I had a pretty packed weekend! Working and fitting in events are what makes this time of the year both amazing and down right exhausting!!!

First I went to the first Curls in the City event. OMW it was so amazing to have breakfast with people who just totally get the whole curly girl struggle!!!! Everyone connected so easily and then and there signed up for the next event. I will do a run down on what I learnt for this weeks Curly Quest post. That will be on Thursday because that is usually my wash day so it feels right 🙂  Please look out for that. I said a few words at the event (hahahahaha a few, probably a lot, I babble when I’m nervous and get nervous easily)

I then met up with bloggers Luchae and Ruth for some coffee and cake. We chatted about our goals and fears and what we want from our blogs and other external ventures in 2016. We also did a favourite things exchange.  I LOVE THESE: Everyone brings their favourite thing of under R30 to share with the group so you go home with everyone’s favourite things!!! How awesome is that 🙂



Stole this pic from Ruth, My favourite thing is the beaded bracelet(which I made) and lip icing from Oh so heavenly and our resident nail guru Luchae gave us this awesome nail polish 🙂

awesome cup and handmade magnets from Ruth I’m holding her to her promise of teaching me how to work with Resin 🙂

It was my good friend Lyndal’s birthday so we went by hoping to score some cake because I was totally #carbsFTW this weekend and now hate myself 🙂 It was so weird to see how big all our kids have got. Honestly can’t believe how time flies

I gave myself a little break from work yesterday, I put on yoga pants and CHILLED the whole day.
This came after Aidan asked me if all mommies work so much and I had to stop myself from crying. The Oh!Boy Christmas rush combined with general “end of yearness” has kept me so busy I would be sewing while I’m watching him in the bath. So I decided to give both of us some “me time” and just chilled eating frozen grapes out of my fancy new cup and listening to him tell me stories.
The evening we did letters to Father Christmas we also set up a large pass the parcel for a Christmas party at our church. I explained to him that the sick children needed extra love this Christmas and it really warmed my heart to see him be excited to make up the pack for them even grabbing items from his snack drawer and giving some of his playdough (his all time favourite toy) to the “sick babas”

how to eat frozen grapes



Pants for what



We played a matching game because he loves “playing games”



Pass the Parcel fun

Did letters to Father Christmas tonight…can you guess what he wants #cutekids #aidanis2 #kidvid

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