Author: Community
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Help! There’s a small planet growing in my house!
What starts as a speck and keeps getting bigger until it takes over your life? It’s all your ‘stuff’. Have you got what it takes to toss it all? By Tom Eaton
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Why I never, ever want to renovate my home again
It all sounds so easy. You draw up a plan, you find a good builder, and you settle back, waiting for the work to be done. Right? Wrong. Gilda Narsimdas shares her cautionary tale
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Why I want my kids to wait tables
Waiting on tables can be a tough, thankless job, but here’s a tip…if you do it right, it can teach you some valuable lessons that will stay with you for life. By Belinda Mountain
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Help! It’s almost next year already!
As the year winds down, Andreas Wilson-Späth takes a deep breath and shares some advice about staying sane with teenagers in the house
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Parenting makes you boring, but it’s just a passing phase
As your children move through their toddler years to their teens you could find yourself wondering where you went. But before long you’ll discover who you are again. By Janine Dunlop
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Memories of my father, in the heart of the wild Karoo
In the middle of nowhere, a journey into self and memory sparks the realisation that heritage is the force that shapes you and brings you to where you are right now. By Garret Brent
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Why I’m happy being bored while I’m working
In an age when there’s so much to do and so little time to do it in, boredom is seen as the ultimate sin. But in truth it’s the gateway to inspiration, says Tom Eaton
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A dad’s guide to surviving mom’s taxi
You don’t have to be a mom to take the designated driver’s seat in the Mom’s Taxi. All you need is courage, perseverance, and some insider tips. By Andreas Wilson-Späth
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Life is a big, crazy mess that you fix one day at a time
The universe was born in chaos, so it should come as no surprise that everyday life can be chaotic too. How do you impose order amidst the madness? Take it one step, one leaf, one page at a time, advises a librarian and archivist, who has successfully applied the principle to her own love of…
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Dads, here’s how to infiltrate the school moms’ club
If you’re a work-from-home dad, whose duties include schelpping the kids to and from school and extramurals, you may feel a little out of place amongst all the moms who do the job. Here’s how to make yourself at home in the most exclusive school club of them all. By Andreas Wilson-Späth