inappropriate times? You know what I mean. It would really be helpful if they chose to…
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That Time We Unplugged For 5 Days – Petervale Farm
16 January 2015When Seth told me that he had organised us a holiday on a farm I was dubious. He joked with me that we’d be camping and sleeping on the floor…
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Christmas Has Arrived
8 December 2014I think it’s quite obvious that I wasn’t feeling the Christmas vibe this year and I know many of you have been struggling with the same thing too. But not…
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A Prized Possession… (Spoiler Alert – It's Not My Kids)
20 November 2014Growing up we had all of our meals in front of the TV, watching Full House or something similar. It’s just what we did and we all really enjoyed it.…
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It's Not Every Day That You Get To Take A Selfie With Barney!
19 November 2014I don’t have a bucket list. If I did, it would include a lot of traveling, eating and drinking a lot of authentic food (that DOESN’T involve bugs, snakes, blood,…
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So remember when that wall just jumped out of nowhere while I was leaving my parking garage and I scraped my car so badly that I cried all the way…