Kim K vs Saartjie Bartman ,South African is what you want to be!

                The hype this week has been all about the                                 Kim K's butt picture

But as South Africans we've been having it

This is a drawing of our very own Kim K , madame Saartjie Baartman

I remember when I was growing up(I lived in a "coloured community") the name of Saartjie Baartman was used to mock someone who has a little bit more junk in the trunk than others,today now that it's a pic of Kim K men are drooling over the pick forgetting that Saartjie Baartman was taken out of our beautiful country to be paraded as a freak.

This is not the first time something was stolen from our beautiful country and made to like it originates from the author,the same thing happened with our dance moves in Beyonce's music video for run the world.

Now is our time to start assisting each other and supporting all forms of our local talent and show the rest of the world what/who we really are!

So whether you rich or poor black or white happy or sad,know that South African is what

 you want to be.THE ORIGINAL

Peace and love

CoCo

DIY with Mom : Step by Step

Hi there,

*cough cough* struggling to breath with all this dust in here lol

Its been a while since I put up a post.

My daughter has asked me to assist her with manufacturing her own skirt.

So as you all know im a working mom and hardly ever have much time  in my day to assist withbsuch things, but family love and family time is very important to me so this will be the first post in a series of posts on how to make your own skirt at home, fyi I suck at sewing so this will be a learning curve for both Zoë and myself ;)

So step 1 was to decorate the sewing box....

Will upload pics as soon as we are done....

Peace and love xoxo
 CoCo

Feminite Launch

Saturday evening was my first night out without my husband in kids since my son has been born, I went to the Feminite Launch at the Imperial hotel corner Shortmarket and Long street.

It was nice but a little bit crowded.

I was very excited to go as I was dressed by the fabulous Cape Town Style Guru and my make-up was done by Terri Lucks-Richards.

Had the privilege of meeting fellow blogger Channi Chic and can't wait to see you at events to follow.

Cheers for now
XOXO
COCO

Myciti, yourciti, ourciti

So yesterday I was Dora the Explorer, trekking my way up and down Paarden Eiland, when it came to the part where I had to make my way all the way from Section Street to Koeberg Road I had, had enough of walking and for my convenience I was right in front of the Section Street Myciti bus stop and that is where my adventure started.

I purchased my card for R35 and loaded the smallest bundle which is R50 bundle(he didn't Say how much points it was except for it works out to 30% cheaper) and off I went to wait for the bus, I was waiting at the section street station, when the bus came I got in and for a second thought that it was so awesome as the step came out onto the platform I was standing on, then I got in and not only was I anxious as the guy told me I qould have to change buses at racecourse and the bus was so full I thought I was back on metrorail train(thats how full it was).I started chatting to one of my fellow commuters and he then explained to me how the process worked which he too wasn't really sure about, but knew enough to put me at ease he got out a stop before mine and said I could sit in his seat.I then changed at racecourse got into an9ther vus had to change at Omuramba again and then finally I got to my station which was about 10- 15 minutes where I wanted to be,so I had to walk another few metres.

All in all it was a nice experience something new it was much cheaper than if I had to take a taxi and a lot more comfortable too, but if you factor in the tine it take you to get somewhere (twice the time I would have taken with the taxi) I'm not sure if it is truly worth it? Have any of you travelled with the Myciti before? What do you think?it is obviously more convenient for places where the is normally no form of public transport eg.from century city station to canal walk.

Till next time
XOXO
COCO

Soft and fresh

Soft and fresh were the words my daughter used to describe the feeling of the Dove shea butter soap against her skin.

When I think of Dove I'm reminded of the advert that they had a few years back with the litmus, demonstrating how moisturising Dove soap bar is and not harmful for the face

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That being said I've never used Dove before, claiming  that the ad is just a marketing scheme and that its way to expensive to purchase as other soaps do the same thing ,So when I walked into pick n pay yesterday I saw that it was on special 3 for 26.99 and bought it hence my post :)


 I washed my face with soap as I have found that it works much better than cleanser/make up remover to wash the make up off my face but it always feels tight thereafter, with Dove it wasn't necessary to moisturise at all, I have fallen inlove <3


When I logged on to facebook I saw that they were running a competition to promote the beauty bar, I will definetly be entering as I would love to show off how well Dove works for me.


*only been using it a day but can feel its going to be something awesome #silkysoftskin


#foundanotheruse : I put the empty soap box in my bag to take a photo of it and left it there forgetting to take the pic  and when I was unpacking my bag this evening out came the refreshing smell of shea butter and Voila! A bag freshner no extra charge!


#silkysoftskin #bagrefreshed #constantclean


Peace and love

Coco

Battle the fat in two minutes flat

Hey ladies!
It's been 5.5 months since I have given birth two my second bundle of joy, and the battle of the bulge has now commenced lol

I am a working mother, I work six days a week and have never had an exercise regime, too tired when I get home, have too many things to do in the evening blah blah blah, all excuses.

But my body has changed and I am not happy with the way it looks(operative word being I)so I decided to start watching you tube clips to get some inspiration, a colleague overheard me and said that in order to tone my muscles I just have to do a few easy steps, so this is what I have been doing for the past few days;

10 x squats (for the derriere)
10 x forward lunges
10 x backward lunges (for thighs)
10 x coffin jacks (for abs)

Repeat 3 times
2 nights and then rest for one night

Please remember to stretch or end up like me hoping around with stiff legs and in pain for the whole day lol(hubby taight me a few stretches on night two so not too stiff anymore)

I can definetly feel the burn when im done with my two minute workout lol

Im not a professional personal trainer so please don't try this without consulting your doctor or personal trainer as I cant be held liable for any injury caused.

Please like my facebook page "in the loop with coco"

Until next time

RED OCTOBER- Say what

In 1976, as I understand it,Russians decided to overthrow their government, so that every person in the country could benefit from socialism...

Fast forward to 2013, 96 years later and "white"South Africans are protesting against their rights not being taken care of as a minority in this country say what?????after they did it for 40 years without hiding it, really, ever heard of Karma?

They are not safe on their farms they say, their government hospitals are dirty, BEE and affirmative action is the contributing factor to them being unemployed.
So these farms they are not safe on, who gave it to them?How much did they pay for it?As far as my knowledge takes me "white people" came to South Africa and it was already occupied, so maybe if you give the land back to it's rightful owners maybe you'll be safe on your property?
Then they say their government hospitals are dirty,oh OK then let's switch your government hospital for one like say, Delft day hospital where it is not only dirty but people die just waiting for assistance.
Now, let's tackle BEE and AA, whats your problem?You still own all the businesses in this country, most of the ones with "black" CEO's as well(too make sure you get tenders), don't forget when apartheid was abolished you kept everything you stole as per your agreement. In apartheid time jobs were created for unskilled "white people" these institutions still have these people employed at 4 times my basic salary but yet nobody is protesting about that...

It might sound like this blog is all about downing the"white" people , no it isn't, the first part of this was just an illustration of how delusional some people can be and get if they have enough support.Not only was this whole red October a stupid idea but is creating a bigger problem in our society, people are once again now going to become divided, because according to these people it's only whites that are affected by these poor conditions.All the things they are protesting against doesn't only affect white people it affects everybody even more so those of us that stay in the townships that can't even take a jog in their own street without fear of being robbed or killed,for those of us that don't have proper toilets(and ten 2 one, they people having this protest, are the same people that were going on about how disgusting the people were that threw the feces at parliament and the airport.Why didn't they release balloons for the people of SA, being affected by poor service delivery, corrupt politicians and so on?

Yesterday at Tygervalley robots a young upcoming artist decided to sell his CD's there, the Tygervalley area being a so-called "white" area, being there for barely 10 mins he was harassed by the metro police, informing him that he can't sell his CD's there(bearing in mind that it is his own music and not pirate CD's) and needs a permit yet a few meters away there is a "white" beggar begging for money not needing a permit, what is society teaching us, that it's OK to beg but don't try to be an entrepreneur if you aren't "white".

Anyway all I'm saying is stop creating divisions in society their are too many already, and if you really believe in a cause fight for all of us not only for your "race" because we are all part of the human race.

Peace and Love
Coco