South African Parenting & Lifestyle Blog
Hello Twenty-Nineteen! I can honestly say that I’m excited for the new year – as cheesy as it sounds, a new year somehow gives us hope that all the things we don’t want or like will change or magically disappear! However, I’m a realist at heart so I won’t let myself run very far with […]
When I was in school, Twinsaver boxes always made the annual stationary list. Now that I’m a parent, I can confirm that not much has changed – they are here to stay! I really get it now, there are so many runny noses in my household throughout the year, so naturally, they happen at school […]
It’s definitely Christmas time – the buzz is undeniable and it’s so exciting to be around special family and friends. This weekend, I woke up and made these simple chocolate mint cupcakes for the kiddies to celebrate World Cupcake Day with Royal Baking Powder. By now, I don’t need to tell you more about my […]
Today is National Cake Day and you can count on me to celebrate it – I have a delicious and easy chocolate cake recipe to share! Over the last few months, I’ve been doing quite a lot of experimenting with Royal Baking Powder and I have loved seeing my baking confidence grow. Of course, it’s […]
My daughter gets excited every time I bring home anything new and she literally shrieked when she saw her Puma Tinycottons sneakers and top. The mandarin-coloured items with a cherry-logo caught her eye and she immediately asked to change into them. If you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories, you will know that my daughter […]
As World Hunger Month draws to a close, I wanted to share a bit of what I did, in my little world, to try and solve what I regard as a national crisis. I was both sad and shocked to hear this: 1120 children under the age of 5 die of malnutrition in South Africa! As […]
Give me eggs any day and you are sure to get me EGGcited! I love eggs in all forms – much to the annoyance of those closest to me, because I will always order the same’ol’eggs when we eat out. I really can’t EGG’splain it! If you’re looking for a royal breakfast, that is also […]
I’m with and around my children almost every day but I’ll be honest and say that I don’t feel like I have been spending enough QUALITY time with them. If I’m not rushing them out of the house for school in the morning, I’m nagging about homework or settling down for bedtime. It’s not often […]
It’s safe to say that we can’t distance ourselves from technology and truthfully, neither can our kids. Our ever-connected world means that my two year old daughter knows exactly how to use my smartphone and my son is often the one teaching me new stuff on our devices. The technology topic is a difficult and […]
I become a mom in the first year that I started working, shortly after completing my degree – during that time, I had lots of decisions to make and the ones that weighed most heavily on me were the financial ones. I did some research and found out that I needed a retirement plan, an educational policy […]