Is a midlife crisis a real thing, or does it just conveniently coincide with women in their early/mid-40's trying to figure out 'is this it?' Around aged 40 most women have been married for a few years, got a kid or 2 (possibly still quite young) and doing the same thing day in and day … Continue reading Is this it?
"You can have it all. Just not all at once." Oprah Winfrey I want to be lean, lose a few kgs and cms, but I also want to eat all the delicious food all the time. Not just once a weekend and not the low calorie alternatives. I want to eat out, I want to … Continue reading You can have it all, just not all at once
Postpartum body acceptance is a hot topic. How does one accept, love and embrace our new bodies after having children? I have had 2 cesarean sections (2015 & 2019), I put on 10kgs with both pregnancies, however, I didn't lose the first 10kgs... The surgery mark has left me with a tummy that hangs over … Continue reading Postpartum body acceptance
Marriage is hard; it takes 2 people not just loving each other, but compromising and working together as a team. Marriage takes effort and work; you both need to show up not just for each other, but for yourself every single day, no matter what! Having kids doesn't make a marriage better or easier, they … Continue reading Marriage
I always knew that settling in the UK wasn't going to be easy, but in some ways it's proved way more challenging than I'd expected. Read on to find out why... let's start at the very beginning We arrived on Saturday 12 June and went straight into compulsory hotel quarantine. We finished up on Wednesday … Continue reading Settling in the UK
The Mayo Clinic explanation of an endometrial ablation is "a procedure that surgically destroys (ablates) the lining of your uterus (endometrium). The goal of endometrial ablation is to reduce menstrual flow. In some women, menstrual flow may stop completely. No incisions are needed for endometrial ablation. Your doctor inserts slender tools through the passageway between … Continue reading Endometrial ablation
Emigrating during the covid19 worldwide pandemic is not for the fainthearted. This is also not my first post about emigrating to the UK; you can read the other post here. But this post is being written in our final weeks in South Africa before we embark on our move to the UK. where the uk … Continue reading Emigrating during covid19
Weekday mornings always seem to pass in a blur of me rushing around trying to get things done but, in the end feeling like I've accomplished nothing. So I've made a list of my daily tasks to try and manage my time better... 9am Drop boys at school 9:15am putting washing in (I aim to … Continue reading My daily tasks
I've been following Ang from The Lean Girl on Instagram for quite sometime now. In October 2020 I signed up to her Lean Body Lab & Kitchen Coach. One of the modules in the lab are about preparing your lean body meal plan blueprint and to be honest I'd never really sat down and done … Continue reading My lean body meal plan
It seems that, thanks to Covid19 and lockdown we all managed to avoid colds, but alas they've finally caught up with us. Although it was blissful having everyone healthy for so long, I strongly believe we, especially the kids, benefit from getting colds. It helps build their immune system and essential oils are my go-to … Continue reading Colds & essential oils