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A bathroom makeover – with PLANTS!

Posted on November 12, 2019
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Lifestyle Home Garden kindly partnered with us to transform our bathroom. Thank you so much for all the amazing products & plants! So, for the past few months, we've been planning to update our bathroom and since then our plans have had to be scaled…

Our Home

A modern pink-glam bedroom makeover

Posted on October 21, 2019
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So, if you've followed me for a while, or know me in real-life... You'll know my obsession with home decor, interiors and all things home-centered. From a young age, I watched Grand Designs and the Home channel was my jam growing up {who needs cartoons,…

Motherhood

Making cloth nappies an easy choice – Busy Bottoms Cloth Nappy Service #ad

Posted on July 3, 2019
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If you're a parent or a parent-to-be, then this post is for you. I know that when you're expecting, or already have a little bub, you already have your hands full! So, whether you're interested in cloth nappies, or not, or maybe just slightly curious…

Travel

A piece of African Paradise – Umngazi River Bungalows {Family Travel Review}

Posted on June 18, 2019
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Wow. The one word that perfectly sums up our stay at Umngazi River Bungalows. We visited Umngazi 5 years ago, when I was pregnant with Hannah, as a stop on our babymoon and we were blown away by everything they have to offer, especially the…

Travel

Crawfords Beach Lodge – family travel review

Posted on June 12, 2019
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Last month we had the pleasure of visiting Crawfords Beach Lodge, which is an amazing beach hotel & resort in the Eastern Cape. Since my husband and I grew up in East London, this coastline is like home to us, but we were excited to…

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Our Bottle Feeding Journey – feat. Tommee Tippee

Posted on June 5, 2019
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If you're familiar with the journey we're on, you'll know that breastfeeding hasn't been easy for me this time around (read more here). Let's be honest, bottle feeding is a mission! There's a lot of cleaning & prep that comes with it, not to mention…

Motherhood

Love to dream – sleep’s best friend

Posted on April 30, 2019
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I'm sure you're familiar with the Love to dream SwaddleUp, but before I even begin telling you about our experience, I have to tell you to go here and add one to your cart. Spoiler alert - YOU NEED THIS. There are many things throughout…

Motherhood

My Breastfeeding Journey

Posted on April 23, 2019
by mikayla
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When we found out we'd be expecting our third baby (read about that here), I started to imagine what life would be like with him in our lives. We knew that financially things would be tight, adding a new babe to the brood, but God…

Motherhood

Ezra’s Nursery Space

Posted on March 28, 2019
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I was hoping to have this post ready before baby arrived, but the days just ran away with me, but it's finally done. Since our house has only 2 bedrooms upstairs and one bedroom downstairs (which is now our guest bed and my office space)…

Motherhood

What’s in my hospital bag {third time mom}

Posted on February 26, 2019
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what did I do with baby #1 & #2? With my first baby, I did the standard - I over-packed! I had so many different outfits for baby and I had so much clothing for me. Little did I realise that I didn't need it…

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