I love blogs. Possibly just as much as I love magazines. And if you know me, you will know how serious my magazine obsession is! Sometimes I enjoy the single-girl-getting-dressed-up-&-wear-make-up-all-day-fashionista-bikini-body kind of blogs. But that is just not my life anymore. My life is a bit more, um, diverse or real these days. I subsequently […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #30 {Kids & Parenting – the good, the bad & the ugly}
This is not a parenting blog, purely because half the time I have no idea what I’m doing. But, my dear readers, I know many of you reading this have kids in your lives; in your homes, your tummies possibly or in your circle of friends. Having kiddos in your life is by far the funniest thing […] Read more…
2017 Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair
By now you know what joy I get from cooking, eating, getting together with people & giving a space some character. So if I had to be in charge of putting together a fair of sorts it would look exactly like The Sanlam Handmade Contemporary Fair. Yup, I feel like this fair was created just […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #29 {Career Tips & Insights – no matter what your title}
Happy Happy Friday everyone! For this edition of Internet Inspo, I’ve put together some great links for you that relate to work, confidence, style & etiquette. I’ve recently realized that no matter how massive or small your job/career is or might feel, we all need help or inspiration in one or more areas of our […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #28 {Only feel good bits}
Happy Friday lovely people! It is that time of the week again to share my latest awesome clips from around the wonderful World Wide Web. Today, I’m sharing only Feel Good Inspo. Because we can all do with some feeling good, right? Enjoy! A beautiful story of true love. The Instagram Husband. Made me cry […] Read more…
What it is like to be a Xennial
My 16-year old niece recently asked me how & when I saw my high-school boyfriend & how we communicated. It got me thinking about how way different things were in the 90’s… Those good ol’ days I still remember the boxes (!) full of hand written love letters. Yup, no WhatsApp. No social media. Whispering […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #27 {Baking, cooking, tips, tricks}
We’ve been baking a lot lately seeing that I can actually get Oliver involved in whisking, sprinkling cinnamon sugar on pancakes, cutting out biscuits & licking out the bowl. He’s not into cooking at all. Maybe a pastry chef in the making? So today’s Internet Inspo is packed with links related to food – recipes, hacks, tips, […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #26 {Gold Wallpaper; Mood Foods & more}
Hallo lovely people. Happy Friday to you! Hope you are planning something delightful for the weekend. Here is my latest link pack with bits from around the Web – especially for you: My mother always talks about The Power of Visualisation & I must admit that I was a sceptic until I read this. Wooden tech […] Read more…
What Is Your Favourite Afrikaans Word?
Today is Afrikaanse Taaldag, so I’m taking a break from chatting about beauty, reviews & food for a moment. Instead, I am going to share some of my favourite words from our epic language, Afrikaans, with you. Enjoy! Tameletjie – sticking point Giggel – giggles Padkos – food that you eat on the road or road […] Read more…
Internet Inspo #25 {Tastes Like Nice, Watercolour Tutorial & more}
Hi there. South Africans are so super awesome & creative, that I’ve decided to line up only links from local blogs & sites for you for this edition of Internet Inspo. Enjoy! I am totally going to try this Watercolour Wreath Tutorial. We all can & should save water! How to raise great kids. Tastes […] Read more…