If you haven’t laughed at a foreigner struggling to do basic tasks in public, you probably are the foreigner struggling […]
Moving to a new country: Expectation VS reality
We aren’t the first to move to a new country and we certainly won’t be the last. But making this […]
Here’s what’s up
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here in the Du Toit household (hence the extended amount of quiet time […]
somewhere between cradock and colesberg
They say change is as good as a holiday. But after kids the only thing that is as good as […]
Terrific, terrible twos
Veteran parents and inexperienced ones like myself all speak about the strange phenomenon that is the ‘terrible twos.’ I […]
a great loss
When I first started this blog little over a year ago, I knew exactly what I wanted it to be. […]
the student becomes the master
I’m constantly amazed at the inability of children to care about tomorrow. As a parent I’m used to thinking that […]
a godly gut
Since becoming a mother, I’ve relied solely on my 6th sense when it comes to making life altering decisions for […]
The big D word…
Let’s talk about the big D …. Discipline. As an experienced teacher, I’ve always had a firm hand when it […]
how about a hobby?
Whenever I need to do a questionnaire, I would always stop and stare at the block that says “hobbies”. Does […]