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Things I learnt this week

Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 28. May, 2010 | 4 Comments

When you sign the papers with the lawyer for your house the MAN always has to sign the no 1 spot. Its apparently the bank rules! Which really doesn’t surprise me – especially not from my boys club entrenched bank.
Traffic in Sandton has to be experienced to be believed.
You have to sign a pile of [...]

Should I, shouldn’t I, should I just shut up?

Posted by Sheena in Real Life on 24. May, 2010 | 7 Comments

It’s been a long while since I wrote for F2F, I know.  Life just got busy on me, all of a sudden out of the blue.
But after being asked for the millionth time why I don’t live with my boyfriend, I realized I needed to vent and get some womanly advice.
Honestly, I don’t know why [...]

Dating a Gangster

Posted by Guest Contributor in General, Real Life on 18. May, 2010 | 3 Comments

Bad boys are hot! Not sure why! Maybe it is the power they appear to possess? Maybe it is the way they command respect albeit through fear! All I know is they are hot!
My wannabe gangster boy came into my life at a time I was craving excitement and when he mentioned he was a [...]

Things I learnt this week

Posted by Laura in General on 14. May, 2010 | 3 Comments

All it takes is one single act to change the course of your life.
UNISA make it pretty hard to actually fail the exams! I am grateful for that.
I really enjoy being at home with the kids in the afternoon.
As exciting as buying a house is – dealing with banks is about as excrutiating as a [...]

Blog Challenge – Best Advise

Posted by Laura in Challenges on 12. May, 2010 | 5 Comments

Todays challenge is about the 3 best advise/tips you have received.
The best advise I have received has been

Let the baby cry – it won’t break.
Never give up hope.
If you can’t buy is cash you can’t afford it (I don’t always do this but I try and its excellent advise)

What are your 3?

Blog Challenge – Blessings

Posted by Laura in Challenges on 21. Apr, 2010 | 6 Comments

Todays blog challenge is about the blessings we ahve in our lives.
The challenge is to list as many things as you can that you are blessed with!
My blessings are

My special children.
My awesome boyfriend.
My tireless friends.
My job – the flexibility it offers me.
My funky car.
My often frustrating family.
Laughter.
Green tea with mint.
My writing.
Being able to study.
An adundance of [...]

Things I learnt this week

Posted by Laura in General on 02. Apr, 2010 | 2 Comments

Medical aids SUCK!
A storm will start the one night both kids decide to wake up at the same time resulting in 3 in the bed.
I have very little patience.
Banks make no sense. They encourage you to become paperless and receive e-statements but then do not accept them should you need to supply docs.
School holidays don’t [...]

Meeting The Fockers. But not really.

Posted by Sheena in Real Life on 15. Mar, 2010 | 5 Comments

It took a while for me to meet Jon’s parents.  I’d avoided it for as long as I could because from what I’d heard, they were staunchly Jewish and very conservative.  Exactly the opposite to mine.  I’ve never been afraid of meeting new people, but for some reason I was extremely nervous of this inevitable [...]

Things I learnt this week

Posted by Laura in General on 12. Mar, 2010 | 4 Comments

• I am never having another injection ever in my life again without David there to hold my hand.
• Cortisone injections are sore.
• When I get stuck in traffic I eat and eat and then eat a little more. • I need to upgrade my medical aid.
• My children have this problem with their stomachs [...]

Margarets House – A Place of Safety

Posted by Laura in Uncategorized on 09. Feb, 2010 | 3 Comments

As part of our Ladies on Lunch initiative we wanted to include a “Ladies on Lunch Help” component.
 I have found a small, new home that I think would be perfect for us as LoL and F2F to support.
 The organisation is run by a lady named Margaret, who I met about 2 weeks ago, from her [...]

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