Mommy Monday
Monday, February 17, 2020
Mommy Monday | To Potty Train! or Not To Potty Train?
Soweto, South Africa
Hey MOM, well in December when relatives were in town one of them asked how old
Asanda was and I told them 21 months and then they went on to ask,
and she is still not yet potty trained?!
Asanda was and I told them 21 months and then they went on to ask,
and she is still not yet potty trained?!
Then they went on to mention to me that their kids were potty trained by 16 months
and blah blah blah blah blah blah
and blah blah blah blah blah blah
(that's all I heard after 16 months for real because I have decided to follow
the let my child tell me route)
the let my child tell me route)
and so far it is working for me.
I haven't began potty training her because she is only now grasping the
notion of mmmh I just pee'd let me tell Ma
notion of mmmh I just pee'd let me tell Ma
or did a number 2 let me tell Ma, and I don't know what next week brings because
kids grow-up fast and different
kids grow-up fast and different
and we as parents we should stop this thing of trying to one up another parent/child
because it does not get us anywhere.
because it does not get us anywhere.
Anyways hope you are having a great Monday and see you soon.
xx
Zanele
*Let us be kind to one another.
Hey guyzies, so How To Be A Perfect Insta Mom first have a schedule, time their meals,
breastfeed till their 2 years, make them live a life you always wanted through them yeap I said it,
the more I type it the more absurd it sounds.
I'm so sick and tired of going through my social media and seeing under the popular mommy hashtags the you need to do this, make them eat that, my baby did this and that blah blah blah.
Social media has me breathing through the wound when it comes to such dialogues it frustrates me,
even typing this my blood sugar is going up
(ooh wait it's the middle of summer and it's super hot).
After giving birth your motherly instincts kicks in and you just flow your babies rhythm.
Parenting should done in which ever way you want for your kid, but giving them
a schedule and other stupid perfect insta mom things that are done for clout is just not it.
So with all of this being said, Welcome to Mommy Mondays 2020
See you soon.
xx
Zanele
Hey guyzies hopefully everything is well and okay.
Before there was Mommy Monday there was Manicure Monday's
and I loved that feature then I became a Mom and thought it would be a great idea for
me to share Mommy content however, being a Mom is not easy and this
feature here on the blog is not going well, or let me just say
I'm not sharing the content the way I would like to share it.
So for the rest of the year this feature will be on hold and I
will see it in 2020 hopefully more refreshed.
If no one told you this today, Mom! you are doing a great job.
See you soon.
xx
Zanele
Hey Mommies, hopefully you are still well and okay.
Post partum depression, where should I start?! Glad I didn't chuck down those 2 bags
of chips again and instead I decided to write my feeling down.
of chips again and instead I decided to write my feeling down.
Motherhood is not for the faint hearted hey (enter with caution),
and I'm faint hearted so this depression
and I'm faint hearted so this depression
sneaked on me pretty quick and I just didn't have the heart to fight it because
I am a self loather, always thinking too much about everything and being emotional about everything.
When you have a moment one day, I will tell you how I lost everything that I
built in 12 years in a period of 6 months (maybe that is what took my post partum depression
to full on depression but my triggers have been everywhere these days).
Maybe I'm writing this as a plea for help or maybe because I'm a self-loather I'm just writing this
because I want someone's attention and seeking help? I just don't know.
If you have a psychologist
If you have a psychologist
friend please ask them what this is because my local clinic does not have such help,
or they will say I'm looking for attention.
or they will say I'm looking for attention.
Last month on the radio news I heard a story of a 27 year old mom who
hung herself at Bara Hospital
hung herself at Bara Hospital
at a post natal ward, and couldn't help but cry because I kinda know those emotions.
wuuuu this is some heavy stuff for a Monday post.
My family gives me strnght but sometimes I feel like they don't understand the
internal demons that I have to fight within each day.
Having lost my Mom and Grandma before I was a Mom is also a huge knock because that
tree of life situation where they were supposed to pass down their
knowledge to me got lost in translation, luckily I have my older sisters though.
I can't lie this week has been really different, my older sister suggested that I take up exercising
(maybe she didn't want to tell me directly that I have gained approximately
15kg's in the last six months which
15kg's in the last six months which
could be directly proportional to my weight and the way that I'm feeling lately, but but
I can't help but eat all the time) but her suggestion is vastly making a difference,
I can't help but eat all the time) but her suggestion is vastly making a difference,
she also suggested I have a daily routine which I'm working towards.
Ooooh, if I publish this post big ups to me.
I will see you soon with a lighter post I promise.
Later
xx
Zanele
Monday, September 23, 2019
Mommy Monday | Breakfast with Epimax South Africa
Westcliff, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Hey guys, hopefully everything is well and okay.
So on the 19th of September 2019 Epimax hosted a
breakfast while talking to us about their latest product launches the
Epimax Oatmeal Lotion
Epimax Baby Bum Barrier Cream
Let us take a look at some of their claims:
Epi-max® Oatmeal is a light, ultra-caring lotion that restores the compromised skin barrier, soothes and protects dry, sensitive skin and absorbs quickly with a velvety, non-greasy afterfeel.
They key ingredients are colloidal oatmeal, oat oil and shea butter – a protective combination that helps soothe, relieve and condition dry or sensitive skin.
Epi-max® Oatmeal Lotion is fragrance, colourant and paraffin free and can be used as frequently as needed by the whole family.
Epi-max®Bum Barrier Cream protects, conditions & restores sensitive skin area.
Fragrance & colourant free
Zinc oxide, glycerin, shea butter, panthenol, allantion, bisabolol,
rosemary leaf extract.
My family and I have been using Epimax for a while
and I must say that we are not disappointed thus far.
Epimax Oatmeal Lotion (200g) RRP: R105
Epimax Baby Bum Barrier Cream (50g) RRP: R85
SHOP HERE
Thank you kindly for hosting us Epimax.
xx
Zanele
Hey guys, hope all is well and okay.
Today's blogpost is really me trying to weigh the pro's and con's
when it comes to sharing content
online that includes my baby.
Over the past months (or let me say ever say ever since my baby Asanda was born) I had a long hard
push and pull to whether share content that is curated blogger wise or just normal snaps.
If you have been following my Instagram then you will know that the content that I have been sharing is just normal everyday snaps.
The pull for me in sharing content that is highly curated baby wise will be the same reason
I began this blog and it was to share beauty within
Soweto that is also curated for the everyday person.
I will ease Asanda in the "industry" as I will make sure that we stick to our values and continue
to share content that is relateable and always kid friendly.
Happy Monday
See you soon.
xx
Zanele
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