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Our FOUR year wedding anniversary trip was everything. Part ONE so far.
Our four year wedding anniversary was well, absolutely incredible. We're not very good at celebrating and planning around here, but somehow we just pulled it all together this time. I remember that for...
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Diaries of a happy mama bird wanting to either build or set fire to her nest.
I want to have another baby. I don't know how else to say this. Don't worry about this post being an invasion of my husband's privacy or anything like that - he is WELL aware of my desperation. I am...
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How to (maybe) be a prominent or successful blogger in South Africa SA
A lot of the mail that I get is from people that are interested in starting a blog, but not sure how to go about it - or people asking for general advice for their current blogs: How to improve their...
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Another diary of a bad girl trying to be a good girl. I WILL CONQUER THIS.
I'm going to level with you: This post is about exercise. Trying to be thin and *shudder* healthy. DO NOT CLICK AWAY, just give me a chance here. I know, whenever a post starts with "This morning I...
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Raising Men REPORTING LIVE from the MSC Cruises MSC Opera. Ahoy!
HIIIIII! I'm blogging live from the MSC Cruises, the MSC Opera. Look HERE for details on costs and routes and things. I'll be working and blogging from here until Friday. I'm reviewing the ship for you...
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More about the MSC Opera, dancing, sun, cocktails, tanning, and discos.
Hello. I'm off the boat, and sitting in an almost deserted coffee shop at uShaka airport in Durban. For the next three hours. I really need to get better at planning and life and things. I wanted to...
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A kids party planning post for every kind of child and parent in South Africa
So its ALMOST Benjamin's little birthday party and I am SO excited. I am still not very good at doing parties - I figure I'll be better at it as they get older and hopefully by the time their long term...
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Benjamin's first big little operation. A nothing held back account from mom.
If you follow me on twitter (@Raising_Men ) then you know that we've been struggling with Benjamin's balance for a while. He has always been a clumsy kid, but we (and his teachers) couldn't ignore his...
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A little bit about marriage, playing house and being just like everyone else.
This morning I asked a few of my readers what sort of post YOU would like me to do. A request of sorts. I've got a break between projects and my fingers are itching to talk and tell stories. I am...
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Where you'll usually find us on the weekends. A hop skip & jump from here
We spend quite a lot of time in Betty's Bay. My mom lives out there and its just so beautiful. They've just moved to another little house while they look for something closer to town, and we're really...
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I have a beautiful scar on my tummy where my heart came out. My journey.
Once I was aware of my pregnancy with Noah, I started buttering myself up with every potion on the market to prevent any marks from all the stretching that my body was about to go through. Being...
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What the HELL happened today? STRESSFUL times at the bunny house.
Today I was sitting at my desk, home alone at about 11am - doing some work things. Regular stuff, regular day. From my desk, I can see down our passage that leads to the front door with sweet stained...
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Social Media Training, Courses and Workshops in Cape Town South Africa
Hello! As you might know by now, after eight years in the Digital, PR and Social Media industry: I opened up my own little agency called The Birdhouse. We handle a few niche clients, help out at other...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENJAMIN NICHOLAS. You're the BEST super hero!!
The boys have just left for work and school, so before I jump / dive / fall in to the rest of the party planning, I quickly wanted to save this little moment. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENJAMIN. You are THREE....
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Social Media Content Creation & Management in Cape Town South Africa
Hello. I've had a super busy week crunching numbers and finalizing our rates over at my little Social Media Agency in Cape Town, The Birdhouse. The agency is doing really well with loads of support,...
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Benjamin's birthday celebration and 12 tips on being a kids party planner.
I'm going to level with you. Hosting parties for your kids can be pretty stressful and we have got it completely wrong many times. Times when we spent too much money, when nobody arrived, when weather...
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BRING IT ON. This year I will be South Africa's Top Mommy Blogger. YES.
Hello hi! Guys thank you SO FREAKIN MUCH for nominating me as one of SA's Top Mommy Bloggers. Raising Men has made the top ten list - hells yeah! I feel all toasty knowing that I'm up there with some...
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Protecting your kids from ear infections and saving holidays everywhere.
 We've recently started using SwimSeal and I wanted to quickly tell you what a great product it is. We've had problems with Bunny's ears and fluid build ups, and this product has come highly...
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Sorry can't talk. On my way to a 5 Star Private Nature Reserve: Grootbos.
Hello. I am just popping in to make your eyes jealous real quick. We're taking the family to Grootbos for the weekend. I've been dying to go as we love this part of the Western Cape. It's right near...
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Five really good reasons why you need to go to Grootbos really soon. Go.
Last weekend our little family headed out to Grootbos for two nights. It definitely was not enough time to explore this beautiful private nature reserve, but we did our best. Grootbos is about 3 hours...
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