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Adoption Update!! || We are “paper” PREGNANT! . . . Last week we had our legal panel, which is the last step in our legal process of adoption. Now we are vetted by God and Country (so to speak). Plainly said it means “no takesies backsies!!” now! Super exciting indeed!! . . . But it also means that now we wait....for that call, for our turn, for the love of our lives. . . . If there is one thing I’ve learned (again) over the past two weeks, it’s the challenges we will face as a mixed race family. The challenges our child (children) will face purely because of their skin colour, and the mix of their family. Already my heart brakes for my babies, for the battles I will have to fight on our behalf, the battles I will need to protect them from to give them hope in the humanity of others, but mostly I’m broken for the fights they will hide from me trying to protect me, the battles they will inevitably fight alone, and that I will not be able to protect them from because they will be shielding me. . . . And now more than ever I’m stirred and set on fire to do my part in listening about, and educating whomever I can, and denouncing racism at every turn! I am blessed with wonderful friends and family of various races, religions and backgrounds, and I want my babies to learn from and enjoy each of those personalities and cultures, and to be fearless in their pursuit of knowledge and love and equality and success! . . . This time has taught me that there is a lot of work to be done yet!!....and that I’ll be dammed if my kids aren’t protected fiercely, but also taught to be strong and soldiers against injustice and for equality. I’m hopeful and optimistic, but I’m ready and eager and passionate too. To learn, to teach, to fight and to celebrate! I’m relying on my family and friends to guide and support us and help us raise these babies. I’m happy and hopeful and expectant! ❤️ . . . #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptionislove #adoptionrocks #adoptionstory #blendedfamily #blendedfamilylife #mixedracedmama #mixedraceadoption #adoptionmom #adoptionjourney @pierre_pressure #jaqionthego #mymomjourney #becomingamom #paperpregnant #procare #momblogger #capetownmom #capetownmomb (at Cape Town, Western Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTZFdCJy__/?igshid=1oq9pop1w7pe

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Adoption Update!! || We are “paper” PREGNANT! . . . Last week we had our legal panel, which is the last step in our legal process of adoption. Now we are vetted by God and Country (so to speak). Plainly said it means “no takesies backsies!!” now! Super exciting indeed!! . . . But it also means that now we wait....for that call, for our turn, for the love of our lives. . . . If there is one thing I’ve learned (again) over the past two weeks, it’s the challenges we will face as a mixed race family. The challenges our child (children) will face purely because of their skin colour, and the mix of their family. Already my heart brakes for my babies, for the battles I will have to fight on our behalf, the battles I will need to protect them from to give them hope in the humanity of others, but mostly I’m broken for the fights they will hide from me trying to protect me, the battles they will inevitably fight alone, and that I will not be able to protect them from because they will be shielding me. . . . And now more than ever I’m stirred and set on fire to do my part in listening about, and educating whomever I can, and denouncing racism at every turn! I am blessed with wonderful friends and family of various races, religions and backgrounds, and I want my babies to learn from and enjoy each of those personalities and cultures, and to be fearless in their pursuit of knowledge and love and equality and success! . . . This time has taught me that there is a lot of work to be done yet!!....and that I’ll be dammed if my kids aren’t protected fiercely, but also taught to be strong and soldiers against injustice and for equality. I’m hopeful and optimistic, but I’m ready and eager and passionate too. To learn, to teach, to fight and to celebrate! I’m relying on my family and friends to guide and support us and help us raise these babies. I’m happy and hopeful and expectant! ❤️ . . . #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptionislove #adoptionrocks #adoptionstory #blendedfamily #blendedfamilylife #mixedracedmama #mixedraceadoption #adoptionmom #adoptionjourney @pierre_pressure #jaqionthego #mymomjourney #becomingamom #paperpregnant #procare #momblogger #capetownmom #capetownmomb (at Cape Town, Western Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTZFdCJy__/?igshid=1oq9pop1w7pe

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Krazy for Kauai || I am an unashamed @kauaisa groupie because they truly make it easy with healthy tasty meals on the go, and plenty of gluten free options! For me the #mexibowl is a fave and making it gluten free is as easy as holding on the tortilla chips, but there are plenty of other options, including vegetarian! . . Swipe for more on the Kauai gluten free hacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guilt free food on the go! Remember to bring your own smoothy or coffee cup and refuse the straw 🥤☕️🥗🍲 . . Do you have a favourite grab-and-go lunch spot? . . #kauai #takeout #takeoutfood #lunchideas #dinnerideas #breakfastideas #onthego #jaqionthego #food #foodie #capetownfoodie #instaeatscapetown #glutenfree #eat #eatclean #healthyfood #healthylifestyle #ilovefoodiesct https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9OV4HgFml/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ifm515rxcvja

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Airport lounge wins!! Well done on the healthy options @slow_sa! I used to feel that my biggest challenge with traveling for work was always having to eat “whatever” was easiest and readily available on the run because of my allergy limitations, so i am just so darn chuffed that I got to start my day with s healthy breakfast and @chefpeteevans @naturalrawc coconut water! #winning #healthy #healthyfood #choices #healthylifestyle #travel #travelgram #workinprogress #instafood #igfood #initforthelonghaul #travelgram #food #igtravel #tflers #fitgirls #fit #glutenfree #allergyfriendly #jaqionthego (at Cape Town International Airport)

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"To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.” —Jane Austen . #wine #champagne #pinot #brut #winetasting #winefarm #weekend #summer #fun #capetown #saturdayvibes #jaqionthego (at Haute Cabrière)

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“In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (陰陽 yīnyáng) describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world...” . So it seemed appropriate to take in a Flat white an Black ice cream while exploring the @zeitzmocaa Museum. . #yinyang #coffeebreak #exploring #museum #capetown #art #coffee #icecream #instaeat #instaeatscapetown #instadaily #jaqionthego #glutenfree #allergyfriendly (at Zeitz MOCAA)

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Delicious meals start with great ingredients. . Gluten-free cheese grill pumpkin wraps for an easy start to the weekend! Just saying it makes me happy! . 1x pack of Banting Revolution Pumpkin Wraps. 1x pack of Woody’s Gluten Free Cheese Viennas 1x hand full of Mixed Lettuce 4x slices of Emmental Cheese . Woody’s Bacon and Sausages now availablecat all @checkers_sa stores in Cape Town and soon in Gauteng. Banting Revolution pumpkin wraps are literally delicious, and in my opinion can pretty much make any wrap meal a delightful success! . This one rally needs title direction. I like to give my sausages a little whirl in a pan with coconut oil, but these Woody’s sausies are perfectly good as is too. Assemble all the ingredients in the pumpkin wraps with a little gluten free, egg-free mayonnaise and add some sun-dried tomatoes for extra “umph!”. Serve and enjoy! Friday night sorted!! . #fridaynight #weekend #delicious #tasty #dinner #glutenfree #eggfree #nutfree #allergyfriendly #woodys #banting #bantingrevolution #delicious #jaqionthego #capetown #checkers (at Cape Town, Western Cape)

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Ready! Outsurance GunRun Sunday 8 October. . Getting back in to shape is not easy, but with every step I get better, fitter and stronger! 💪🏼 I am definitely seeing the positive connection between regular monitored exercise and flushing out the effects of food and other allergies that are a constant influence on my life and my health. As my immune system gets stronger I'm in a better position to fight off the the nasty symptoms and I recover faster too. For me, the key is slow but consistent effort and I'm definitely starting to see the positive results. . #gunrun #sunday #outsurance #10km #race #running #run #mrp #run #runner #fit #furtherfasterstronger #runchat #runhappy #instagood #time2run #instafit #happyrunner #marathon #runners #fitness #training #instarunner #instarun #workouttime #foodallergies #glutenfree #jaqionthego #capetown @mrpsport @newbalanceza @outsurance_insurance @gunrunsa @runnersworldza @fitnessmagsa @capetownetc @capetown @fitfemalesclub @fitnessgirlsmotivation @womenshealthmagsa @womenshealthsa (at Gun Run)

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Weekend....I'm ready! #weekend #weekendvibes #friday #fridayfeeling #igersoftheday #igers #sun #sunshine #smile #letsdothis #summeriscoming #glutenfreeme #jaqionthego

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Skincare re-born.

I sort of stumbled on these bad boys when I found myself in a foreign country and, true to my nature, having managed to forget critical elements of my toiletry bag I found myself at the hotel spa reception begging for salvation. And it came in the form of @esseprobioticskincare

I have been wanting to try the Esse products for some time now and this trial size pack was the perfect way to try it out. The results have been phenomenal and my skin loved it! I’m converted!

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The three key factors are;

1. Prebiotic nutrition

2. Probiotic supplementation

3. Certified organic

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Moreover, these products are vegan and not tested on animals! So winning all around!

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I am finishing off the last of of my current product and getting ready to stock up on Esse! I can wait to try more Esse products and see the effects on my skin.

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Join me on instagram for more on my skin journey with Esse and other product posts @jaqionthego

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Last day to enter the 1-Sixty Hair and Beauty giveaway! 💕 One lucky winner will get a voucher to the value of R1500 (R1000 to spend on hair and R500 to spend on beauty) AND 👉🏼#KEVINMURPHY hair products to the value of R1000 . . . To enter: . 1. Like the original competition post and follow @jaqionthego 2. Tag a friend you think would like to win this in the comments. (1 tag = 1 entry) 3. Go to @capetownmomchristina and go follow all the above steps on her post. . Once you get back HERE you would have completed the loop and your entry will be valid. . . EXTRA ENTRY: Take a screen shot of this post and put it on your instastory then tag @1sixtyhairandbeauty . 👉🏼 HURRY!.... The competition ends this night and the winner will be announced 6 August ✨ T&C apply ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #capetownetc #instagramcapetown #capetownguide #ilovecapetown #capetownsouthafrica #capetownliving #capetownlife #capetownmoms #capetownmomma #capetownmomblog #capetownmommyblogger #capetownmoments #capetownmommy #capetownmoment #capetownmommies #celebratewomen #southafricanmom #womensday2018 #capetownhair @raising_hudson_dk @cassanferguson @loriencher @demilucasblog @dominiquebellazuri @jaqionthego @capetownmomchristina @1sixtyhairandbeauty https://www.instagram.com/p/BmAhOlFAvot/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wnrwwvp5d376

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I spent the first day of 2018 celebrating my the new year with friends at @warwickwineestate and what a spoil with my very own special allergy friendly picnic basket! . If you suffer from food allergies the folks at Warwick will definitely take care of you! Delicious specialty prepared rolls, with fresh salads and cheese. Nutfree pesto and a delectable fruit salad for desert! . Of course we also couldn’t leave without a few bottles of their award-worthy wine. . #jaqionthego #glutenfree #glutenfreelife #healthyfood #nutfree #eggfree #allergyfree #allergyfriendly #healthylifestyle #healthy #food #foodporn #foodie #instaeat #instafood #wine #winetasting #capetown (at Warwick Wine Estate)