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The Primary 1 Parent
Year-ends are usually emotional for me. As well as birthdays. And weddings. And soppy movies. And just about anything actually. But year-ends mostly. Well, and birthdays. And.. Ok, stop, collaborate...
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It's only been Twenty Years
A few weeks ago, I heard the news that my beloved former school was going to face the wrecking ball. Well, it is Singapore and I should have known that this was going to happen sooner or later. It's...
View ArticleMama has Horizonto
Horizonto. I've been struck by a case of Horizonto. Technically it's called Vertigo, when one experiences dizzyness that comes with a misperception of motion, coupled by nausea and vomiting. At one...
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Now they are small, and Christmas trees are tall
The end of each year always brings about a sentimental cloud. Not that I ever need a reason to be sentimental, but the end of the year marks a closing of sorts, doesn't it? When we take stock of all...
View ArticleYes and No
Somehow, something clicked in me when the clock struck 12 on New Year's Eve. And no it wasn't my bad knee. It was the realization that - are you ready for it - I'd been spending too much time on my...
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Has "Sorry" Lost its Meaning?
Some of you have been sharing about this on FB (originally from CuppaCocoa.com). It hit a soft spot for me - we live in a house with a 6 year old and a 2.5 year old, and both are well, shall we say...
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Confessions of a Primary 1 Parent
This year, my Big Girl started formal education. Kindy was fine and fun, and yes I shed some tears when she started kindy too, but something about Primary School makes it, I don't know, more real...
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Creating Your Own Wall Art
We recently had our living room painted. Which spurred us into first cleaning up, and then motivated us to finally make some changes that we'd been intending to and procrastinated upon.One of the...
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Bring Back That Lovin' Feeling
Before I had kids, I didn't know exactly what kind of mum I wanted to be. Slowly, as the kids grew, and so did I, I dug deeper and deeper into my own memory banks, and asked myself what my own parents...
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A Bright Idea for a Good Cause
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by IKEA, who asked me to talk about a very special project. Of course I said yes. Because 1. It's IKEA and 2. It's a really special project. Glad we cleared that...
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Home Sweet Home
Friends! I stand before you today as the self proclaimed IKEA champion! 6 trips in 10 days, y'all! And some of these trips with two kids as well! But all those trips (plus those to other stores, and...
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Wet Market Tips from the New Age Auntie
The wet market is one of my most frequented places. There, I've said it. There's something about shopping at the wet market that supermarkets cannot replicate. Yes, there's the convenience of late...
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The Family Room
We laugh spontaneously We disagree frequentlyWe love unconditionallyWe argue sporadicallyWe hug fiercelyWe fight occasionallyWe yell regularlyWe live messilyWe are not perfect, but we are a family, and...
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Hey, Four Eyes!
To someone with myopia, the world can be a very blurred place. Those of you with perfect eyesight, you probably have been told but I'll say it anyway: You are very very lucky. Oh to be able to get up...
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How to Survive a Walk-Up Apartment with Kids
When we bought our apartment as newlyweds, the fact that we had to climb four storeys daily never presented itself as a problem. Now, with two young children, I know the exact number of steps I climb...
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Name Recognition Activities
Got a child starting school soon? It might be useful for her to be able to spell (or recite) her name, and recognise it in print. I sing my kids' names to the tune of B-I-N-G-O and that's helped;...
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Once a Cardboard Box, Not Always a Cardboard Box
My friend and fellow blogger Summer from A Happy Mum runs something called a Creativity linky twice a month. It pushes me to stretch my creativity to make stuff for my kids, at least twice a month. So...
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Can Your Relationship Survive a Trip to IKEA?
Next month, Le Husband and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. In the course of our life together, we sailed through some decisions (like how we bought our house the very day we saw it...
View ArticleWhat is Primary 1 Really Like for Kids?
There are several wonderful posts on how you can prepare your child for Primary 1 - how to prepare her academically, teaching her to care for her belongings, showing her how to count her money and buy...
View ArticleLearning from The Lees
We all know him from the things he's done for this country. But among all the things I've read about him, what's struck me the most was that he was, above all his work commitments, a family man and a...
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