Body positivity is without a doubt, one of the new buzz words, it really does seem to be everywhere we look. Don’t get me wrong, it’s such an important message to spread, and I am so glad that it is finally getting some airtime. What I do wish though, is that I could...
*Sponsored by Bio Oil I think every mom-to-be has some degree of a birth plan, some sort of vision of how she would like her child to come into the world. Even though I knew that I wanted a c-section from the get go, I soon found out that having a birth plan was...
My gorgeous little Aria Rae, you are almost 2 years old and you have already learnt so much; how to walk and run, jump and climb and you certainly know how to talk, our (sometimes cryptic) conversations are my best! I know that as you get older, you will have so many...
Our toddler's evening routine has been pretty much the same since she was born; it's nothing fancy at all, in fact I'm sure it's pretty similar to your evening routine with your kids. None the less, I thought it would be fun to share what our evenings with Aria tend...
One of my favourite blog posts to read at the moment is monthly goals - I find it so interesting, having that little sneak peek into someone elses life, and also find that it really motivates me to get my A into G. There are so many plans that I have for 2018 and so I...
Here I go again... I had such a wonderful response to this original article and then my website went BOOM! and everything disappeared. So many of you sent me emails and DM's asking for the link to the article so I decided to rewrite the whole thing. This version might...
As wonderful as the summer holidays are, keeping the kids busy day in and day out is slightly exhausting to say the least. I've found that reading to Aria can keep her occupied for almost two hours, she just gets so entranced by the pictures and the words that she...
Making food is not my favourite thing to do, I definitely see it as more of a chore than anything else. I battle to find the inspiration to create healthy meals and snacks and it just seems to take up a lot of time. When LG sent me their brand new NeoChef mircrowave I...
If you've been following me along my parenting journey since the beginning you'll know that I am a big fan of the Baby Sense range of books. Meg Faure then released Pregnancy Sense last year, and this year, together with Kath McGraw, Weaning Sense came out and I was...
Toddlers are busy little things making traveling with them that much more tricky. When we were first invited to spend two nights at the Franschhoek Boutique Hotel, I was so excited... and then the worry started to creep in: was this gorgeous luxury hotel going to be...
"We believe that there are no perfect moms, only real ones", well said Baby Dove, well said! When Baby Dove South Africa launched a few months ago, I was pretty excited; I'm a big fan of most of the OG Dove products so I had really high hopes for this new offshoot,...
I have never ever been a fan of the warmer months. I much prefer being cuddled up in bed with a cup of coffee and my favourite series. But since having Aria, I've realised that the warmer weather makes parenting so much easier, you can literally let your kid run riot...
When Aria started school a week or so ago, I was so excited to pack her little schoolbag! But the one thing I wasn't too clued up on was what to pack for her to eat, and so off I went to my BFF, Pinterest and to get inspired. I'm sure I'm not the only one who battles...
I can't believe that I'm already doing the August Book Club, where has this year gone?! Anyway, before we begin, please excuse the state of these books, they are very well loved! Although we do our absolute best to make sure that Aria treats her books gently, you...
We spent a few whirlwind days in Durban, and to be honest, I was slightly nervous about what to do with Aria. We have taken her to Durbs a few times before but she was quite a bit younger and slept most of the time. This time, however, she is a complete busy body that...
Isn't winter just the best time for reading? You can snuggle up with a cuppa and just disappear into your book. I've got two new books to chat about in my July book club (both available from Pan Macmillan) plus a stunning giveaway perfect for doing just that! First...