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Making It Home

Posted on October 24, 2013 by exmi

Five months into our new house, we still haven’t unpacked all the boxes. There’s still loads to be done, home-improvement-wise – but that’s just it. It’s starting to feel like a home. It’s even starting to look like one, too. … Continue reading →

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This Winter Has Been Game-Of-Thrones Long. Over It.

Posted on August 21, 2013 by exmi

Usually, I adore winter. I’m a fan of hot soup and thick coats and I LOVE snuggling on the couch with a blanket while watching movies. I love scarves and comfort food, frost on my windscreen in the morning. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Thirty Second World” – Emma van der Vliet @PenguinBooksSA

Posted on April 26, 2013 by exmi

There are some things that you should know about me, as a book reader. 1. There are two kinds of books that I read. Sci-Fi/Fantasy and recipe books. Ok, secretly there are THREE kinds of books – I also read … Continue reading →

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Inventiveness. My Kid Gets Ten Points For It.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by exmi

We’re all familiar with the concept of Show and Tell, right? Of course we are. It’s simple. It happens at school, and there’s a theme and the kids have to talk about the theme and show something related to the … Continue reading →

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On My Kid And Malapropisms

Posted on February 13, 2013 by exmi

“Hey, mom. I can speak Vuvuzela*” my 5year old son said to me the other day. “Oh, really?” said I. “Yes.” he replied. “Sawubona Nkosazane”, he says proudly. “See, mom? I can speak Vuvuzela.” Yes, my boy. Your Vuvuzela is … Continue reading →

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The Weekend: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Posted on February 4, 2013 by exmi

Stadium security guard to me: what kind of pregnant lady goes to a rock show? Me to stadium security guard: the kind that bought her tickets before she fell pregnant. As you can see, I didn’t take any pictures of … Continue reading →

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On How Fast It’s All Changing

Posted on January 22, 2013 by exmi

Dear Kid, Last Thursday it was your first day at your new school. Just thinking about it, five days later, makes me teary all over again. It feels like such a big fat cliche to say that it feels like … Continue reading →

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On Things We’ve Done This Year, Already

Posted on January 11, 2013 by exmi

It might only be 11 days into the Twenty-Thirteen, but we’ve made them busy days and they’ve been full of doing stuff and seeing things. So far we have: Taken The Kid to the Montecasino Bird Gardens. Which he adored. … Continue reading →

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On New Kitchens And @RussellHobbsSA Swag

Posted on December 21, 2012 by exmi

A couple Saturdays ago, I came home and my kitchen was missing. Living without a kitchen is painful. It was two weeks of sheer torture (and my poor fiance eating take out) but we finally have this, now. Loads of … Continue reading →

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On Being New Home-Owners

Posted on December 18, 2012 by exmi

As of last week Thursday, we’re practically homeowners. We did it. We found a house. We successfully applied for a home loan and it’s finally happening. After three years of house-hunting, countless disappointments, innumerable hours spent traipsing around the most … Continue reading →

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