Miss 3 will turn 4 soon and I’m already composing a text message in my head to send out to family. It’s going to read something like this: Please avoid buying presents that emphasise the ‘prettiness’ of little girls. We would prefer presents that focus on more practical attributes. Maybe you think that sounds […]
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As I mentioned in my tomato sauce recipe post, we’ve been getting wary about synthetic chemicals in our food. That wariness also extends to the use of chemicals throughout the rest of our home. With a little bit of research, it’s not hard to find simple, natural and frugal alternatives for our cleaning and
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If you ask someone what they love about parenting, they’re not exactly going to say: the sleepless nights, constant demands and lack of down time. Being a parent is hard, difficult and fraught with challenges and yet, for many of us, this vocation, coupled with marriage, is our path to sanctity. Yes, that was
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First of all, congratulations. Some of this will feel really familiar and some will be worse. People will start asking you questions about the size of your family and whether or not you’ll stop after this one. Get ready and try to respond charitably, even though it is none of their business. You will
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Starting a family is daunting enough but even more so when everyone tells you that your life is about to end. And maybe it does change, irrevocably. But it doesn’t end as such. Sure the late, carefree partying and accompanying sleepovers the next morning are a thing of the past. So are sleep-ins and
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Master 19 months is covered in bruises, bumps and scrapes. Just yesterday he fell over outside on cement, stood up in the bath and fell over before hubby could catch him and jammed his fingers in a kitchen drawer. A month ago he had his hands jammed in doors, on two separate occasions on
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Lately I have been feeling run off my feet with housework. Making, consuming and cleaning up after meals seems to take ages, and then there is laundry, meal planning, grocery shopping, things such as the toilet, bathroom basin and kitchen floors which are all well overdue for a clean, and did I mention making,
I don’t mean that monster under the bed, I mean that mummy monster who comes out in the evening and towards the night! That mummy monster who is exhausted after a long day with the kids, or perhaps has worked and still had to rush home to get dinner prepared. We all have a
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I am no expert when it comes to moving house, however here are a few tips I picked up along the way which you may find useful! 1) Start Packing Early Initially I thought I would ‘save’ all my packing for three days before the big move. However, upon putting some items in a box
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We continue our discussion with Dr Emma Vieira. For the preceding article find the link here. Natural family planning – what is it? Natural family planning (NFP) is the avoidance of intercourse during known fertile times, in order to avoid pregnancy. There are several methods: Billings method – cervical mucus pattern Sympto-thermal method
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