And so 2017 has come to an end and as I look back at the year that went by so quickly I would never have thought I’d be a mom of a beautiful little boy. How amazing is that though, the beginning of the year I was a mom of two just going about life and minding my own business and adamant that two kids is enough financially and for my sanity and at the
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I remember being nervous that whole week before the wedding; I couldn’t believe I was getting married to the most perfect guy for me. It had taken us a year and half to get to that point. We decided to take that long because we wanted to go into a marriage with little to no debt and so we saved and bought all our home goodies in cash and our wedding was paid for in
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Last Sunday the girls had their annual school concert and graduation at Vera Hall in Rondebosch East. All parents had to host a high tea. I really like setting up the table and decorating it but it’s rather stressful and puts a dent in your pocket. I don’t mind though, it’s once a year and the girls so look forward to being on stage and entertaining everyone. The concert started off with an Islamic theme,
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When I was asked to be part of this campaign I thought geez, this is a heavy topic to be speaking to my readers about because even though violence is around us every day, we choose to look away and pretend that it doesn’t exists, we pretend it’s not happening to children close to us and around the world and we hope that at some point it would just go away. But no more, this
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My worst fear is not being able to protect my children… from this insanely dangerous and tough world. I think that I am my own worst enemy in this sense because I can’t control my fears and my fears sometimes make me feel depressed and anxious. With so much happening in this cruel world, I think my fears are pretty normal and practically everyone that I know feels the same or have experienced dangerous situations
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I think most of us moms struggled with body confidence at some stage of our lives, whether it was when we picked up a little weight, had a baby or at some point let ourselves go. Now by all means and a little disclaimer, we all are beautiful and unique in our own way, and by no means am I saying that body confidence is bad and make us feel inadequate. Being confident as a
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A Little Bit Of Everything Tag You might enjoy this one Do you keep up with the Kardashians? Yes I do Do you curse like a sailor when the camera isn’t rolling? Lol maybe not like a sailor but yes I can throw out a few swear words now and then What is one thing you do that you hate to admit? When I’m wrong about something stupid Do you really brush your teeth
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Hi, my name is Abieda and I’m a working mom with adorable twin girls and a husband whom I adore. The sole reason for this blog is to express my feelings about daily happenings as life can be rather chaotic most times.
