A Homemaker’s Diary

It’s been a while since I last wrote about my other plants in the garden. I know..hehe..I think my rose obsession is getting under control now. The gardenia bloom again in May. I found this edited picture in June folder and thought I might as well write something.

It has been a pretty busy week since last week, or rather I am tired because I started to fast daytime to replace my puasa. Funny how when I am not fasting, I don’t really feel that tired or hungry or thirsty no matter how much house chores I do but when I fast, I start to feel really out of energy..mind game, huh?

Oh, coming back to the topic of my bunga cina plant, I saw today that there’s a new bud coming from the second plant. Early this year I started to propagate the gardenia and most of the cuttings survived. Maybe it’s time to propagate for the third one, what do you think?

It was a last minute plan on Sunday to get a bunch of daun sirih and some flowers to accompany the sirih arrangement in what was supposed to be a DIY gubahan hantaran sirih junjung. The journalist for the bridal magazine was supposed to come on Monday afternoon for the photo shoot session.

However early in the morning on Monday he called and then sms stating that he has to reschedule to Tuesday due to a family emergency. It was not possible for me to do the photo shoot on weekdays so we reschedule it for another weekend..phew!!

So since I already made sirih junjung for the DIY session, I told him I will take some step by step pictures (with Hubby’s help of course) and pass the materials to him next time we meet.

I bought around 100 pieces of daun sirih and a bunch of pink and white kekwa, altogether cost me RM15.50. A stalk of dyed kekwa costs RM2 while the white one costs RM1. So I was like crazy taking a bunch even though I only ended using like 3 stalks..hehe!

This was what I made out of the leftover for the DIY sirih junjung. Actually I made like 3 simple sirih junjung just to get some new materials for my biz FB and craft blog.

So how do you like topiary as sirih junjung? Hubby said it looks funny since suddenly you have like a bunch of flower ball on top of some thin sticks..huhu! I like the idea because I get to use the pretty IKEA pot which I intend to do decoupage afterwards.

I am busy this week as I am preparing all the materials needed for a bridal magazine photo shoot.

So far I have completed this bunga songket for bunga dulang as part of the gubahan hantaran. There will be 3 more to crack my head, one of them will be sirih junjung. I think the last time I made sirih junjung for a wedding was like 2 years ago…huhu!

I am trying to come out with different color theme for this magazine photo shoot. Will update with more pictures later.

Oh, this reminds me I should have shared the newspaper clipping for 4 DIY gubahan hantaran which were printed early this year.

I am reading the book Living With The Active Alert Child – Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents by Linda S. Budd, Ph.D.

Quoting what she wrote on page 65:

Teaching active alert children is a challenge. They do not fit the mold and thus may not necessarily fit within the school systems. You will need to choose carefully not only preschools but also elementary and high schools.

Be challenged by your bright child, but never forget to enjoy, accept and appreciate his gift – and never underestimate it. Your child learns by doing, moving and touching. Help your child understand that his movement is not just a distraction but a way in which he integrates new ideas. Appreciate that new ideas evolve through his movement and active manipulation of his environment.

Lastly, understand the way you learn as well as the way your child learns. Some people learn best by watching and seeing; they are visual learners. Auditory learners learn best by hearing or listening. Others are kinesthetic learners; they learn best by moving, touching and doing.

Your style may be similar to your child’s or it may be different. When learning styles differ, expect some conflict.

My rose gardening obsession is really getting worse. I have a few more roses in the list of my wanted collection..and hopefully once I have collected them all I can start to restrain myself from buying more.

This rose blooms today and I didn’t recognize its ID. Ask the rose lovers gang on FB and one of them told me that it’s called Miss Eye Candy.

I think for the next few months I will concentrate on re arranging all the pots in the garden. Perhaps a trip to stone factory? haha..