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Motherhood Uncensored

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Shireen

Cass always voices out her worry to me that I will die soon. “Mummy, I am so scared you will die” and she will hug me without letting go like a baby koala … I get this all the time lately. I guess most kids will have this phobia of losing their parents. Of…

Parenting is Challenging

Posted on February 27, 2013February 27, 2013 by Shireen

Everyday, I have to embrace a myriad of issues pertaining to my 3 girls, aged almost 5 years old, 8 years old and an almost 10 years old tween. Everyday I grapple with old problems and on some days, I get ‘interesting’ issues which really stir my mind on how to deal with them effectively…

Time Flies When You’re Too Busy

Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 by Shireen

Just now I glanced at the clock and my eyes almost popped out! As I am typing this post, it is already 12:15pm and in just 5 minutes, I have to pick Cass up from school! But but but… I have not done so many things YET and I want to complete them all before…

End Of School Holidays

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Shireen

Finally the 6 weeks of school holidays have come to an end. We are back to the grunt starting tomorrow — I’ll have to wake up by 5am, get the 2 older girls ready for school, leave the house at 6:20am, jogging and gym for me after sending the girls off, preparing Cass for pre-school,…

Menu of the Day

Posted on December 10, 2012December 10, 2012 by Shireen

My very simple, healthy and wholesome menu of the day : 10 Dec 2012… Morning: 1) Fruits (oranges and apples) and half an hour later – milk 2) piping hot porridge with pork, dried oysters, dried scallops and red dates, cooked for 10 hours from 9pm last night to 7:30am this morning in the slow…

Post Holiday Blues

Posted on December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 by Shireen

We were back in KL yesterday after being away for 10 days. Since my first step into the house, I have been working non-stop. I hate being away from my nest for too long. Hate the dusty floors, table and kitchen tops and hate changing the bedsheets. Hate doing the laundry. I need 2 days…

Would you pay your kids to do housework?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Shireen

Our part-time helper (who is the hubs’ kitchen helper) will not be coming to help us in the morning for the next few days, starting from today. And today has been an extremely busy day for me as today is a day that I am receiving stock from all my suppliers. Nonetheless, I…

Silver Lining Behind My Dark Cloud

Posted on November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 by Shireen

Now that I have limited movements and usage on my injured hands, I have no choice but to rely on the little ones at home. My girls have been pretty obedient since yesterday — helping to wash their own cups and plates after meals, Cass bathed herself with me standing next to her telling her…

Bad Morning

Posted on November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 by Shireen

It was a jinxed morning for me. This morning during my morning jog round the neighborhood, I saw a mad dog chasing a man on a bicycle. I turned back to check if the man was OK and if the dog was going to chase me too but shit, I tripped and flew straight down…

Joys And Throes Of Motherhood

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Shireen

After splitting our hairs trying to find a 63cm x 63cm space to fit in a dishwasher into our shoe-sized kitchen, our conclusion is that the kitchen has no space. There is an empty space in the dry kitchen, but that would mean lots of hacking and sacrificing 2 kitchen cabinets… and more $$, on…

The Eve Of The Girls’ Final Exam

Posted on October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 by Shireen

On the eve of Alycia and Sherilyn’s exam, we had a pretty relaxing Sunday. We had lunch at Antipodean @ Menara Tan & Tan. While waiting for the food to arrive, Alycia and Sherilyn worked on their workbooks. Monkey see monkey do — Cass also kept herself busy by writing pages of her Chinese name…

Involving The Kids In House Work

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Shireen

Ever since kakak went back to Indonesia for good, I involve the girls in almost every chore – hanging out, retrieving, folding and keeping the clothes, cleaning up before and after meals and cleaning up their own mess. You spill drinks, you drop food on the floor – you clean them up. Alycia was exempted…

Maidless At Home

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Shireen

2 Sunday mornings ago, we were supposed to go to church. It was madness rush as usual, with 3 dilly dallying kids who just wanted to laze around for breakfast at the dining table on a Sunday morning. I wanted to hang out the laundry first, before we left for home to take advantage of…

Maidless At Home

Posted on July 18, 2012July 18, 2012 by Shireen

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. After months of drumming into their little heads that after kakak leaves, everyone will have their fair share of own chores, the actual scene swung into action since 2 days ago. Cass and Sherilyn are in charged of folding the clothes and keeping them into the…

A Picture That Moved Me To Tears

Posted on June 19, 2012June 20, 2012 by Shireen

I was moved to tears when I saw this picture in my Facebook news updates today. The 2-year old girl was dying and her parents took turns to give her a last hug and kiss. This picture transported me back to May 2009 in the OT of GMC Penang. Cass was on my lap frozen…

Nail Art… Mothers, Do You Have It?

Posted on May 27, 2012May 28, 2012 by Shireen

I am so, so, so tempted to have my nails manicured with personalized nail art BUT… 1) I prepare food for my kids everyday, 3x a day. What if the nail paint drops out bit by bit into the food? Imagine peeling an orange, cutting a slice of cake or spreading jam on a slice…

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