We all went out for dinner on Monday with a friend that was visiting from South Africa. We had no babysitter and as the kids are on holiday it’s ok for them to sleep late so off we went. There’s a new(ish) Frankie & Benny’s in our town and I found out the other day that the Manager is Portuguese.…
Month: July 2015
Is a sweet a treat?
Obesity is a modern world problem. Sure, there was obesity when our grandparents were young but it was the exception. The majority of people ate traditional food of their region, ate plenty of fruits that were in season and vegetables were a staple food. These days we see children as young as two that are obese. We also see youngsters…
Ageing sucks!
The other day I read one of those letters that go viral on Facebook and it brought me to tears. These days this is easily achieved. I don’t know if my emotions changed after I had children or if I was always a softy that used to have a hard shell. This letter was from an old woman writing to…
Equal, not identical!
A couple of weeks ago the US navy announced that they were tripling the Maternity leave entitlement for Navy Moms-to-be. This was of course great news as it could be the start of something bigger for US women in general. We have a Women group chat at work and there was immediately some chatter about this and how it was…