We got such brilliant value for money at our first Spa day this year that I found it tricky finding another Spa in Cape Town with Day Spa Packages with competitive pricing. Everything seemed to be way out of my price range. That was until I decided to look closer to home. I googled… Spa Sunset Beach … Read more
By Jill Alexa du Preez of JillAlexa.com After reading Laurens’ wonderful article on Motherhood, I want to add my pennies worth. Of course to me it is not pennies worth at all but some memories of early motherhood. Forgive me, my children, if I don’t remember everything you said or did, it was rather a … Read more
My 4-year-old son half woke up this morning at about 4 am and said clearly as if he was completely awake, “Do you know what I love about you Mom?… Everything.” And then he snuggled up close to me and went back to sleep. It was the sweetest thing. My husband says this to me … Read more
Taking Care Yourself as Mom I’ve mentioned before that as a Mom to a busy little man, taking care of myself has been pretty low on my priority list for a while and that this year I’m planning to change that. Mama… When last did you take care of YOU? There was a time in … Read more
So let’s see… maybe you’re where I was a couple of years ago. Maybe you’re surfing the net looking for ways to make money online. And you’ve stumbled upon a few Wealthy Affiliate reviews like I did. You think it sounds like a good idea, but you’re just not sure yet because no-one seems to … Read more
How to Get More Blog Views I am absolutely delighted when I receive contributed posts like the one below. It not only has an enticing title, it contains awesome advice as well. There was only one point that didn’t ring true for me. Read on to find out which one (I’ve voiced my opinion in italics … Read more
How to Find Blogs to Follow Did you start blogging because you were following some brilliant blogs and got so inspired you just had to try your hand at blogging too? Or did you set up a blog and then think, oh, I had better start following some blogs or I can’t expect anyone to … Read more
One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year was to visit one Health Spa a month. It’s kind of my reward to myself for a job well done (my blogs just started generating income after nearly 2 years of hard slog) and also a necessary re-focus on Self Care. I’m also treating my Mom to Spa days … Read more
Inspirational Quotes Self Care When I first became a Mom, I found that Self Care was something I sorely neglected. And not just for 6 months but for the first 4 years of my son’s life. I put his needs ahead of mine. Every time. And my hubby’s needs. And the needs of the household and … Read more
Do I Start Blog Free? The answer is YES and NO. Here’s why. When I first started blogging, I started with a free WordPress Site. It didn’t look too hot (ugh) and I never really got anywhere with it. So in this case, my answer would be NO. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t ready to start … Read more