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Tag Archives: making lists makes me look busy
On Multi-Tasking: Some Things Fall By The Wayside, It’s True
It’s no excuse that I’ve been busy, I know. So instead of apologising, I’ll get right into the blogpost. Since I’ve been AWOL for quite some time, let’s break it down by category: 1. Work things: Of course, there’s Girl … Continue reading
Posted in family things, life things, love things, parenting things, relationship things, work things
Tagged bad mommy, blog love, blog things, blogging, friends, growing up, growing up is hard to do, heart, home decor, how to make a smart girl feel dumb, inspiration, life in south africa, life things, love, love things, making lists makes me look busy, mommy things, parenting, relationships are weird, The Boyfriend, The Kid, working-mom things
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On Wanting To Do Everything, All At Once
It’s Tuesday night, and this is the first time since Sunday morning, that I’ve had decent time to myself, alone with my computer to blog. As is usual with me right now – busy doesn’t even begin to cover it. … Continue reading
Posted in family things, life things, love things, relationship things, work things
Tagged Body Thrills, colour, cryptic things, DIY, handmade-heart, heart, home decor, home improvement, inspiration, issues, life, life things, love, love things, making lists makes me look busy, my mom, painting, photos, realisations, The Boyfriend, this shit makes me look bad
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Things I’m Totally Loving On Right Now
1.Looking for new things to fiddle with, now that I’m iPhone-photo-app-less and I’ve come across a few rad photo-editing apps for my mac in my explorations. Online photo-editing apps. Online photobooth apps. Trial versions of photo-editing apps, like this one. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog love, blog things, Body Thrills, Camera Bag, Girl Guides, inspiration, love things, making lists makes me look busy, mommy things, PhotoCabine, photos, Picnik, Poladroid, The Boyfriend, The Kid, work things, working-mom things
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On Getting Shiz Done
Nine months into the year, and I’m finally starting to pull finger and get shiz done. Attempting this grown-up do things responsibly and timeously thing. Trying not to let everything overwhelm me all at once, by breaking it down, yo. … Continue reading
Posted in family things, life things, love things, parenting things, relationship things, work things
Tagged blog posts that pay the bills, C.R.O.W, competitions, for women, getting shit done, growing up is hard to do, inspiration, inspirational women, issues, life things, making lists makes me look busy, MyCard, standard bank, to-do lists, work things, working-mom things
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Things Keeping Me Sane This Week
1. Vodka in my sippy cup. When I get home from work, The Kid, The Boyfriend (he drives, while I drink) and I head to the park. I have my smokes in my back pocket and a sippy cup (borrowed … Continue reading
Posted in life things, love things
Tagged Body Thrills, cooking, cryptic things, friends, heart, home improvement, how to make a smart girl feel dumb, inspiration, issues, life things, making lists makes me look busy, mommy things, parenting, recipes, The Boyfriend, The Kid, this shit makes me look bad, Twitter
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MamaLove Abounds
It’s easy to forget that this little terrorist isn’t even three years old yet. All the growing-up stuff is just happening way too quickly. He’s already a metre tall (he’s just over hip-high on me) and about 17kg. Which is … Continue reading
Making Lists Makes Me Look Busy
This week has felt like the longest week in the history of ever. At least it’s not a week full of Mondays, like last week. Although this Monday did suck the big one, as two speeding fines arrived for me. … Continue reading
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Tagged bat shit signal, blog love, bloggers, blogging, friends, growing up, heart, home decor, home improvement, how to make a smart girl feel dumb, issues, love, love things, making lists makes me look busy, me and the K53, painting, retail therapy, robots, scarves, speeding fines, The Boyfriend, The Kid, this shit makes me look bad, urban dictionary
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Clearing the Headspace v3
Since we last spoke: It took me eleven hours (over Friday and Monday) to re-write three insurance policies. This time round sucked even worse than previous rounds, because I knew what to expect. It’s like wading through jelly or trying … Continue reading
Posted in life things
Tagged baking, bananaramagirl, blog love, blogging, cake will solve the worlds' problems, cooking, home improvement, how to make a smart girl feel dumb, i love the cookie, I rock those fairy wings, it's 4:20 somewhere, jealousy, Jon, making lists makes me look busy, my BlackBerry is my second boyfriend, mylifescape, Nokia, relationships are weird, Sheena Gates, Snowgoose, stick-to-it-ism, The Best Friend, The Boyfriend, Twitter, why the corporate life is not for me, Zoo Biscuit
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Ten For Tuesday
1. I woke up this morning and thought it was Thursday. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered it was only TUESDAY. Don’t you hate when that happens? I mean, it’s like all the days sorta blur into one and you … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, breaking benjamin, colour, funny shit, heart, hewlett packard netbooks, home decor, home improvement, how to make a smart girl feel dumb, inspiration, iPod, job stuff, macbook, making lists makes me look busy, me and the K53, new projects, Perez, The Boyfriend, the cool part of my job, vivienne tam
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That Thing Called Growing Up? I Musta Did It.
aka “Gems From the Ol’ Blog’s Archives, V2”. I don’t often do it….but every now and again I give in to nostalgia and trawl back through the ol’ blog’s archives. I don’t know what sparked it – coulda had something … Continue reading






