Multitasking vs doing that ONE thing

I used to be able to multi-task very efficiently. But lately I have discovered that I am unable to anymore. I am not sure if it has to do with growing older or if it is my mind rebelling against the multiple number of tasks I insist it does all at one time. As I […] Read more…

Cooking for a large family

When either dh or I go grocery shopping, we obviously buy a lot. We fill up either the NTUC supermarket trolley or our own large trolley the brim. The wet market sellers know me and no longer bat an eye at my huge orders. But recently at the wet market, while I was placing my […] Read more…

Sitting down all by myself

If you are a mom of of young children, you would know that to be able to just sit down all by yourself and not get up every 10 minutes or so or have someone drape themselves all over you is a luxury, right? 😉 And so this past Saturday morning I got to do […] Read more…

What to make of it?!

If you have followed my blog in the past 2 years, you would have at some point or another read about our battle against allergies, mostly in the form of eczema rashes and the failure and success we have had with various creams, treatments and diets. Some of us also battle with congested nasal passages. It […] Read more…

trapeze Swinging during our family vacation 2014

Family Vacation 2014

For our family vacation this year, we decided to go back to Club Med Bintan, Indonesia. This is mostly because of the wonderful spread of food and the wide range of activities available at the resort. These are important deciding factors for us since we need to cater to a wide range of ages: 5 to 16 this year and a wide range of preferences.  Read more…

Myopia

Next to allergies, myopia is the other highly disliked affliction that plagues our family. And today, another child has been diagnosed with shortsightedness.  That makes it 6 out of 7. Sigh. I would like to share our journey and perhaps help those who are facing this affliction have another option to consider when deciding what […] Read more…

Keeping our perspectives right

As we approach the start of the written papers for PSLE* (oral exams started in August), I can feel the rise of tension, especially this time round as I got to know more mothers whose children are also taking PSLE with our 3rd child. The previous two times I was rather oblivious to the tension as only […] Read more…

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