Before trying the “ribbon method” I never even considered using afri true curl power gel, well no gel at all really.
I use my DIY flaxseed gel but up till this point gel was never the main thing in my styling arsanal but let’s just say that’s changed.
Continue readingReally Eleanor, vegetarian? So if you know me/my blog you would know that I like challenges, so you would not be too far off if you guessed that me going vegetarian had something to do with world vegetarian day (today) and month (October).
But it’s a little deeper than that because it has to do with my six-year-old son who tearfully became a vegetarian at the age of two because he figured out where meat came from.
Continue readingI was very chuffed to receive the Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla range to test out when then the product rolled out in SA recently… Here’s what I thought.
As always I need to mention that everyone’s hair is different so what works for me might not work for you… But I try to be very transparent and honest in all my reviews and I welcome questions in the comments.
Continue readingParent Magic by psychologist Carol Surya is one of those books you did not know you needed, until you read it and you are like, THIS! THIS! is what I needed.
I received it as part of my Raising mindful kids gift from Wise and thought I’d share some insight with you, because we all need some Parent Magic
Continue readingJust stopping by to tell you about people getting dressed up for the Wilderness Foundation Africa. Seriously get the picture of a safari in stilettos out of your head and stay with me here.
What I mean is, The WFA Wilderness Foundation Africa, are now the official beneficiaries of the Jason Kieck Fundraisers (like the one I was invited to on Saturday).
Continue readingWhat are mindful kids? Simply put, mindfulness is awareness. It is noticing our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and anything that is around us and happening right now.
The purpose of teaching mindfulness to our children is to give them skills to develop their awareness of their inner and outer experiences, to recognize their thoughts as “just thoughts,” to understand how emotions manifest in their bodies… But how can you do this?
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