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Please and Thank You
TweetRemember, please and thank you these are the magic words, if you want nice things to happen it’s the words that must be heard… Anyone else know this kids song? Its from Barney. Well raising our boys with manners, is one of the non-negotiables in our family and in our home. Simple you may say, or obvious you may think BUT it actually is VERY hard and takes WORK. We, I think, have pretty awesome boys. They behave well most of the time (the acting out is normally just in the confines of our home when only Carl and I are witness to it), they say their please’s and thank…
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Child Protection Week
Tweet31 May – 7 June Theme: Working Together to Protect Children As a parent one of my greatest fears is something happening to my boys. Now when I say something, I don’t mean them falling and breaking an arm (however that would also traumatize me). I mean someone taking my boys, someone hurting my boys, them disappearing, and the not knowing. For many South Africans this tragedy has actually occurred. Not all are known and spread on all the channels, not every child gets the same attention which is terrible and many families, many parents never ever find closure. We read in the newspapers (well I don’t as I hate…
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Promoting Momtrepreneurs
TweetHi All, Slightly different type of post today. But I thought why the hell not. I am a loyal customer, and love shopping! These are 2 facts about me. What I have found that if I receive excellent service from a specific store or person, I will spread the news, give praise where its due and I will be forever loyal. That’s just how I operate. Even more so if you’re a Momtrepreneur. I love supporting Moms who are making their little mark in the world. Well done on juggling family responsibilities as well as running your own business. So if there are any Momtrepreneurs out there, send me a…
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Our first karate grading
TweetKarate, an oriental system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows, widely practised as a sport. On Saturday which passed we had the privilege of watching Danny at his first karate grading. Its always such a great feeling to watch your kids excel at something and seeing them enjoy themselves while doing it. “Here are the Two Rules of Miyagi-Ryu Karate. Rule Number One: ‘Karate for defense only.’ Rule Number Two: ‘First learn rule number one.’” Miyagi in The Karate Kid While selecting which acitivities we wanted Daniyal to participate in from Grade R we came to the conclusion (jointly with him) that karate…
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Fashion: Winter *essentials* for the ladies
TweetGood Morning Lovely people, I thought I’d do a quick round up of my winter essentials for 2015. Judging by the weather this morning in Cape Town, its gonna be a chilly one! I’m definitely NO FASHION FUNDI but I do love clothes, accessories and makeup. So here’s my quick round up of a few fashion staples to get you through winter 2015 Side note, Woolworths rock. All my needs and wants under one roof. How’s that for being fashion forward and on trend! Now if only I could afford everything. So here goes: Starting from the bottom Ruched Ankle Boot : R899 (Also available in Brown) The Leather Court :…
