Archives for January 2009

Green-eyed monster

It is not easy being a WAHM.

I have been guilty the past 1 week for not spending time with K the mornings. As I am distracted with so many tasks to do for my home business, I start finding myself to be more impatient.

K is not too happy about this. He has been acting up more often, extremely needy with the helper, whines for her and wants to be carried by her all the time. And each time he does this, he avoids eye contact with me.

Initially I thought that it was due to my helper giving attention to his negative behaviour, but realised later that his behaviour have been a result of not spending our mornings together since last Friday.

My presence is not enough for K. He wants my 100% attention and time to play together.

‘An only child syndrome’? Highly likely. He may be getting green-eyed over mommy spending too much time nurturing her new ‘baby’.

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A feather in his cap

Mr. “I refuse to have anything on my head, ever” has finally decided that caps are good. Hurray!

New milestone – My son is finally willing to wear a cap.
Motherhood is a strange thing for me, anything out of the ordinary can be considered a milestone.

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I will not shop for a long time

That’s what I always tell myself when I clear out my wardrobe and end up with at least 3 bags of clothes to give away.


The clothes that I have cleared are mainly pre-baby clothes. From my used-to-be slimmer years, Siam Square Bangkok shopping adventures, used-to-be trendy wear for when I wore in the corporate world. As well as, a whole lot of clothing that I have been hoarding and have not been able to clear due to sentimental reasons.

Post-baby I have learnt that, 1. It is not a good idea to wear spaghetti-straps blouses with decolletage and still feel comfortable. 2. Bangkok is not the best choice to shop if you are looking for mid price clothing that you hope you can still wear after a year and not look drab 3. No reason to be investing in clothes that will make me look so in-vogue, unless I am expecting to wear it for 3 months and then wait for the next fashion cycle to come around 5 years later to wear it again.

What I have kept are classics from my designer sample finds, from mostly independent labels, clothes that fit well and last long through the years. I am a bargain shopper, I never buy designer clothes at its original price. Only when it is at 70% off.

So hopefully through this lesson I have learnt to be a more savvy shopper. Only classics moving forward…well, I did say I will not shop for a long time but will still make an exception for that occasional online shopping.

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