You Cannot Save Everyone – Bryant McGill
This piece of writing has opened my eyes and set me free. Free from the guilt, free from the drama and free from the toxic people that I allowed to enter my life, in the shape of a “friend” in need. …
Author: Lisa Bayne Walker
I am a work-from-home mom with 3 children. The title of my blog comes from the initial of each of their first names. The eldest is 11 years old, her name is Tomato, the second is 9 years and her name starts with a B so she is Bacon and the baby boy is 6 and he is Lettuce. Join me in the adventures of me and my family and any other issues that I feel that I need to get off my chest! Hopefully my blog will give you "food for thought" and a bit of a giggle :)
Frozen Party
Tomato turned 8 years old at the beginning of the month and Bacon is hot on her heels to turning 6 in a couple of days (we’re counting the sleeps!) I told them they could each invite 5 friends and …
Life Lessons
I believe, in order to grow and learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of others, every once in a while, we need to stop, take a breath and reflect on where we are in our lives and the lessons …
The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music…. and the Taste of Fudge??
I know that this puts me in the geeky, nerdy and uncool category but I must confess, my favourite movie of all time, is The Sound of Music. I don’t know whether it was the family who became united by …
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100 Days of Happiness :-)
A friend of mine alerted me to a new craze on social media called 100 Days of Happiness, which challenges us mere mortals to try to be happy for 100 consecutive days. Apparently the majority of people don’t get past …
Parenting – Side Effects and Special Precautions
EDIT [Please note, after publishing this post I got A LOT of flack and as usual, it is not on the blog but by PM. Even my mom “gave me hell” for ridiculing this family and mocking them on a public …
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Welcome to 2014, Hope you enjoy the ride!
Wow, it feels like yesterday that we were all shouting “Happy New Year” and looking forward to what the new year would hold and now the first month of 2014 is already over. Well the year kicked off to a …
2013 – A Backward Glance
As we begin the countdown to say farewell to a long year, it is easy to look back with rose-coloured glasses (or sometimes it’s due to poor memory) and only remember the good times. But I’m wiping my glasses (I …
Only the Lonely – PART 2
Note If you have just started reading my blog or you have missed the previous posts, go back and read Only the Lonely as this is part 2 and you may find it easier to follow if you read these …
Back to Earth (with a bump)
Exactly a year ago I held some research groups that ran over a weekend. These groups took me to Durban and Cape Town. Once the groups were finished, I had to entertain myself until the next one. In Durban, I …