30
September
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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Finances and marriage – and trying to make them work
This month’s theme for our blog posts touches on Finance and well, it got me thinking. You see, in the past 6 years that we have been married (and 14 years of knowing each other), we have been through several financial situations: There were early days when the…
30
August
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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To all Moms who don’t have a village
This month’s blog post was supposed to be about work-life balance but for me in real life, it was just about getting any form of balance – if I even did. You see, the husband has been away for an entire month now and truth is, it has…
31
July
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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24 lessons I’ve learnt from 24 months of motherhood
Typing the title kinda scares me. I mean, obviously I know that Nate is turning 2 – hence the title – but WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY HE’S TURNING 2?! Wasn’t he born like… yesterday?! Somebody tell me where has my baby gone! But yes, with…
20
June
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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We don’t give fathers enough credit, do we?
So May is all about Mother’s Day – the flowers, the chocolates, the presents and the fancy dinners. Hands up if you’re a new mom like myself and you received / were expecting flowers from your child aka sent to you by your husband. And…
15
May
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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To the mother of my husband, thank you for letting him choose me
I’ve always been close to the mother-in-law… the kind of closeness that would often leave people in disbelief. “You mean you go on weekend shopping trips… just the two of you?” Why, yes! I’m not gonna lie and say that everything is a bed of…
16
April
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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The husband, me, a bowl of rice and a huge fight
(Us circa 2013, newly weds and very much happily in love) It was 9pm in the evening and I had just put the toddler to bed. I came out of the bedroom, slumped on the couch and gave a loud sigh. Before I could mutter…