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Fabulous 40 is Knocking
Denise Loris
So many people around me have been crossing the threshhold into their Fabulous 40s, from friends and acquaintances, to other family bloggers (shout out to Hayley from Hayleys Joys, and Luchae from My Spreadsheet Brain), and soon it will be my turn. As we cross this threshhold, many friends have said that they don’t feel…
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Let’s Move Mountains
I was making a few changes to my blog, when this post popped up: https://familytreasures.co.za/2015/12/my-goals-and-resolutions-for-2016/. I love reading my old blogs and seeing how things have changed and developed. Sometimes, I’m like – “Who’s this girl, she so smart!” – and other times I just laugh at myself. It’s fun to look back. It’s been…
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Denise’s New Favourite Things 2021
Denise Loris
** Note: As always, you could win all of my new favourite things. Scroll down to the bottom to find out how! 🎁🎁🎁 ** It is that time of year again (around my birthday – can you believe it’s that time already!?), when I tell you about my new favourite things. This year has been.…
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Win one of 10 WorksheetCloud Annual subscriptions!
Denise Loris
WorksheetCloud’s core purpose is to help South African parents deal with the stress of their children’s schooling, and ultimately, help them to create a happy family environment. So everything that they put out (especially in their blogs) has that goal in mind (AND you know we are all about decreasing stress and increasing family happiness)!…
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The Crazy Store Carnival
Denise Loris
We were recently invited to attend the Crazy Carnival Event at Blue Route Mall. It really was a treat! We were entertained by clowns and magicians, offered all sorts of carnival food from corn dogs to “slushies” and there were games as well. It was…well…a bit “crazy” – which was absolutely perfect! I took my…
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Chocolate? Just what the Doctor Ordered
Denise Loris
Recently, we received this awesome delivery. Chocolate! They know me so well ;). The delivery came with the awesome Doctor Chocolate Syringe and a fantastic recipe for a Chocolate Milkshake I was just dying to try out! It really was amazing – and I know my chocolate. They also are launching a chess set, where…
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We had a Magical time at MamaMagic!
We had a magical time at MamaMagic this year. Did you attend? We were greeted by the lovely Fadwa, our VIP hostess, and welcomed into a Mom’s dream space! Any product you wanted or question you had, could be found there. Here are some photos from MamaMagic: Watch our video from MamaMagic: It was also…
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Love these ‘Sew’ much – Convenient and Travel Friendly!
Denise Loris
If you have entered our giveaway – here – you would have noticed that we are giving away a mini Sewing machine and Snuggly Rascals Headphones from 4aKid. 4aKid has everything a mom needs and more, so please go and visit there website here. Their prices are also great! In the video below, I test out…
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Our Weekend away with Afristay.com
Denise Loris
Recently, Afristay.com invited us to try out their service and tell them what we thought. Since I had a workshop I was giving over the long weekend, we decided we would use that weekend to also have a family weekend away and it was perfectly timed because I really needed some R&R! Booking Before we…
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Hello, I’m Denise

Our blog is all about the joys we share as a family, including all those experiences we have with friends who are like family. The ups and the downs, getting creative and feeding our souls, travelling and exploring, dancing in the rain and taking time to remember what matters most. Please join me on my journey as I gather some family treasures and share them with you!
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