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I love this image of Shkeila Lanise so much One of the things I’ve come to dislike about living in an urban city like Joburg is that we’ve become so westernised that something as natural as breastfeeding is frowned upon. Funny enough, when I’m back in the Eastern Cape, or…
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“Children don’t need more things. The best toys a child can have is a parent who gets down on the floor and plays with them” – Bruce Perry There’s so much I want for our kids….and it’s so easy getting caught up doing stuff for them (because they also…
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I made an interesting observation this morning. The boys were going through the puzzle basket, and took out lots of puzzle pieces. Some of the pieces weren’t even in their right packets/boxes. And we’ve lost or thrown away some of the boxes (because space). So, it was so interesting seeing…
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One of the (many) things I’m having to unlearn in this homeschooling journey is the idea that learning=classroom=paper,pen&book=teacher in front of class, etc. I’ve had to discover what learning is all about and am continually forming my idea of what I want our education to look like. Anyway…..one of the…
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There is no phrase as tempting as this one! Especially at the stage our children are currently at, where every little thing seems to be faced with the question “Why??” “Why do I have to eat my vegetables?” “Why must I go to sleep?” “Why do I have to go…
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Hubby and I got married almost 9 years ago now, and we’ve always wanted a lot of kids. We initially wanted “as many kids as we could have” haha! A CHANGE OF PLANS And then over the years, the number moved down to 5-7 , and as we had more…
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I’ve had to answer this question so many times. Sometimes to seemingly well-meaning people and sometimes to seemingly judgmental or skeptical ones. I guess homeschooling is not quite the norm in our nation….so more often than not, when the topic of school comes up in conversation, I have to brace…
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Yep, yep!!! We are at it again! Expecting our 4th sweet bundle 🙂 I’m soooo excited!! Anyone who knows us knows that we’ve always wanted a big family! Our number was initially 5-7 but over the years, we eventually settled on 4, with the possibility of 5 haha! But…
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THE PRO’S OF MARRIAGE : PRO #73 One of the greatest benefits of marriage for me has been the amazing blessing of being able to use my husband’s phone to buzz mine every single day that I’ve lost it in the house 🙂
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Every time I go to gym I can’t help but be inspired by all the people there, it’s inspiring on so many levels. Firstly, people at gym have made a resolution: to work on having a fitter/healthier/stronger/slimmer body. It’s one thing just deciding on something, but when you have to…
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I'm Unathi (aka MamakaKumi), and the main storyteller here :) I hope you enjoy reading about our colourful life :)
