When the book 50 Shades of Gray was all the rage, hubby kindly purchased me a copy so that I could see what all the fuss was about.  I even wrote a blog post about it. 50 Shades of Gray Book …

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This afternoon my phone rang and when I saw the name of a school-friend of mine on the screen, I turned to hubby and said “oh no” because I just knew something was wrong. I answered happily, hoping to smother …

Until We Meet Again Read more »

September was the longest month of my year. Yes I know it’s only 30 days but it felt like 3 months. The bottom of my world fell out on the 2nd of September when my mom passed away. Nothing can explain …

Back to Life Back to Reality Read more »

No doctor identified and treated the staph As I sit here, 9 months later, I am still amazed and so very grateful at how my life has changed since stumbling upon an Eczema Facebook page run by parents of children …

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The lights are low, it always seems like night in here even though the sun is shining outside. The only sound is an artificial pump which makes a whooshing sound as it performs it’s monotonous task of forcing oxygen and …

If Tomorrow Never Comes Read more »

South Africa VS the WorldI consider myself fortunate to live in the beautiful country of South Africa. Many people residing outside of the African continent are unaware of South Africa’s schizophrenic / bipolar tendencies. Meaning we are blessed / cursed …

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As quickly as they came, the school holidays went. It is unbelievable how quickly time can race when you’re having a blast, and how slowly it can drag when you’re not!  We had loads of fun this holiday. But it …

School Holidays – BLT Style Read more »

As the curtain gently closes on June 2015, I heave a huge sigh of relief. Why the dramatic sigh? Well June is notorious in my family for being “The Birthday Month.” Yes there are 11 other unsung months but those …

7 Year Old Bacon Read more »

When it comes to parenting, no truer words were spoken than “the days are long but the years are short.” The days become a blur of wake up, breakfast, school, lunch, extra murals, homework, dinner and sleep and then without …

9 Years Later….. Read more »

In September 2013 I was knocked sideways with a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (actually it’s not true RA but one of the 5 different types – Psoriatic Arthritis, but even my Rheumatologist refers to it as RA as it is …

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