The Milk Memoirs
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One part chronicle, one part resource of all things birth, parenting, and family life with a good dose of fun, crafts & mommy realness.
The Milk Memoirs
8h ago
An easy friday night out for a casual dinner with friends, while the weather starts to cool off, as we start to welcome Autumn back into our cosy-loving arms.
The star of this look, I feel, are those beautiful blue wide leg jeans, that are comfortably snug around the waist and hip area, while widening all the way down (not flair). Perfect length. Perfect softness. A pretty blue colour, and soft to the touch. And definitely makes me feel comfy in my own skin, as I navigate my new found curves.
These Jeans are from my fave H&M and you can find em here. (Style is called, “Wide high jeans ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
4M ago
Each year I get asked about this heaven of a Christmas store that I share on my IG stories annually. And each time, my DMS are filled with questions about it, and I’d dutifully AND HAPPILY answer each and every one of them. But this year, for various reasons, Im not able to get back to everyone, so to make it a little more efficient Im sharing all the deets so that its here for you to refer to any time, come back to later, or share with a friend…because lets face it, if you’re a Christmas lover like me, and a sucker for gorgeous & cute decor, then you’ll need to check this place out!
More ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
5M ago
Never in my Christmas loving life did i think I’d be the one to start decorating the bathroom for Christmas…BUT HERE WE ARE! I guess, given my Christmas freak status, it was inevitable.
All pieces used listed below, and my advice to you is RUN, dont walk. The stock seemed limited and we almost NEVER get these kinda pieces for the holidays here in SA, let alone for that price. I dang near shrieked when I spotted these Nutcracker pieces in store, because I know I’ve been hunting for years locally just for one of stores to stock SOMETHING like it!
Granted, in my bathroom are just a few touches ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
7M ago
These babies are SO versatile as they can be used for iceblocks, candy, melted chocolate and keep an eye out for how i will use them for salads!????
Grab them over here!
And if you want to see how to make these bone chillingly good chocolate skulls in TWO different ways, head over here ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
7M ago
Halloween decorating has officially kicked off in our home and i couldn’t be happier! This little table setting is definitely one of my faves with these adorable ghosts that I’ve been wanting to make since last year.
They’ve been on my radar for longer than that (thanknyou, pinterest!), but I finally bought the cheesecloth last October (already!). However, I ran out of time. But, figured they’d be my first port of call when this season kicks off.
And so it was!I made a few test drives back in August and knew i was gonna share them with you. It looks like cheesecloth ghosts are a viral hut on ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
1y ago
Gingerbread House Decor
Gingerbread houses seems to be a strong trend this year,but honestly I dont even care,because I’ve always loved and appreciated a good gingerbreadhouse – they bring a sweet yet fanciful touch of christmas to any chosen style of decor,dont you think? This year, however,there is definitely more
available locally here in SA, and i couldnt be more thrilled. So if youre into this as well, and been wanting to extend or start your little gingerbread house christmas collection, have a look- see at these pretties I’ve found online.
1. Gingerbread House Village
Theres a certa ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
2y ago
Hey there! Ready to help the Easter Bunny out this year with some easter basket goodies? Got a little boy or girl who’s a dino lover? Then I got you covered!
Keeping this short and sweet with just the links where needed. Got questions? Holler at me here below, or better yet, DM me on Instagram here.
Easter Basket Ideas: (Click the seperate images for the link to buy)
1. Dinosaur Bubble Wands
Get these as individuals at Crazy Store for about R30, or buy in bulk on Takealot (linked)
2. Dinosaur hand puppet with chocolate egg
3. Dinosaur torch projector
This is sure to bring loads of giggles ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
2y ago
Gifts for the tweens or older kids, I find are starting to straddle the line of easy gifting and really, really hard gifting. Because a) quite a few of the top toy trends are still very likely enjoyed by the tweens, but they are also expanding their interests to expand into their very unique likes and more teen-esque interests.
So if you’re looking for some ideas, I got you. These are taken both from top trends as shared with me by the toys research experts within Toys R Us and my own tweens who make no bones about what they’d love Santa to put under their tree.
Hopefully this will help you ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
2y ago
Will this be the year I do my shopping early? Probably not – why would I want to pass up on that rush of adrenaline that surges through my body as I remember on Christmas eve morning that Santa is yet to scratch off a few names from his list. Jokes. (ps. I wrote this post in late NOvember, so either I know myself well, or Im like a mini Nostrodamus who predicted by 11th hour approach to Christmas shopping…again! So just go with the following narrative, ok? hmmk)
Whilst I used to love the rush (and the bustle) of December shopping, now as a mama of many I feel like there’s just a lot more goin ..read more
The Milk Memoirs
2y ago
The special women in your life deserve something truly special. Not always easy to do with the tough economic times we live in. But here are some ideas to help you on your way. I’ve added links to help you shop, otherwise maybe just to inspire.
1. The Revlon Onestep blow dry brush has been absoluytely one of my most loved Christmas gifts yet and is still a boon in my life. Ive shared this before, and the year before. I cannot blowdry hair to save my life, but this little baby makes me give myself a pro blow out like no body’s bidniz.
Any woman who enjoys a good blowout, would love this one ..read more