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3 Kids, 2 Dogs and 1 Old House

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Parenting Fail

    Making Your Marriage A Priority After Baby

    6 September 2016
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  • Keeping Your Own Identity While Juggling Motherhood

    23 August 2016

    Now that our oldest daughter is seven, we’ve finally come to the point where we can joke about how much of a shock it was becoming parents.  Well, that and…

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  • Party Packs – An *Almost* Definitive Guide

    3 February 2015

    If I claimed this to a definitive guide to party packs I’d basically be saying that I’m Martha Stewart.  And we all know that’s about as true as saying Saturday…

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  • 7 Places I Never Thought I'd Change A Nappy

    9 September 2014
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  • "Mommy, 3 Is Enough, Hey?"

    8 July 2014

    It was just another day for us. Me clutching both girls by the hand, reigning both of them from trying to hop into the road while trying desperately to miss…

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  • It's Not All Unicorns And Rainbow Farts

    30 June 2014

    Sometimes I sit and stare at the blinking cursor for what feels like hours.  Thoughts swirling around in my head, a few make it to the keyboard only to be…

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  • That Time A Lady Told One Of My Daughters They Were Beautiful And The Other One Noticed

    24 June 2014
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  • Tantrums – Mom VS Toddler

    6 May 2014

    They woke up happy, haven’t fought once and they even said “thank you” after you gave them their breakfast. They’ve lulled you into a false sense of security – “nothing…

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  • Snapshot In Time

    16 April 2014

    Pictures are funny things. Although they clearly convey the scene in a crisp image, they can’t always capture the moment in full detail.  Like the early morning wake up for…

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  • You Got Them To Eat What?

    27 March 2014
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  • Snapshot In Time

    12 March 2014

    The last little snapshot was a lovely feel good moment, because in parenting, there are actually lots of those.  But today, well today is the real deal.  A grocery shopping…

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  • Some Fights Aren’t Worth Having

    6 March 2014

    One part of my day that I least enjoy is getting ready for work in the morning. It means getting out of my bed that I feel like I’ve only…

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  • On Blogs, Bloggers and Blogging

    19 February 2014
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  • Dogs Are Hard Work – They Need Like, Attention And Stuff

    3 February 2014

    Flip, our poor dogs. In case you were wondering about adding a pet to your life, let me give you a little heads up – DON’T!  I mean I love…

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  • Don’t Put Me In A Box (Unless The Box Has Dairy Free Chocolate)

    30 January 2014

    Please don’t put me in a mommy box. Right now you’re thinking, “what are you even talking about?!”  But you’ve totally heard of these boxes, you just don’t realise that…

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  • So This (Kind Of) Explains Why I Want To Punch Him When He Wants To Go Out With The Boys

    22 January 2014
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  • School Today!

    15 January 2014

    School starts today. It feels like just the other day it was their very, very first ever day at school.  I guess time really does fly when you are having…

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  • Catch Up And The Winners Of The www.loot.co.za vouchers!

    3 December 2013

    I’m so sorry that this post is later than I promised, but there is nothing quite as debilitating as a tummy bug combined with raging fevers. Riya and I were…

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  • So Christmas And Stuff

    26 November 2013
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  • On Life Lessons And How To Get Labels Off Glass Jars

    25 November 2013

    This weekend was a blur of Christmas trees, airport adventures, decorations EVERYWHERE, fun family playdates and twinkly lights.  Which, if you need a quick translation, means that it was actually…

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  • We’re About To Be Ostracized From Playdates

    20 November 2013

    When we came up with the name Knox it was pretty much because we have a thing for short names (Cindy, Seth, Kyla, Riya…), we liked how it sounded and…

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  • They Have No Idea What They’re In For

    16 November 2013
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  • How To Brainwash Your Husband

    15 November 2013

    Can I just mention “The Epic Enthusiasm Fail of 2012” or more well known to the girls as “The Time We Killed Their Imagination Cos We Suck At Consistency“.  Oh…

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  • That Time I Lost My Child

    12 November 2013

    So, maybe you can help me find my daughter.  I know she’s there somewhere.  Can you see her? What about now? Aaaah, there she is. I suppose I should tell…

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  • Routines, Rituals and Randomness

    8 November 2013
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  • To My Knox On Your First Birthday

    1 November 2013

    * Before I begin – today is #nofilterday, if you’re feeling down about life and thinking that you are not managing everything as well as other Mom’s out there –…

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  • Getting Back To Basics – Knox’s Very Toned Down Party

    30 October 2013

    One year old parties are often criticized as being for the parents and not for the kids.  And I suppose that could be kind of true to some people, but…

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  • Let’s Tell It Like It Is…

    23 October 2013
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  • A Minor Breakdown And A Bunch Of Photos Of Riya’s Sticky Fudge Shoot

    28 September 2013

    You guys, moving is no joke.  I think my mind is about to break.  Which I’m concerned about – because I’m not quite sure how to get it back together…

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  • Parents – Stop Being Stupid

    19 September 2013

    So, there is very little that I feel the need to “brand” or “categorise” as a parent. Whether you formula or breast feed, whether you cloth nappy or only use…

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  • How Did Stella Get Her Groove Back?

    5 September 2013
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  • You’re Doing A Great Job

    4 September 2013

    It’s not often that I am affected by the things that people say to me or about me.  Not any more anyway (shout out to high school Cindy – you…

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  • The Circus. It Happened. We Were There.

    29 August 2013

    I like to make a big deal out of things. It doesn’t have to be a big deal, but I will make it one.  It could be anything really –…

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  • I’m “That” Mom…

    27 August 2013
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  • Mommy Fail – I Think I Just Heard My Girl Swear?!

    22 July 2013

    Happy Monday! Or is it?  Well this Monday is a day that is going to be filled with answers to so many questions about whether or not we will definitely…

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After living a very normal suburban life we packed up everything to live in a VW van for a year as a family of 5. Now that we have traveled our beautiful country we are back to normal but trying to remember what it was like to live with less, spend time in nature and build on our family bonds. Join us on the journey.

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