If you read my last post, you will see that I listed out the ways that I found work for me as a working mother – Juggling Work and Family.
What I did not explain was why I wrote my last post. Although it was a challenge from dear husband to list the ways I cope [...]
“How do you manage?”
I get asked that question a lot. My cheeky answer is always,”I don’t. I struggle.” While that gets lots of laughs and knowing grins, working mothers do REALLY want to know how to manage better.
After much trial and error, I finally have a method to all the madness, juggling a full time [...]
Okay, last day of the year…last ditch effort to fulfill 2009 resolutions. Time to also make the 2010 ones.
Two days ago, I initiated a family resolutions making session. Everyone in the family who can understand the concept was asked to come up with activities that we can do as a family. I tried this before [...]
Tags: Family, hollywood dinos, jurong bird park, resolutions, sentosa, wild wild wet
This week is unusual for us. Both dear husband and I are travelling on business, and will be in different countries; him in Tokyo and I will be in Kuala Lumpur. I cannot remember the last time this happened. And of course, our lovely children will be in Singapore.
Funny how, I feel time deprived when [...]
Tags: connection, Family, travelling
Family outings. I love them but I also dread them. Honestly.
Every Sunday is family day for me. Dear Husband and I will try our best to take the kids out either to an interesting place or do an interesting activity. It is always a challenge in the logistics department as we have kids of varying [...]
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 [...]
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 my [...]
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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