So I’ve always been a huge fan of DIY (I follow Builder’s Warehouse on Instagram and initially got my own DIY kicks from Live Love DIY one of my favourite bloggers, who coincidently is also now a mom and also secretly DIYs in the evening hours) and home décor inspiration; just let me loose in a […]
Our Favourite Things to do on the Garden Route as a Family
It's been QUITE a while since my last post, when I was belabouring the 'Where are we going for the holidays?' question, but after an incredible week away up the Garden Route, I've just got to share my favourite family experiences! From first horserides, to strawberry picking and epic beach hikes, we really did it all (with a 3 year old and baby in tow!). Here's the ... Read More
Hunting for a Holiday up the Garden Route (Without the Boxed Wine)
For the past three months, I have been searching, no, HUNTING, for somewhere to go for the July school holidays; somewhere that's affordable, spacious enough for all kids and stuff and peaceful so I can really unwind. We recently took a long weekend break at Pat Busch Mountain Reserve outside Robertson, but I have been so looking forward to a full week off work, off life, off ... Read More
Glamping in Fine Style with Africamps
This past weekend my mates and I disappeared on our annual 'June Long Weekend Getaway', which over the years has included the charms and wild beauty of Sanbona Game Reserve and the chilly scenery of Tulbagh. This time, it was spacious Farmhouse Erika in Pat Busch Mountain Reserve that called our names, along with the equally friendly calls from Graham Beck, Springfield, ... Read More
NINO – Nine In, Nine Out
There’s a concept that exists, whether that’s just on the interwebs or within the communities of so-called ‘crunchy moms’, called NINO – nine in, nine out. It refers to the 9 month baking period of an average pregnancy, and the 9 months after birth. It’s a time where baby is held particularly close to mom – and dad’s – heart, and it’s the period in which they aren’t usually ... Read More
All the Reasons Why I Love Little Boys’ Rooms
I am sitting here on a Tuesday evening watching a rerun of The Truman Show, and I realised that our lives sometimes tend to play out like another episode of our favourite show: get up, make sure the kids are fed, changed, cuddled and off to school, go to work, do a grocery shop, sit in traffic, make dinner, have a shower, go to bed... and repeat. It's so important to ensure we ... Read More