Last Saturday, I went clothes shopping with my dear husband. Yes you heard that right, my husband actually went clothes shopping with me. After he bought a shirt on sale that he liked, he encouraged me to look around for new clothes. I must provide some background – you see, while I would love to [...]
Tags: clothes, self-image
It is a gift to be parents. I am grateful for having this gift bestowed upon me 4 times. 4 lovely babies, 4 times the joy. I sometimes forget how blessed I am and how great God is. When I am dragged down by life or by work, I forget that I have 4 concrete [...]
Business trips are necessary, especially for the small island of Singapore. “Go out into the world and find your fortune”, said the mother of the 3 little pigs. The world has shrunk. The advancement of the aviation industry has made business travel easier than it has ever been in the past. From Singapore, you only [...]
Tags: business trips, Work
As the littlest one was getting better, my dear husband was taking him for a ride this morning while sending my eldest to school. As everyone was getting dressed, number 4 (I used to think using numbers was appalling but then turned out it was just easier this way) was excited and took out his [...]
Ever had a sick kid at home? Since I have 4 kids, my chances of getting that regularly is probably higher than the normal household. In Singapore, it is very uncommon to have 4 kids in one household. Most families only have 2 or perhaps 3. More couples are opting to only have 1 child [...]
“No,” I said to my daughter, “I’m sorry but I can’t.”. She had requested to do a family activity before bedtime. Now to put things into perspective, the regular bedtime in my household is 9pm for the kids. It was 9.30pm when she asked. The late bedtime is due to the fact that the family [...]
Here are 10 of the most inspiring quotes for a working mother like me. May they put the fire back in you and inspire you to take what you are doing with your work and family further than ever before! “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning [...]
Tags: Inspirational, quotes
That’s the million dollar question for us working mothers! It is often very difficult to compartmentalise. This is not something I do very naturally. I have to consciously make the effort to remember and draw the line. I fall down often on this point – I allowed my stress at work to spill over into [...]
Tags: compartmentalise, draw the line
I have 4 kids and a full time job. Every single day is a challenge, an adventure. In this little island in the far East, our fast paced lives and the social norm of having a dual income family, has changed the dynamics of the traditional view of a family. I grew up in a [...]
Tags: Family, work life balance
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