These school holidays have made me reminisce about my own childhood holidays where mornings ran into afternoons and living without an agenda was the order of the day. School holidays were the best! While kids live for holidays, as a parent I’m now privvy to the flip side of holidays and find myself taking a looong deep breath on break up day. Three weeks! Let’s do this!Continue Reading
Alice in Wonderland is showing at Canal Walk for the school holidays and my kids (all age 4 and up) really loved the show experience and spent the evening bopping to the music. It was light hearted and fun and the favourite phrase in the car on the way home was ‘Off with your head!’Continue Reading
Do you have a MySchool card? Well then, I suggest that you whip it out right this very second and vote for your favourite MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet charity and they’ll donate R10 to them on your behalf. Every vote secures a R5 donation for the organisation of your choice and if you also share your vote via social media you can double the value of your vote and get another them another R5.Continue Reading
School holidays are around the corner and I’ve been dreaming about a winter getaway for the family. I’m a sucker for scrolling through online accommodation listings and first read about Afristay.com on a blog a year or two ago. When they approached me to review their site, I was totally up for it and I must admit that I spent a silly amount researching local accommodation options for my wishlist last night.
Charlotte is a fellow heart mama that I ‘met’ on Instagram a few years back and I’ve loved following her family’s journey. She’s a dynamic girl mom and I have no doubt that her girls will grow up as fierce little feminists who will change the world. Charlotte and I and were in touch a many months ago about her sharing her story on my blog but her second daughter had just arrived home and things were a little crazy for them. Life has settled a bit since then and I’m so glad that I can share the Bieldt adoption story here today.Continue Reading