Monthly Archives: May 2013

“We love you like the boys would love to eat that cake” *Mother’s Day*

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Sunday morning was perfect. I have been spoilt something ridiculous this Mother’s Day by my family, friends, readers and a few brands that support & read Raising Men. Thanks again to Cadbury, Dove, NoMU, Woolworths, Artistry, Stork and Style36. Your gifts really made me feel special. 
The biggest thing I was looking forward to was clumsy, imperfect little cards from the boys as they’re both in school now, and that’s what school kids do. I got the most beautiful crafts from them, they’re already framed and I’ll take a picture a bit later. On Sunday morning I got my favorite breakfast in bed: French toast, poached eggs and grilled tomato. The boys had made another card with daddy on the sneak and they came bursting in to the room with the boys singing Happy Birthday to me. I got a very cool laptop bag, flowers, chocolates, breakfast and this really … Read the rest

All you need is love. I mean DOVE, all you need is Dove guys. A Giveaway.

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Like most girls, I’ve always used Dove products. I love the freshness, moisture and natural smelling-ness of it. I don’t need to convince you how well Dove works -that it leaves your skin feeling soft, smooth and nourished. I already use their soap, shampoo, conditioner and underarm thingies. Their new lotions are right in line with Dove quality. They provide deep care and the containers are huge – perfect for lathering all over your pretty self. 
Dove lotions come in Hydro Nourishment and Intensive Nourishment depending on your skin type and just how crispy you get in winter (or all-year round). I use the Hydro one daily now, and I really do love it. I gave the Intensive Nourishment one to my mom, and she loves it too. Dove understands the complexity of skin, and its DeepCare Complex nourishes your skin for up to ten days. Pretty smart, right? … Read the rest

My beauty routine lately and way too much of my face all over everything.

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Look I’m not a beauty blogger / person. I generally suck at being a girl. I can’t remember when last I tweezed my eyebrows, I have the remains of 2 week old nail polish on my toenails and the only time I really paint my nails is on my mother’s couch because she has nice stuff and is usually entertaining the boys while I do it. 

I’ve found products and a routine that really works for me and I want to tell you about it. I am in no way affiliated with any of these brands or products – this comes from about ten years of testing and trial and error. I learnt how to apply make up the same way all girls do, by watching my mom in the mornings and playing with her stuff when she wasn’t looking. My mom is a big Estee Lauder fan, I can’t

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The Birth Story Series: Birth Partner to her adopted daughter’s birth mother.

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This story comes from Sharon, a fellow blogger, mother and a friend of mine. Sharon struggled with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss for over 7 years, which included 2 surgeries, countless timed and medicated cycles, numerous IUI’s (Inter Uterine Insemination’s) 4 fresh IVF’s (Invitro Fertilization),one Frozen Embryo Transfer & 7 first trimester miscarriages. She finally became a mother after her and Walter decided to pursue adoption. They were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Ava-Grace, just 3 short weeks after starting the adoption process. This is their birth story. 

Sunday, 13th December 2009, started out like any other, well almost. I’d woken up early and was sitting in my Dad’s study, about to start writing a blog posting about our meeting with our birth mum that had happened on Saturday evening.  The meeting had been amazing. I LOVE our birth mum, she’ smart, intelligent, funny, loving, strong and very

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Mother’s Day Shopping – You’re probably doing it wrong & my wish list!

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It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday guys. Luckily, I already know exactly what I’m getting for my mom, but do you have everything sorted for yours? I wanted to highlight a few really cool campaigns that are going on now, namely the work being done by Woolworths and Style36. 
Whoever manages the PR for Woolies is doing a fantastic job. They have been creating so much awareness for their Mother’s Day offering. They have an online store for gifts, clothing, beauty, shoes, accessories – even their Trenery and Country Road goodies are available online. Then they also have an online florist AND they’ve opened up a special section for Mother’s Day gifts. Go to www.woolworths.co.za to get gifting. 
What I found really neat is that they tweeted me to ask about my favorite time of day, my favorite things – see below. And then see the gifts and personalized card from … Read the rest
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