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    Say Hello To Our Little Herb Garden

    5 November 2019
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  • Our DIY Harry Potter Party

    8 August 2019

    Want to throw a Harry Potter party here in Cape Town? Let me give you the best DIY and budget tips to help you on your way! Listen, although it…

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  • Our Campervan Farewell/Birthday Party

    28 May 2018

    Over the weekend we had the most epic party I think we have ever had.  Which is pretty crazy because we usually have pretty intense parties.  But we had to…

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  • A MEMORABLE Party On A Budget – #MoneySmartMoms

    23 May 2018
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  • *WIN* A Kids Hamper Packed Full Of Nike, Converse & Jordan Gear (Worth R2500)

    18 May 2018

    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…

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  • SKIN UPDATE: How Do I Hide My Red Face?

    14 May 2018

    Looking like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer on the daily is not easy.  In fact it sucks butt.  But it is what it is and I’m slowly making peace with…

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  • WIN A Family Photoshoot With Grand Little Adventure

    11 May 2018
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  • SKIN UPDATE – Perspective

    10 May 2018

    You know what I realised recently? It’s that even though we were excited about something in the beginning, the longer we have it/do it, the more normal it becomes.  Which…

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  • 4 Refreshing Drinks To Make At Home (AND WIN)

    16 March 2018

    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,…

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  • Time To Purge Our House Of Crap

    15 March 2018
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  • Currently

    24 January 2018

    Just look at good old Optimus there.  Back when he was working and stuff.  I’d taken the girls to the park when Seth came rolling up with Knox and the…

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  • Our Gingerbread House Adventure

    15 December 2017

    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…

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  • Are You A Winner? Time To Find Out

    13 December 2017
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  • ~*WIN*~ A Stay With Africamps Worth R2200

    8 December 2017

    There is honestly nothing better than going away as a family.  It’s the highlight of my holiday when we get to pack our bags, and set out on a road…

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  • Christmas Has Arrived In Our Old House

    6 December 2017

    I know we’ve been seeing Christmas wrapping and listening to Christmas music in the shops for ages now, but for us it still didn’t feel like Christmas.  Well to me…

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  • The Entertainer Is Where It’s At In 2018

    5 December 2017
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  • 50 Shades Of Grey – My Hair Journey

    4 December 2017

    It seems crazy to think that I have been “grey haired” for more than two whole years.  This picture up there was taken in August 2015 when I was trying…

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  • Daughter Dates Are My Favourite!

    30 November 2017

    Quite a few months ago now, I took Kyla on her very first date.  It was an impromptu thing that was just so magical that sparked a quest to do…

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  • ~*WIN*~ A My Little Pony Castle Worth R1800

    29 November 2017
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  • ~*WIN*~ A Philips 2in1 Lithium Cordless Dry Worth R4 299

    27 October 2017

    The amount of time our children spend lying on the floor borders on the freaking ridiculous. I mean, as an adult I can’t think of the last time I have…

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  • Currently

    4 October 2017

    Is that not the most angelic little face you’ve ever seen?  I just can’t. This picture was taken when he was sick a couple weeks ago.  I’d taken the day…

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  • My Boho Outdoor Party (On A Budget)

    3 October 2017
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  • Knox’s Transformers Party

    27 September 2017

    On Monday we had a double birthday party – both Knox and I got a whole year older. Even the Government was excited for us this year as we were…

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  • SKIN UPDATE: Progress & My Make Up “Tutorial”

    18 September 2017

    If there’s one thing that I have realised (despite all desires to the contrary), these kinds of ‘internal affecting the external’ changes take time.  And that’s not a bad thing.…

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  • Date Balls Of Awesomeness

    12 September 2017
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  • How To Plan A Party

    7 September 2017

      You guys know that I LOVE to plan a party.  In fact it may well be my favourite thing to do – no matter how stressed it makes me…

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  • When Things Work Out Differently

    23 August 2017

    Do you remember we had a party a little while ago?  It was a camping party for Kyla and Riya who annoyingly seem to insist on getting older every year.  I…

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  • SKIN UPDATE – This Is A Constant Journey Of Discovery

    21 August 2017
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  • Our Old House Got A Fresh New Look

    4 August 2017

    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…

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  • No Dairy, Grain or Sugar? So What DO You Eat?

    1 August 2017

    Can you believe that I have been on this dairy, grain and sugar free lifestyle for almost a year already?  I can’t.  It seems almost impossible actually.  But it’s true,…

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  • A Camping Party

    31 July 2017
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  • SKIN UPDATE: Things Are Looking Up

    18 July 2017

    Is it annoying that I talk about Italy so much?  I annoy myself sometimes.  But I’m mentioning it again today because it is just so relevant to this topic that…

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  • ~*WIN*~ With Converse – Toddler Fashion Hamper Worth R1500

    2 July 2017

    One of the ways that we’re trying to help Knox live his best life (besides fixing his sleep) is to get him involved in Playball.  As it turns out, he…

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  • Kombucha – The Low Down

    26 June 2017
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  • ~*WIN*~ A Happy Father’s Day With Thomas Sabo

    17 June 2017

    There was a lot that I was looking forward to when Seth and I got married.  Moving out of our parents houses and into our own space.  Not having to…

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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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