When you fall pregnant, you’re suddenly inundated with choices that you have to make. Big decisions, like where you want to deliver your baby, who’s going to be your healthcare provider, what are you going to name your child? And these big decisions are mixed with millions of other decisions that you need to make…
Not everyone is a fan of birth stories. I’m not even sure how I feel about birth stories. Firstly, I hate the term “birth story”. But then I think that any of the alternatives, like “birth journey” or “birth memoir” sound even more pretentious, so I’ll stick with birth story for now. I’ve had mixed…
We recently decided to take advantage of one of the long weekends to go away with little Evan and our parents. Initially we couldn’t decide on where to go, but eventually we settled on the Robertson wine valley. We’d only driven through the region on our way to the Garden Route, so I was keen to…
When I was newly pregnant, I attended a baby expo. I was initially excited about buying our first few baby supplies, but instead I left the expo feeling completely overwhelmed. I had no idea what we needed, apart from the obvious items, like nappies and a cot. But even for those items, there was so…
Hellooo? Anybody out there? Goodness, it’s been a while since I’ve logged on here (actually, just over a year). This little blog has been on my mind recently, and I’ve been toying with the idea of returning. I’m still not sure if this will become a regular thing, but I do have some ideas lined…
I’ve been mulling over this post for a couple of weeks now, not quite knowing how to put my thoughts and feelings into words. Then, much to my relief, the lovely Ché from Indieberries posted something that caught my eye: a blog post titled “Is blogging dead?”. I read the post whilst nodding in agreement.…
My mom has a bit of a thing about alpacas, so when I heard about The Alpaca Loom, I knew that we had to pay it a visit. The Alpaca Loom is conveniently situated down the road from Fairview and Spice Route, just a short drive from Cape Town. It was the first time that…
Hi everyone! It’s so good to be back. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season, and that you’re rearing to go! I really can’t believe that we’re almost half way through January already, time really does fly when you’re having fun. We had a wonderful time over the last month spending quality time…