Celebrate This

It has been a while. And it's long overdue. 

It's your 5th birthday. Has been looking forward to it. The goodies bag, the celebration in school, the cake and especially the princess tiara and wand. 

I'm so glad the cake turned out well. And the tiara and wand are of a much better quality than I imagined. Ha. 

You have grown so much in the year. Much more mature, more disciplined. But of course the occasional slip. You are so sensitive and emotional. And yet so unaware of the environment. 

I often wonder how do you manage yourself in the bigger world. 

There are times when we think we are too harsh on you. And I really felt so sorry. Especially your cries really break my heart. 

But other times, you are beyond yourself. Totally uncontrollable and I feel like pulling my hair. 

I learnt so much from you. And am still learning everyday. Patience, communication and enigmatic. I'm totally humbled and blessed to have you. You bring such joy to us. 

Happy birthday, my dearest. And mummy loves very much. 

December Dailys 2013

Finally. 

Today I crossed off a few key items on my to do list. 

My DD2013 is finally completed. So glad I persevered. It was good to have an album dedicated to the month of December as we celebrate Xmas. 

But. 

A big but. I'm not going to attempt another DD for 2014. For a few good reasons. 

1. We don't celebrate Xmas in a big way. I mean, we have party, exchange presents. But yet, Xmas is just kept at that. There is no significant reason apart from the merry making. And, obviously, we are not religious in that manner. 

2. Once I started my DD, I kinda regret it. Well, ultimately it just gonna be exactly like PL. I don't find any creativity in doing it. It is probably more details and it exists in a separate album. And I spent well too much time on it. I guess, if I'm stuck with my PL, I would probably have an easier time. I don't even feel like taking a photos of it. 

3. I'm not a fan of all the Christmassy embellies. I find it hard to match with my choice of photos. Which are not exactly Christmassy in nature. 

4. Having said that, I'm thinking of doing a countdown to CNY album. Or, just focus on a detailed week in the life. We'll see how it goes. 

Anyhow, I'm so glad I am done with it. And yes! I can officially move on PL2014. 

Crafty Venture: Amigurumi Totoro

Yeah! 

After a few nites of endless counting and stitching, I'm done with my first ever amigurumi Totoro. 

Since chancing upon Sam huge amigurumi she posted on Instagram, I have been dreaming about amigurumi. My goal is to make a similar doll too. 

But on a safe side, I opt to start with a smaller scale, easier pattern. I'm glad I did. The success of completing one within a reasonable time frame is really a great booster. 

Well, to "make it happen", I have done my part (and spent some money) I ordered the recommended Clover Amour crochet hook, as well as bought enough cotton yarn. Just waiting for them to arrive on my door step 

It's a great sense of accomplishment (although not exactly a huge one)! It once again proven that I'm really quite crafty! Ha! Let's hope this crafty adventure continue. 

Stuck. Unexpected.

Sent the girls to CC. As per usual. 

But Murphy's Law set in. 

We were stuck in a jam. Super duper jam, to be precise. Totally unexpected. 

45 mins later, we made it to Changi ferry terminal for the hub to off load his office stuff. Let the girls come out to stretch their legs and walk about. 

It was a nice change. 

The air was fresh and clean. The breeze was cooling and comforting. This is NICE. 

But!!!! 

We totally forgotten about the CC breakfast timing. When the girls reached the CC, breakfast was over. The girls had to be hungry till lunch time. 

Totally guilty. 

(Note to self: always have a loaf of bread or biscuits for emergency) 

Reached home. Cannot complete any of the things on my to do list. 

Well, that's life. I guess. 

It makes everyday more interesting. 

I hope. 

Friends from long ago

Today, I had a gathering with some of my Uni friends. At the new suntec city. It's been a long time since I last stepped foot there. 

It has been a long time since we last met. At least one of them. So it was really great to see them again. 

It's amazing how we can just catch up from where we last left off despite the fact that we seldom meet. Or even what's apps for that matter. This is how wonderful friends are. 

           MX playing with baby A. 

From Uni onwards, we have moved on to different stages of life. But the bond is there. Still. 

Remember the time we used to share jokes and laugh over the slightest silly things. We had great fun exploring different parts of Singapore. The bonding was great. It's hard to find this kind of friendship now. I'm so grateful I have them as friends. 

Project Life 2013

Yes. 

52 weeks of memories captured in 2 PL albums. I made it. 

Started the PL journey in 2012. It was a good initiative. But come Baby A. All plans were thrown out of the windows. I stopped at week 39. 

I did not go back to finish up the weeks. But I did make a mini album to capture the highlights in Dec. My regret was I did not managed to record Jie Jjie birthday. 

I was scared to start PL in 2013. Knowing there will be a Baby in the plan. But because I love the kits too much, I just went ahead. So glad I did. 

What did I do in 2013 that was different? 

I set a day where I know I can be off early to scrap my PL. And I scrap when the girls are sleeping. This was getting easier.  Of course, the photos would have to be printed beforehand. 

So this work well. And come baby A. Things changed a little. 

I shifted my PL stuff to my mum place so I can continue to scrap in the morning. I am so grateful to mum to allocate a place for me. I work with limited supplies. And this helps a lot. 

Things get a little tougher when I started work and schedules are erratic. With baby A waking up frequently at night, scrapping at nights become impossible. 

I was a back by about 8 weeks. But I'm glad I completed the project anyway. Life little moments would be lost if not for Scrapping and Project Life. 

So here come 2014. This is week 3. And I have not done a single week yet. (I still can't get over my DD2013). I'm hoping I will be able to start week 1 and 2 by next week. We'll see how it goes. 

Same Old Same Old

It's another Saturday. 

Honestly, most of the time I dread Saturday. Well, since I have taken NPL, Weekends for me have become so busy. 

The girls are at home. The Whole Day. Baby A is with me. The Whole Day. 

I'm stuck at home with Mei Mei and baby A while the Jie Jie is having classes. Actually, I am really fine with staying at home. If I do not have to carry along a super clingy baby almost 24/7. 

I used to stay home with Mei Mei before baby A was out. I like to do little craft with her, or reading a book. But now that baby A is along for the ride, things changed quite a bit. 

Well, today was just another Saturday. We managed to pop by Changi City Point for a late lunch before the girls are KOed. And because of the late lunch, we had a super late home cooked dinner. 

The thing about taking NPL is I'm back to cooking dinner. I love cooking. But time is limited. To cut down actual cooking time (I can cook a meal in less than 30 mins) I tend to prep all the ingredients on Friday or in the morning itself. It worked well so far. We'll see how far along I can go.