Decluttering on the go
I thought I’d write about how I plan to declutter and how I am beginning my decluttering spree. My goal is to have more space (ie less stuff) in all our storage areas: cupboards, drawers, pantry, library, toy boxes, under beds. I am going to gradually go through each drawer, shelf, cupboard, toy box and […]
2015 Goals
I have a few simple goals for 2015. They all point to organisation of our home. 1: Declutter. I want to get rid of stuff. Clothes, toys, appliances, manchester and napery that we don’t need or use. I’ll start with our cupboards, getting rid of clothes, towels and sheets we don’t need. I might use […]
2014
2014 will be remembered as the year we survived. And thrived. Undoubtedly, 2014 got off to a horrible start for our family, with the unexplained death of our unborn baby girl, Charlotte, on January 20. I keep thinking of how blissfully unaware I was when 2014 began. Less than 3 weeks into the year our […]
Surviving School Holidays
Happy Christmas! Ahead of me lies 6 more weeks of school holidays, which has me looking and feeling a bit like this: (photo taken the morning before I went into hospital to have Sarah!) Anyway, I’ve had a few ideas that might help me survive the crazy combination of the summer break and my puerperium. […]
Christmas Cake
I posted this recipe last year, but because we just cut into one of the cakes today, and it was so moist and sweet and rich and damn delicious, I decided to post the recipe again! I made this cake a few months before Christmas. My mum says fruit cakes are always better after a […]
Sarah Audrey Alice
Life is very beautiful! Sarah Audrey Alice was born safe and healthy on Wednesday, November 26 at 10:41pm, weighing 3190g (7lbs) and 50cm long. My labour was another quick one. I went to hospital on Wednesday afternoon for induction and on examination the dr found that I was already 3cm dilated. We were all surprised […]
Why Handmade?
We decided to give handmade gifts for Christmas again this year. Last year it was a lot of fun choosing items and making them for my nieces and nephews. Our children also joined the party and made things for eachother as well. It was a lot of fun and it was also very rewarding to […]
34 weeks
There’s not long until I give birth to this precious baby. This pregnancy has been the best ever, and the quickest ever! I’m so grateful for that. This pregnancy has also brought so much healing to my family and me. Physically I feel pretty enormous and uncomfortable right now, which is pretty standard. I’m tired […]
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