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  • Mellow Yellow

    Mellow Yellow

    Every single thing seems to create a debate or an argument these days, including something as innocuous as Mother’s Day. Women were complaining that no one recognises them on the day, some were complaining that it is wrong that it is only one day where mom’s get treated nicely, some were sad because their mom…

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  • All the Way Up

    All the Way Up

    I was chatting with someone the other day about life and success etc. and it seemed like they were implying that I did not have to really work to get where I am, like I had some sort of an advantage in regards to family wealth. I may have descended from nobility but I was…

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  • The Value of Quality

    The Value of Quality

    I’ve said before that people seem to forget that the end goal is simply to be happy and live a ‘comfortable’ life. It is up to each individual what they deem to be ‘comfortable’. I love house renovation shows and am currently watching Married to Real Estate and recently the beautiful Egypt said ‘You can’t…

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  • Inadvertently Prepared

    Inadvertently Prepared

    I have mentioned before that Norm is doing an investigation into my family tree? You can read my previous post here. He is making great progress and just today has now followed my father’s lineage back to the 1500s and linked us to King James of Scotland. In 1530/1533 Princess Jean Elizabeth of Scotland, Kelso…

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  • Outta Oxytocin

    Outta Oxytocin

    We have continued our new date night tradition. Norm and I decided to go out for dinner last Sunday as we had been home all weekend due to the Two Oceans Marathon and we felt a wee bit of cabin fever. The wind was crazy all weekend which also creates it’s own form of chaos!…

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