Hurricane Nina

by Caroline on February 8, 2010

There is a hurricane in our house and her name is Nina. She is a Category 11 (as in 11 months) and shows no mercy. She causes chaos wherever she crawls and leaves a trail of debris behind her.

Yes, my cute and cuddly baby is a naughty, over-active character of note. Today she broke another one of my mother’s things (a beautiful bowl with a lemon design on it, displayed in the kitchen). You seriously can’t turn your back on her for a split second, as she is fast and furious. She screams if placed in the playpen, but honestly that is the only place she is safe and the contents of the house are safe. She crawls, she climbs, and she eats everything in site. She loves to rip up the plants in my dad’s courtyard garden and eat the soil. She takes delight trying to stick her fingers in every hole she sees. She pulls hair, makes a noise and today my darling girl BIT ME! Yes, she dug her teeth into my skin, as she was annoyed with me. My mom and I were just saying we fear she will be a biter and perhaps we should have not thrown that out to the universe, for this evening she did just that. Oh dear me. The thing is she is also really cute, cuddly, friendly, jolly, full of life and spirit, energetic, playful, adventurous, confident, loving and a delight to me. And so it is – she is a hurricane and I, the hurricane chaser.

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My cat does Yoga

by Caroline on February 8, 2010

Ok, so I don’t have a cat.
But seriously, if I did, he’d do Yoga…

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Inspiration for the week

by Caroline on February 7, 2010

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To all bloggers who use blogger

February 7, 2010

PLEASE remove word verification from your comment settings!!! It often causes problems making commenting impossible. If you don’t get as many comments as you’d like, I promise this is why! They just don’t make it through.

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The iPen…

February 4, 2010

You have heard about the iPod, the iPhone and the all new and exciting iPad, but have you heard about the fabulous iPen?
(also known as the Eye Pen and compliments of Wimpy)

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iPhone Fertility application is live and well!

February 3, 2010

I am very excited that the latest version of my recently released iPhone application – Fertility Affirmations – is now live in the iTunes store. Although it has only been up a few weeks, sales have been very good and I only hope that it has been helping couples conceive. This latest version includes a [...]

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Pass the veggies please

February 2, 2010

Today we went out to Canal walk – our first outing in over a week, due to the move. My children have had cabin fever and were both excited to go out. Nina was too cute sitting and relaxing in the trolley. Amy was a bit otherwise at times, but enjoyed the outing and the [...]

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The Move

February 2, 2010

So we have moved back in with my parents. It is a temporary arrangement – Just for a few months. They extended the offer for us to move in for a few months to sort our stuff out (‘our stuff’ being our cash flow and plans whether or not to move to Langebaan, another small [...]

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always in love with Rumi…

January 30, 2010

“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.”
- Jalaluddin Rumi

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To everyone in my family…

January 26, 2010

“When I count my blessings, I count you twice.”
Irish Proverb

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I love The Script

January 25, 2010

Lyrics to ‘The End Where I Begin’ by The Script
Sometimes tears say all there is to say
Sometime your first scars wont ever fade, away
Tried to break my heart
Well it’s broke
Tried to hang me high
Well I’m choked
Wanted rain on me
Well I’m soaked
Soaked to the skin
It’s the end where I begin
It’s the end where I begin
Sometimes we [...]

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Rant, rant, rant

January 20, 2010

Warning: this is not a feel-good post, so keep the vodka nearby.
Hanging teacups and difficult toddlers
Today was a so-so day. Can’t complain actually, it just was one of those days that makes me feel uneasy in my skin. Things just don’t go smoothly and well-intentioned plans end up either disappointing or being abandoned. My mom [...]

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We have ducks in our pond (and one in our tree!)

January 19, 2010

One duck in the tree is worth many in the pond…or at least makes an amusing photo…

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January is sorting-out month

January 12, 2010

If you ask me, the year only starts on the first of February…

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Quote

January 12, 2010

“Be still, and the world is bound to turn herself inside out to entertain you. Everywhere you look, joyful noise is clanging to drown out quiet desperation.’
- Barbara Kingsolver
High Tide in Tucson

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