Email boxes and unsubscribing!
- Feb, 15, 2016
- Adrienne
- household management, Organisation and clean up
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Half way through the second month already! Last week we started on clearing out your email box and unsubscribing. This week we continue with that task. This week I managed to get my email box of 427 cleared all the way down to 258! I am still trying to work out how to automatically move […]
Read MoreJozi Blue-The coffee experience
- Feb, 14, 2016
- Adrienne
- Braai, Coffee shops, Jewish food, Kosher, Specifically Jewish, Uncategorized
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My youngest daughter and I went to my favourite coffee place. Jozi Blue, a small unassuming coffee shop, in the heart of Glenhazel, Johannesburg. I must admit, I am not a great coffee drinker at all, and I couldn’t even begin to tell you about the different beans and their flavours that are on offer […]
Read MoreThe legend of Valentine’s Day
- Feb, 12, 2016
- Adrienne
- budget gifts, Budgeting in South Africa, Celebrations, frugal gifts, Tu B Av, Valentines Day
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Valentine’s Day is on Sunday. However, I am still not actually sure why we celebrate this day! Here are 3 legends of how Valentine’s Day started, none of them have happy endings! Roman Catholic – Emperor Claudius II decided that single guys make better soldiers than married men, so he banned marriage. One Catholic priest […]
Read MoreMeal planning and Menu ideas Workshop
- Feb, 09, 2016
- Adrienne
- Budgeting, grocery shopping, household management, housekeeping, Meal Planning, monthly shopping, online shopping, saving money, South African, Uncategorized, workshop
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I am hosting a 3 hour workshop, to help you learn to make planning your weekly and monthly menus easier. Join us in this interactive and fun workshop. You will be amazed how your life can change. Tools, tips and tricks on how to create a workable family meal planner and including menu ideas and how […]
It’s in the mail
- Feb, 08, 2016
- Adrienne
- household management, housekeeping, Organisation and clean up, personal finance
- 2 Comments.
Do you still get snail mail? How full is your email inbox? Is the phase ‘it’s in the mail’ still valid? We have had a post office box for quite a few years now, I am not sure why, because we have no plans to move, but at least if we go away we don’t […]
Read MoreConned by the special
- Feb, 04, 2016
- Adrienne
- Budgeting, Budgeting in South Africa, Daily budgeting for South Africans, grocery shopping, household management, Meal Planning, monthly shopping, saving money
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Every week the Local Area newspaper is filled with stores holding ‘special’ deals. I read through them all to see what is on special, and this week I realised I am quite lucky, being kosher means I often can’t buy what’s on special! Why am I lucky? Well, it’s easy! How many of you go […]
Read MoreThe first time was really painful!
- Feb, 02, 2016
- Adrienne
- Budgeting, Budgeting in South Africa, Daily budgeting for South Africans, household management, housekeeping, Meal Planning
- 2 Comments.
Yes! The first time was painful in the extreme! It took me 3 hours to do my online shopping with PnP! About 8 years after PnP first introduced online shopping, I attempted to do my shopping this way. I have always hated shopping, so this seemed like a good idea. It was a disaster; it […]
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