Water saving ways to stay cool

Every one should be on a water saving mission at the moment…South Africa is currently experiencing a drought, following the lowest rainfall year recorded. There are water restrictions and water shutdown’s and at the same time IT IS HOT AS HECK OUT HERE!

It’s pretty tough to stay cool these days , especially for little kids, so I thought I would share some water free ways to beat the heat…

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When your preschooler feels rejected…

Rejection in preschooler friendship circles… how is this even a thing? Also how does one handle it.

When your child is young O f’s are given, no filters are installed and they tend to say and do the most cringe-worthy things, like ask you inappropriate questions within earshot of the people they are asking questions about or outright refuse to reply to people who are speaking to them.

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But what happens when your child is on the other side of this, what happens when he/she ends up on the rejected list. How do you handle this?

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Alternative gifting ideas

Gifting is a big part of Christmas, regardless of your views on the holiday, you know gifts form part of the whole thing. But let’s face it the current economic situation (well mine anyway) makes the Oprah style of giving “you’re all getting one” a little difficult.

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But you still want to share some cheer, right. I chatted to some friends about alternative gifting traditions and this is what I came up with…

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