Today is Freedom day, as a public holiday this year it is just another day at home for those who are not essential workers. What difference does it make? COVID-19 has taken away a lot of our freedom and today it doesn’t feel much like we are free. Freedom The word freedom means many things […]

Lockdown continues As we head into the 6thweek of lockdown and move to level 4 it is time to think about what follows. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/see-these-are-the-permissions-and-restrictions-for-level-4-lockdown-20200425 While we don’t know when lockdown will be lifted, life will definitely not be the same for a while. What happens after lockdown?  It is an unknown chapter in our lives […]

With lockdown extended, Shoprite lets you help others

Pesach 2020 in the year 5780 This month we will be spending Pesach 2020 during the lockdown in South Africa and other parts of the world. For my family, this means that my mother will be alone and we will only be 5 for the Seder! My eldest daughter has been away from home and […]

We are in lockdown South Africa is in lockdown in the hopes of flattening the curve of Covid-19. What does this have to do with shopping? Well, a lot of people went panic shopping and cleared the shelves of essentials. I can understand fear, I cannot understand selfishness. Not everyone was able to buy, some […]

Inventory is not just for businesses. From the experience of helping my late father pack up his office building and helping and watching my mother pack up her house after 45 years, I know you can’t pack up home in just one week. Just recently in my street, an elderly gentleman died, the house was […]

Leaving home I am leaving home for a few days. I have the privilege of going to work in a kitchen at a 5-star luxury resort for a few days. Now leaving home for 3 days shouldn’t be a problem when I have 2 teenage children and 2 adult children, my husband and a domestic […]

Budgeting for a lot of people is not something they want to think about. When they do think about it, it creates anxiety and is filled with a lot of negative emotions. Some people though find creating a budget a positive experience. For them, budgeting is freeing. The first word that came to my mind […]

For some parents, the night routine is the most important routine of all. Everyone is tired, children from the busy day of playing and learning and parents from working, whether at a paying job or just keeping the house from falling down. A routine will help settle things down, keep you from losing patience and […]

Having a set routine will not do away with this altogether but it should reduce the morning mayhem significantly. I have previously written about creating a daily routine for children http://kasheringyourlife.co.za/good-mornings-and-good-nights/ and thought it was time to focus on the parents. I have thought about this carefully and even ‘mostly’ tested it myself during these […]