A Homemaker’s Diary

I think it’s been a while since I last update anything on this blog. I’m sure many of Muslim friends and readers are excited to balik kampung for this Hari Raya holiday.

Please drive carefully and be patient with the traffic jammed on the highway.

May our amal ibadat during the month of Ramadhan be accepted by Allah SWT and Aidilfitri this year be a joyous occasion for you and your family.

Wising you all a blessed Ramadhan.

It’s the last day of year 2011.

Yes, time does fly fast for 2011. What could I say, I think for the past 364 days I’ve done my best for this year, there are of course many bittersweet memories, some are best erased from short term memory but not forgotten as it serves as good lesson. Things I’ve learned about life, motherhood, marriage, being myself.

I hope 2012 will be a better year. I don’t know what might lies ahead but I do hope it will be more kind and a smooth year for us as a family. I have set some goals, business wise and parenthood wise. I want to take things a little bit easier next year, not to stress myself too much..if only I can take things lightly..sigh!

Thank you 2011 for teaching me many things and hope 2012 will bring greater happiness.

We managed to go to the Big bad Wolf sale on Tuesday and look what I got myself this time..huhu!

After browsing almost all the aisles and checked out the boxes people left under the table, I managed to grab many interesting titles. Oh, Hubby got the Shopaholic Ties The Knot to complete the series..(err except we still couldn’t find Mini Shopaholic anywhere!)

I bought Philippa Gregory’s The Other Queen. I never read any of her books. She wrote The Other Boleyn Girl which has been turned into motion picture. I think if I don’t really like her writing style, I’m going to sell the book…haha!

There were also many parenting books by Dr William Sears. Since I am way passed the tough phase of parenting infant, I only bought The Successful Child. Oh, I also found another book by Michael Gurian – A Fine Young Man to complete the boys series.

Since my son is not into eating rice and more into pasta, I decided to buy the Italian recipes book. Hopefully I would be able to try a recipe or two soon.

Hubby went to the second day of Big Bad Wolf sale on Saturday. I gave him a few book titles in case he could find them at the sale.

Hubby knew I like Lisa See’s books and he remembered what other titles of her work that I already have at home. On Friday when we went to the sale, I couldn’t find all the complete set of the Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Now I have almost all except for Shopaholic Ties The Knot..hehe..(will look for that tonight :))

I am so happy that Hubby found Malcolm Gladwell – What The Dog Saw. I have been eyeing that book for some times and have been hoping to get it at RM8 at the BBW sale. It doesn’t matter if the jacket cover of the hardcover is not in good condition, for me the content is more important.

As requested by my online friend Yin, these are the craft books I bought. For RM10 (on average) per book I would say it was worth all my effort of browsing at the Craft isle for 2 hours..heh! Thanks to Hubby too for taking care of our son while I took my own sweet time thinking which craft books might help in my future biz venture.

We are going again tonight and I will share more pictures if we buy anything worth reading.