That I’m now the proud owner of the gorgeous Ipanema flip flops by Gisele Bundchen.
Comfortable, discounted (weee!) and beautiful!
Love it.
And no. This is not a paid post and I have no affiliation with the retailer other than my Aunt works there and I AM LOVIN’ IT.
Have a good week ahead y’all. I certainly will.
– is what I learned this week.
If you remember, earlier this week I desperately looked to coffee to get me off my sorry butt and get going with the 1001 things I had to do – two Kids’ birthdays and a church event, back to back. And then some.
I felt pressure on my shoulders the way I usually do when I’m stressed. Just categorizing my schedule to urgent, important and important but not urgent caused my face to break out. I was mentally and physically fatigued from all the thinking, planning and driving running around.
I don’t know about you, but when I’m that stressed, sometimes I destress by sleeping. And that was what I meant to do, but my mind kept telling me I can’t do too much of that either because of what’s ahead.
And then I remembered that I chose the song ‘Still’ for last Sunday’s Worship Service. I found myself telling me, you know Didi, the Lord already knew you’d be in this position. Time to take the words of that song to heart again.
Thank God for that revelation!
Because when I hummed the song as I went about my activities, Break it down! just dropped into my head. We hear about how in order not to feel overwhelmed by the task at hand, we should break the task down to smaller, more manageable tasks and tackle those one at a time.
And that is what I have done. I broke it all down. I gave myself an achievable goal in terms of how much time I’d need to complete each task. When the given time is up, I stop and move on to the next thing. (The BFF calls it The Race Against Time!) I’ve even managed to break it down to spending as little as possible on putting together my Daughter’s birthday.
Interestingly, I’ve now achieved more than I thought I would. The mind clears up and suprisingly, things fall into place nicely without me having to worry about them. The Kids’ school tests are next on my list and I find myself happily crossing out items in the run up to that week and even looking forward to the time of revision together with them.
Break it down Babes. It’s the way to go!
Check out Musings for more stories on what others have learned as well.
And check this space again later today for American Idol recap. Hehe..
My daughter said this to me the other day. “Mommy, you’re so beautiful and I love you so much. I love you with your makeup, and I love you with no make-up.” I’m sure she said it with all sincerity. But it made me make a mental note to look presentable even in front of my kids. Maybe even ESPECIALLY presentable when they’re in sight.
So, if you’re a Mom like me who stopped wearing make-up when the kids came along, the least we could do is take good care of our skin. I have started wearing make-up again but only to Sunday Service and to special occasions like weddings or a dinner date. Good skin however is a beauty that lasts.
Found a great article by Jo-Lynne of Musings of a Housewife that I thought was good to follow or at least consider following. Here’s one I never knew!
10. Avoid drinking out of straws. We know that the reason for lines and wrinkles is from sun damage, but it’s also caused from facial expressions. (Think smiling as the cause of crow’s feet around the eyes.) So when drinking out of a straw, you have to purse your lips which causes unnecessary wrinkles and lines around the mouth. If you’re concerned about lines and wrinkles, then drinking directly from the glass is a much better option. Save that expression for kissing!
Did y’all know that about drinking out of straws??
I’ll give you the link to the article in a moment. But before we get there, just thought I’d share with you that -
I’m good with #9 (I knew about using the ring finger too..), #8 and #7.
I haven’t done #6 for a while now. Erk. I’m doing it after this!
#5 is Reminder, Reminder, Reminder. Sometimes kan, gatal bah the fingers. It just gets to me when the bump comes on. Tsk!
Er, for #4, who has time to go round collecting those ingredients when we’re busy Moms?? But then, we blog. So…
I have a #3. I just wish they didn’t come in such a small bottle for such a hefty price! Maybe that’s why we need to go round…
And finally, I’m good with #2 and #1 too.
Oh, and you will notice from the article that the writer recommends the Renée Rouleau range, which I don’t think we have here in KK. I’m guessing we could find similar products from the ranges that are available in town.
Now head on over to Skin Resolutions to read what I’m talking about, and when you have, come back here and tell me what you think!
So, what do you think? 
I sent Middle Sis to her classroom today as I normally would everyday. Upon reaching her classroom door, I gave her a kiss as I normally would and gently nudged her in. The first lesson of the day was English.
She quietly greeted her Teacher the Good Morning. And then, she was reprimanded on her feet.
I too was taken by surprise but I stayed to see what would transpire.
Before my very eyes, Teacher raised her voice loudly to Middle Sis asking Middle Sis what had Middle Sis forgotten to do. The mere raising of her voice caused my Middle Child to break down right in front of the class and the tears came. It seems that Middle Sis hadn’t knocked before coming in to class. “I am already in the class.” said Teacher to inform Middle Sis that it was a requirement before entering class.
Middle Sis looked at me and I nodded for her to come out of the classroom and do as told. I noticed that while the Children was quietly looking at what was going on, other Children looked to see what I would do.
When Middle Sis was finally allowed to sit I turned to go away, but I decided I would give Middle Sis a reassuring smile so I went and looked in through the window. Middle Sis did not look at me. And so I left.
There’s this part of Chinese culture that honors their Elders and gives them due respect that I look up to and teach my Children accordingly. But when a Teacher takes this to mean that she can oppress a Year One child to submit to her demands the first thing in the morning, it pisses me.
I hate to say this but I think it is Chinese arrogance.
Was out with the Hubby last night meeting with some friends. Left the Girls in the able care of their Nana, my Mom. Came home to sleeping Children with notes on their hands.
This one’s from Big Sis…
And here’s from Middle Sis…
I am so blessed to be their Mommy.
Just got myself this neat little book from the new Harris Bookstore at 1Borneo.
On it’s first chapter alone I had an ‘aha’ moment.
Give myself permission to say No.
As the saying goes, we would be the same persons we are today as we would be in five years except for the people we meet and the books we read.
My little book came in just the right time to start the New Year.
I'm Didi. Housewife and Mom of 3. Desperate sometimes. Most times blessed. 
