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It’s in the mail

  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 […]

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Conned by the special

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 […]

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The first time was really painful!

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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Do you know who to contact?

This week the 2nd month of the year begins! I can’t believe how fast it is already going. We have been sorting and organising for a month so far and I want to know how are you doing? Are you practically paper free? Are you making contact with others? This week we look at creating […]

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How long could you last in an emergency?

We are entering our 4th week of decluttering and I hope it is going well? I am still waiting for your pictures! For those whose kids are at school, things should have started settling into a routine of sorts by now and you are ready to move on to this week’s task. How many of […]

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Manuals, warranties and passwords?

Week 3: Manuals, warranties, passwords and other things to remember. Day 1: One of the things I find the most difficult about being online and digital is my passwords. You need so many and you run the risk of being hacked if you keep one password for everything. It is easier to remember a password […]

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Toxic love

I would like to introduce a special guest writer, Felicity Ahern.  She is someone whom my mother and I have tried for ages to persuade her to write her own blog.  Reading her Facebook posts about simple everyday parenting moments, often has us in stitches!  So far, no luck. I did, however, ask her to […]

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3 weeks without!Annual leave

For most of us in South Africa, who have domestic help, December can be a very difficult time, for this is usually when most domestic workers go on their annual leave. Usually for 3 weeks at least For some, it is a time to realise how much this employee does for you and how much […]

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The paper round- Magazines and Newspapers

Week 2, This weeks assignment: Clear out your magazine and newspaper collections. I am still sticking to the easy stuff this week. I hope everyone was able to do their 15 minutes. I say that I am sticking to the easy stuff but, in my house, newspapers, and more especially magazines, are a huge issue. About […]

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Weathering the Heat Wave

Weathering the 2018 Heat wave. I posted this last year in January and now I feel the need to post again! I love heat, this year I am in a moonboot for a torn ligament and am struggling along with everyone else, this is unusual for me as I only really start to feel the […]

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