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Usually towards the end of the year I reflect on the months gone by and set my goals for the year ahead. For the last few years this ritual has been preceded by watching The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. The Secret taught me a couple of things: to live more consciously to create a vision board with pictures of what you desire and by focusing on this subconsciously and seeing it regularly you attract it into your life (goal/intention setting) obviously you need to do the hard work too and take action to have a positive energy and talk about the good in the world to be grateful and to acknowledge this often, especially to the people you love and appreciate. Continue to read this post as I share some of the lessons I learnt during 2015 through reflection, my experiences and the people I've met and interacted with... Goal setting and the power of a vision board My journey with The Secret started in 2007 and since then I've achieved many of the things I've set my mi

Kids parties are big business nowadays. We often fall into the trap of wanting to give our kids everything they desire and with very little boundaries the little one's party can run into thousands. Not only are parties heavy on your pocket but it can cause a huge amount of stress as well. The way to avoid this is to plan it way in advance. Continue to read this blog post to find out how to organise a do-it-yourself party that doesn't cost a fortune. I will also share some useful party tips and Cape Town-based party contacts. 1. Planning and preparation One of the key ingredients in your preparation and planning stage should be to answer the 5 Ws and H...  Why? In most instances planning a party is in celebration of your child's birthday so it would take place on or around the actual birth date but sometimes it's a graduation party or just a reason to celebrate.  What? So once you've decided on the date, you can choose the theme. Sometimes a theme m