I am filled with pride after receiving the matric results. Trystan, my oldest passed matric and is now ready to start his life outside of school. I remember waiting for my matric results and the wait was long indeed but I have to say that it certainly felt more stressful waiting for my son’s results. […]
Category: Children
The Millennial generation and what I have learnt about them
I am mom to three millennials and after years of not understanding their random behaviour, often clenching my jaw, shouting, screaming and going totally insane, I have learned some very valuable things. I recall the expression “they are wired completely differently” while on a conference on marketing to children, years ago. So, what exactly […]
The joy as two perfect soul mates unite and an extraordinary, a little crazy family reunite
My baby cousin (not so much of a baby anymore, but the baby of the cousins nevertheless) had decided to get hitched in Cape Town. My cousin, Kerry-Jane was to marry her bae, Graham. I flew to Cape Town a couple of days early to fit some work in and catch up with a few friends. […]
From baby girl to lady, Happy 18th Birthday Jaymee – Birthday celebrations
For Jaymee, finally her birthday arrived! What more can an 18-year-old ask for, than having your 18th birthday on a Friday. Jaymee had been waiting with much anticipation and counting the days, and I had been dragging my feet with so much apprehension, I was in fact pretending that this was not really happening. Maybe […]
Social Media – the wonderful, dangerous double-edged sword
We all love checking our Facebook and Instagram, having a look at what people are up to and how everyone is doing, although who is to say that people are showing the reality in their lives when they post something online. The problem is that people seem to run to Facebook or another social media […]
Shove the drink, just give me the bottle! My baby girl is almost 18!
Before Trystan and Jaymee joined the nest, I was a single mom to Keegan, my then little boy. I had planned on no more children, I found being a single mom really difficult and I thought I would save it for the perfect moms out there and give having any more children a miss. If […]
