A Homemaker’s Diary

I know, I know..I’ve been neglecting this blog.

Well, I am so busy with my other blog and some crafty work that I feel so lazy to update this blog..heh!

Maybe I don’t have much motivation since the Nuffnang buffered earning for this blog is still stuck at the same amount the last time I checked. I’m not sure when that buffered earning will go into the metered earning because I so want to cash out the amount at the end of this month. I plan to buy more craft stuffs with that money…err even then I have to wait another 30 days to get the cheque..but still at least I’m earning something from blogging, right?

Home wise, nothing much..precious son is still having problem getting to sleep at night, sometimes he falls asleep at 5 am..huhu..and I will usually spend 2 hours after he’s asleep to recharge. These days I am contemplating on what to buy for my latest craft venture…learning whatever I can from those videos on Youtube before I make up my mind on what to splurge.

I bought another great parenting book by the same author that wrote Sleepless In America and currently reading it. I also bought Eat Pray Love, but that book will be like secondary to what I’m supposed to finish reading. Parenting my son the right method is more important than reading some divorced, career driven woman autobiography.

Oh, for the past few days, I’ve been watching Criminal Mind and The Unit on FOX almost every night while hubby is babysitting dear son..Thanks Hubby for giving me some ME-time! I love you..muah! Tomorrow night will be the final episode for Criminal Mind for the current season, so that would mean I only have to spend one hour to watch The Unit instead of 2 hours being a couch potato..what a relief!

Till then, happy Wednesday people..try to have fun in whatever you are doing 🙂

We have terminated the Maxis Broadband on Sunday. Why? Coz we have Unifi now..hehe!

What can I say about the speed? Fast enough for me to watch all the videos on Youtube which usually will take ages to finish loading. Now I am more inspired and determined to do more cards and scrapbooking layout for challenges..hehe!

Perhaps it’s about time I start Tweedlewink class, since the online class is in video format.

Err..Hubby, The HyppTV VOD got Prince of Persia la…soon I don’t need to spend money buying DVD la if they have all nice movies which I haven’t watch..cewahh!

When I was like 10, I used to envy a box of Luna 36-piece colored pencils that a girl in my class has. It was like heaven when she allowed me to use her colored pencils.

I never took advantage of her kindness, it was a few time and I really cherished the chance to gaze at all the 36 beautiful colors. I guess those few moments are what spark my early interest in craft and art.

Now that I have a child, I try to expose him to many great things in learning.

We have tried paint, crayon and now I would like to introduce him to colored pencils. We bought a box of 12-piece long colored pencils brand Luna STAEDTLER as it is the best that I have ever used.

He has been using normal 2B pencil and scribbled on my craft stuff in the craft room every chance he gets..so I guess the colored pencil is not so foreign to him.

I hope by the time he’s ready to go to play school, he will have the skills to do some basic coloring.

I have this current addiction to buy yarns..well, at least I could say that because the other day while checking out a craft/sewing items store as recommended by a fellow blogger (after attending a friend’s Raya open house), I spent almost RM100 just to buy yarns at the shop..huhu!

You see, yarns come in different types and sizes. Some are only suited to be made into certain items. For example, if you were to crochet a bookmark, you will need yarn that is soft and thin, not something that you would crochet an afghan or flower. Thus I have been accumulating different yarns in different colors for different projects.

I am still learning a thing or two about which yarns that I love to crochet with. Since I have been making bookmarks and flowers for embellishment, I have only been able to experiment with few types. So far I have tried DMC Babylo, DMC Senso, Anchor #8 and DMC Cotton Perle #8. I also bought a few types of cotton and acrylic yarns at Daiso. I even bought the cheap acrylic one (less than RM2 per skein) brand Minlon at a nearby sewing shop but found that they are not a joy to crochet with. At first glance, the outcome of the crocheted material looks the same but the feel is not.

Thanks to Rita Harris of Rita@Work, I tried another type of Minlon yarns – Minlon Polly. It is sold at RM7.50 per skein. So far I have crocheted flowers and edging using the yarns. It is not as great as DMC Cotton Perle or DMC Babylo but for such a price, I think it’s good enough.

I will keep on experimenting until I find the best yarns that suit each and every project I love to try. I hope in times I will be able to share my experience especially with other beginners in crochet.

I’ve been meaning to update this blog, well, at least once a week…but many things happened since the last update.

I’ve been planning to share about this great book – Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving…or Missing Sleep? by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka that I have been reading, only a few more chapters to be completed.

Most people I know don’t really have problem with their children sleeping time, but I do have big issue about that. Most are blessed with easy-to-sleep children who can simply sleep anywhere, anytime. But not with my son, though.

One of the traits of high need child is their reluctance to nap and go to sleep at night. It seems that they are wired that way. Their heads are bubbling with ideas and excitement and the more tired they are, the harder it gets for them to fall asleep.

After I finish reading this book, I’m going to buy another book by the same author, specifically for spirited child – Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic.

It will help me understand my son better and in time I hope I could help him be a better, well adjusted person as well.

BTW, I managed to crochet this blue bookmark while waiting for him to fall asleep..heh! There were days when I have to let him play or watch cartoon at 4am or we simply lie down and try to be ready to sleep (in many cases, I pretend to be asleep), and those time that keeping me awake, I try to keep myself occupied (and not fall asleep) by crocheting.

Well, having a spirited child like mine really inspires me to learn many, many new things in life. Life with him around sometimes means sleepless nights but it is a never boring one, trust me!