Surviving the Madness - Living life with my bearded love and our two hobbits

What’s on my Black Friday wishlist

November 24, 2017

Sjoe, guys, how lucky are you? Three blog posts in one week. Almost like I’m being productive or something. South Africa really seems to be getting into all things American. From Halloween to Black Friday. Now some people take issue with this but I don’t have the energy to hate on something when I have two children who are already taking up my brain space. And stores are having massive sales. My only annoyance are with shops who claim to be having Black Friday sales ...

Parenting

Shopping made easy with Superbalist Kids

November 24, 2017

In partnership with Superbalist One of the things I hate to do most in this world is to take kids shopping for clothing. Especially The Munchkin. It’s not his fault to be honest, there’s just far too much that catches his eye and he wants to see EVERYTHING. So he never stands still ...

Homeschooling, Parenting

Homeschool Series: The Curriculum

November 23, 2017

Deciding to take The Munchkin out of preschool when I decided to freelance was a big one for me. He needs to be ready for school and it’s a big responsibility but it’s one I’m happy to take on. There are certain school readiness milestones he needs to accomplish and with that ...

Win!

Win tickets to the Transformers Expo in Cape Town!

November 10, 2017

Whoo guys! I can’t even tell you how excited I am for Transformers: The Exhibition that is starting today at Grand West. As a child Transformers and Beast Wars were among my favourite things to watch on TV. The Husband is also OBVIOUSLY a big Transformers fan. And now it’s ...

Parenting

Celebrating The Potato’s 1st Birthday

November 8, 2017

And just like that my potato pudding is a whole year old! I can’t believe! Oh man, when I realised that we were having a girl I was in a bit of a panic mode. I did not know what the heck to do with a girl. I was very much a Boy Mom™. But this ray of sunshine has been such a blessing. ...

Homeschooling

Homeschool Series: The Adventure Clubs App

October 23, 2017

So it’s been a week since we started homeschooling The Munchkin and I’m not going to lie, it’s not been easy. The Munchkin is not a great listener which is frustrating to say the least. But we’ve been having fun because the curriculum we’ve chosen, The Peaceful ...

Parenting

Celebrating The Munchkin’s 4th Birthday

October 20, 2017

Oooh, guys, I’m terrible hey! The Potato is turning ONE next week and I’m only posting about The Munchkin’s 4th birthday now. In all fairness their birthdays are only a month apart and do you know how quickly a month goes?! First and foremost can I just get the overreaction ...

Books

September Book Picks

October 3, 2017

Hello lovelies! I’m a big old book nerd if you didn’t know already. And it’s something I want to incorporate more on the blog. So this month I’m bringing you the first installment of my Book Picks for the month both for kids and I’ll throw in anything new that ...

Win!

Win tickets to see the new My Little Pony movie! {CLOSED}

October 2, 2017

My Little Pony is an institution. As a little girl one of my favourite cartoons to watch was My Little Pony. First there was an 80’s version and I was lucky enough to have a MLP doll of my own (I need to ask my mommy if she’s got it hiding in her house somewhere.) Then there was a ...