I’m seriously starting to doubt my motherhood skills. If I see one more Pinterest perfect picture of a white (white)?! house with beige accents, a supermodel mom and two angelic looking kids playing in a Stokke playpen I’m going to lose it… Yes, I know I’m also one of...
Building blocks might seem like just another fun (old-fashioned) activity, but did you know that building blocks are actually the “building blocks” to kiddo’s success? When I was little we used to spend hours constructing towers, houses and even a pirate ship. It was...
Some people wake up looking beautiful. You know the dreaded line: "I woke up like this…" Unfortunately we are not all fortunate enough to wake up looking like Gigi Hadid. If you are anything like me you stumble out of bed, wipe your eyes, therefore smudging some...
Move over beanies, bye bye berets! This winter the only thing that will be keeping our ears warm is the trendsetting turban. According to the Duchess of Cambridge’s hatmaker, this year’s showstopper trend is the turban. She declares it “a chic and timeless headpiece.”...
You read about tantrums, but have you experienced one in public? The other day me and my little mini-me went on an outing, to the local Spar (Yes, it counts as an outing)! Everything went great until Minki saw the mini trolleys (cute, but quite unpractical for...
One of my fondest childhood memories look a little bit like this… All four of us sitting side by side in our blue kombi. Dressed warmly because in Ermelo (where I grew up) –3 degrees are considered normal. The kombi was filled with excitement because we were on our...
Sudocrem might not be the most glamorous addition to your bathroom shelve, but there’s miracles locked inside the little (now big) grey tub! You are not truly a parent if you have NOT experienced some form of nappy rash. The first time Minki said “boudjies...
“How on earth do you still get her to look so darn cute?” Well here’s the truth… Minki is a 2 year old. a Very stubborn 2 year old (definitely inherited that trait from her father) 😉 and I’m really hoping this terrible two’s phase is really just a phase because if...
My dad played in a band. With his shoulder length hair and perfect moustache he looked the part and certainly played the organ like a pro. The reason I’m telling you this? One of my fondest childhood memories looked a little like this: Me, my two brothers and baby...