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Going away for one weekend without your children does not make you a bad parent

14th December 2015 By Jonelle 4 Comments

solo parent adventures

This weekend was a tough one for me. It was the first time I’ve chosen to leave my baby in the care of someone else for a reason other than being in hospital. A few weeks ago we came across a great discounted offer for a Bed & Breakfast in a little town about 45…

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Filed Under: Being Mom, Tips / Advice, Travel Tagged With: Cape Town, leaving my baby overnight does not make me a bad parent, letting go, new mom, sometimes you need a break, tourist in my city, travel

Resolve This – A toast to 2015

1st January 2015 By Jonelle Leave a Comment

Resolve this | Tyranny of Pink

Hey Ho it’s 2015! I think that people make new years resolutions with the best intentions but often they can end up just being a way to let yourself down. It’s not always easy to get to gym 5 times a week. Sometimes, life gets in the way of the best laid plans. I’ve tried…

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cape Town, life choices, make it happen, south africa

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It was a cold November day and she had dressed her It was a cold November day and she had dressed herself up in layers of cardigans and covered the whole lot with her old tweed coat, the one she might have used for feeding the chickens in.

#barbarapym #janeandprudence #qotd #quotesaboutchickens #chooks #chooksofinstagram #aliceandclementine #chickens #backyardchooks #backyardchickens
The perfect Sunday. All day on the couch. Prosec The perfect Sunday. 
All day on the couch. 
Prosecco. 
Burgers. 

Dreading Monday.
I need a holiday.... 

#summerday #wellingtonnz #prosecco #oceanview
And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

#hellodarknessmyoldfriend #soundofsilence #disturbed #home #redandgreen #homestyling #sanseveria
Date night. Date night.
Bit my pretty red heart in two. I was ten when th Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.   

At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.

#sylviaplath #darkpoetry #poems
It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. #bat It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. 
#bathtime #metime #whiskygram
Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubl Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubles as your office space. 

#wfh #wfhlife #workfromhome #homestyling #tinyspaces #smallhouse
All my dreams lead me to you... #sundayadventures All my dreams lead me to you... 
#sundayadventures #sundayvibes #walksinthewoods

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