December 2023 buzzed with activity as we celebrated two family birthdays, the end of the school year, and the magic of Christmas. Amidst the chaos, I savoured cherished moments and burst with pride at my kids’ fantastic academic achievements. Tough Year As the year drew to a close, I found …
Read More »Behind The Scenes November 2023 – Plus Giveaway
November 2023 buzzed with activity as I navigated my kids final exams, concluding my online SEO course, and managing the whirlwind of activities marking the school year’s end. Juggling studies, last-minute assignments, and the excitement of forthcoming holidays made it an exhilarating yet challenging month. Finished My SEO Course I …
Read More »Behind The Scenes October 2023 – Plus Giveaway
October 2023 was a very busy month juggling work, my course, school holidays, starting the 4th term, and my daughter’s birthday. October 2023 Rocking My SEO Course Since I launched my website I have found it fascinating and exciting to learn how to get visitors to my website. Over the …
Read More »Behind The Scenes September 2023 – Plus Giveaway
September 2023 was an awesome month, with many amazing memories, but it has also been a hard and tiring month with so much going on, kids exams and my own studies. September 2023 Visit To Cape Town On the first weekend of September my kids and I had a lovely …
Read More »Behind The Scenes August 2023 – Plus Giveaway
August 2023 was a busy month with lots of family activities, planning a holiday, sick kids, and struggling to get over the loss of my closest friend. There were lots of highs and lows, so a very mixed bundle of emotions in August. August 2023 It Takes Time To Grieve …
Read More »Behind The Scenes July 2023 – Plus Giveaway
I’ve been dreading my July 2023 monthly update and put off writing it. July was a terribly hard month since I lost my best friend, my soul sister. I’m sorry my update is late,Β but I couldn’t bear facing it until now. So Many Losses In July This July 2023 …
Read More »Behind The Scenes June 2023 – Plus Giveaway
I’m so sorry my June 2023 monthly update is so late, things got incredibly hard at the beginning of July when I was planning on publishing my update and got even harder as the month went on. However, I will share about that in my July update. June Date With …
Read More »Behind The Scenes May 2023 – Plus Giveaway
Although May 2023 has been a relatively quiet month I’ve been exhausted and taking it easy at home. The end of 2022 and the start of 2023 was incredibly rough and perhaps I’m still struggling to catch up physically and emotionally after so much turmoil. May 2023 May Date – …
Read More »Behind The Scenes April 2023 – Plus Giveaway
April 2023 was a busy month with school holidays, Easter, some awesome collaborations, my birthday, and both my sister’s birthdays. April 2023 April Date At Ek En Djy Vissery My husband and I go on a monthly date and at the end of April we went to Ek En Djy …
Read More »Behind The Scenes March 2023 – Plus Giveaway
March 2023 was a busy and difficult month. Juggling family responsibilities, kids, work commitments, loadshedding, and some family problems has been tough. March 2023 Burnt Out And Exhausted Finding balance is not easy and maintaining balance feels impossible. When I manage to achieve balance in my life it is for …
Read More »Behind The Scenes February 2023 – Plus Giveaway
I was expecting February 2023 to be when things settled down after the school year started but life sometimes throws curve balls and things don’t work out as planned. February turned out to be one of the hardest months ever. February 2023 Super Hard Month This month was incredibly hard. …
Read More »Behind The Scenes January 2023 – Plus Giveaway
January 2023 was a busy month. The school calendar has been jam packed and work has started off with a bang which is fantastic. January 2023 Exploring Velddrif And Making New Friends The thing that stands out for me the most about January is how much fun it has been …
Read More »Behind The Scenes December 2022 – Plus Giveaway
December 2022 was an incredibly busy month, with all the end of year activities at school, preparing for Christmas, and going away to my parent’s farm. December 2022 Blogging Award In December I was nominated for a blogging award by Galore SA, along with four other bloggers. It was then …
Read More »Behind The Scenes November 2022 – Plus Giveaway
November 2022 was an incredibly busy month, with my daughter writing exams, my son doing assessments, loads of school activities, and lots of work. Here’s what I’ve been busy with in November 2022. New Monthly Giveaway #KaboutjieTopFan I’m so excited to announce that I am going to be doing an …
Read More »Behind The Scenes October 2022 – Busy Birthday Month
October 2022 was a crazy busy month, with my daughter’s 11 birthday, a rock climbing date, the start of the 4th term, and settling into our new home after our move. My Daughter’s Birthday Wow time flies, I can’t believe my little girl turned 11 this month. It feels like …
Read More »Behind The Scenes September 2022 – Busy Month Moving Home
September 2022 was an incredibly busy month. The third term came to an end with loads of school activities, as well as moving home. Getting to any work was close to impossible. I’m looking forward to a quieter October catching up on work and settling into our new home. Behind …
Read More »Behind The Scenes 19 August 2022 – Finally Got My Bicycle Set Up
It has been another busy week behind the scenes 19 August 2022. The kids are busy at school, my son with assessments and my daughter with exams. My son is also starting up with chess tournaments soon. Watch The Replay Of My Facebook Live Video – Behind The Scenes 19 …
Read More »Behind The Scenes 12 August 2022 – Loving My New Bedside Lamps
It has been another hard week behind the scenes 12 August 2022. I’m still reeling a bit from my slip with alcohol and focusing on finding balance and doing the next right thing. It has gotten a bit easier and I’ve been able to catch up on a lot of …
Read More »Behind The Scenes 05 August 2022 – Midterm Break Visiting The Farm
It’s been a really tough week behind the scenes 05 August 2022, trying find balance and nurturing myself after my slip with alcohol. Things have been slow going this week with my main focus being my recovery. Watch The Replay Of My Facebook Live Video – Behind The Scenes 05 …
Read More »Behind The Scenes 29 July 2022 – A Slip And A Lesson Learned
It has been an incredibly hard week behind the scenes 29 July 2022. I had a slip and I drank after nearly 14 years of sobriety. Due to this, I have not managed to get much work done as my main focus has been doing the next right thing and …
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