Hubby and I have 4 kids. We have been called clinically insane, asked what were we thinking, questioned were they accidents, cornered if we have been trying for a particular gender. Yes, We wanted 4, No – they were all planned, No – we prefer for God to give. As the leaders of Singapore bang [...]
It is a Saturday morning. Every Saturday, Hubby and I get to sleep in a little. When I say sleep in, I mean not waking up at 6am. At exactly 7am, I hear the pitter patter of little feet – namely my 5 year old son – zipping pass my bedroom to get to the [...]
I am always grateful for the start of a new year. This means a chance to ask for forgiveness, start over and do my best. It means goals and resolutions for the new year of life I have been blessed with. It also gives me a chance to review the past year and how I [...]
I was at a work discussion when this question was asked. “How do you know if you have succeeded?” Indeed how do I know? How would I know if I have been successful as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, work? How would I know if I have succeeded as a person? That was something I [...]
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Yikes! I have not kept up…Okay enough of beating myself up since this is most likely to happen again. Now to make good my committment. I am getting better at this and also better at improvising. With a big familym, it was inevitable that plans change mid-week. For us this week, my third son fell [...]
This week was a hectic week (Who am I kidding? Everyweek is hectic!) with Chinese New Year looming near and kids homework ramping up and spelling sheets flying everywhere! I was able to shop better and stick better to the plan with last week’s experience. I was also able to improvise and change plans when [...]
So, I had committed to blogging about my meal planning experience. For the last month or so, I have been browsing the internet for recipes that might be suitable for my needs. Namely : Easy Fast Family will eat Nutritious Out of 10 recipes that I look at, I reject 9. Most recipes do not [...]
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Our lifestyle changed this year with half of our 4 kids moving nearer to our home than our in-laws’ home. So I have my wish of cooking lunch and dinner for half our family. I know that if I don’t do any meal planning, grocery shopping will be messy and expensive, not knowing [...]
Tags: budget, health, meal planning
Today is the first of school. Not just any typical first day of school. This is the day that my first born steps into secondary school and my third born steps into primary school. Many feelings go through me as I watch the boys wore their new uniforms proudly. Of course, the moment is sometimes lost [...]
Tags: change, metamorphosis
This is the season of Advent. It is the period before Christmas that I am supposed to be preparing for the coming of Christ. To be ready when He comes knocking at my door. I think I have a lot of work ahead of me! This is also the end of the calendar year 2011. [...]
Tags: advent, challenge, work life balance
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