SO Eskom gave us back our lights & then someone said hey, it would be fun to take away their water now.. & thats what they did!

After recently experiencing and being frustrated at our electricity being cut after every oh so many hours, I was happy to hear Eskom announce that loadshedding was over for now. We just reached home on Saturday (after going to Park Rynie ) for the day & we experienced the last bout of load shedding, little…

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Phase Three of buying a home in South Africa

So, we received a deal from Standard Bank , which sounded quiet affordable. Now, as exciting as this all is, there are a few things you need to be prepared for (Things that I was NOT prepared for, HOWEVER, my husband proved to be quiet the hero).Before any of the proceedings can commence, money needs…

Phase two of buying a home in SA

To catch up, view the beginning of this series here. So we waited.. and waited.. and it seemed like FOREVER. We waited a two week wait. If you're like me, you're going to be a grumpy wreck for that time. It feels as though your life is hanging in the balance while you wait for…

We’re basically tapping Satan on the back

We're basically tapping Satan on the back - babyx was burned with cigarettes, had chilli powder in her diaper, bound and starved and now #dead yet her murderer lives on, sentenced to just 20 years imprisonment

Phase One of Buying a home in SA

We've had a long couple of months, in which I waited and waited .. AND WAITED to finally have the keys to my own house. I wondered, I worried and cried. It's not that I wasn't happy, living and moving around with my husband and all that; but let's be honest, how long could I…

Pregnancy Hormones are seriously misunderstood

I haven't written a blog post for The Opinionated Wife in a while now. It's not that I don't have anything to write, because the words are haunting me even in my sleep, it's just because I am not getting enough time to sit down and put all my thoughts in one place. Oh, in…

Do you know baby CPR? Here’s a list of meds to get you going & simple CPR instructions

I was scared that my son might stop breathing and I wouldn't know. Do you know baby CPR? Here's a list of medicine & simple CPR instructions..click the picture to go to the post☺☺ xoxo, The Opinionated Wife