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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Manners – extinct concept?
We strive to teach our children good manners from a very young age. ‘Please’, ‘thank you’, ‘excuse me’ and ‘sorry’ play a big part in our daily lives. Do we succeed in our quest? Taking a train ride a few … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General Reflections, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged children, family, manners, parenting, politeness
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Life and business skills – do children know best?
“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires” – Paulo Coelho. There are most … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Family, Parenting
Tagged be prepared, budget, children, compromise, fun, getting up, happy, life skills, negotiation, parenting, social networking
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Stressed? Laughter is the best medicine!
We are all part of the rat race. There are always things to do, places to visit, work to complete, family to look after, people to see and results to accomplish. All these tasks make us stressed, which, in turn, can … Continue reading
Life choices
We often come to cross roads and are faced with making life choices. Some bring positive consequences, some bring negative. As Alfred A. Montapert once said: “nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequence of his choices”. But every choice we … Continue reading
Posted in General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged be prepared, life skills, pain, regret, smile
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Technology – convenience or hindrance?
Gone are the days when you referred to an apple and everyone understood you were talking about a fruit and a playstation meant a playground in the local park. Today we are surrounded by technology, such as mobile phones, desktop and portable computers, music and video devices, various game … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Parenting, Technology
Tagged addiction, apple, children, cycle, disconnect, emails, expectations, facebook, family, friends, iPhone, mobile phone, portable DVD player, social media, social networking, tantrum, technology, twitter
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If you do not believe in …
If you doe no believe in yourself, why should others?
Posted in General Reflections, Life Quotes
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Never leave things you ca…
Never leave things you can do today for tomorrow
Posted in General Reflections, Life Quotes
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Your most important job in life – are you ready?
I am a mother of 2 beautiful and generally well mannered boys, who give me a reason to live and who I would do anything for. However, kids will always be kids! They misbehave, embarrass you in the supermarket, wake up at … Continue reading
Is it worth it? The role of women in today’s society
It is not rocket science to realise that what is expected of a modern woman in today’s day and age is a far cry from the perceived role of a woman 50 years ago. Most modern women are always on the … Continue reading
Posted in General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged clean house, equality, fight, full time job, life, multitasking, sacrifice, society, women
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Who Am I?
I walk through the dark woods looking for the light and it is nowhere to be seen. As I hecticly make my way past the trees and fallen branches, my knees, arms and elbows scratched and bleeding, my feet covered in sores and … Continue reading
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'No problems - just projects!' By Jane Garber-Rosenzweig 